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Council signals support to pursue three-year formal outdoor-dining program downtown

5561701 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Staff proposed formalizing COVID-era outdoor dining for a multi-year term; council agreed to direct staff to consult restaurant operators and return with a resolution if operators want to proceed.

City staff presented a proposal to formalize and extend the temporary outdoor-dining expansions downtown that were adopted during the COVID era. The proposal would allow semi-permanent, ADA-compliant sidewalk and curbside dining within the public right-of-way under an encroachment agreement with insurance and indemnification requirements.

Engineering director Mike Moran told the council the city seeks a three-year timeframe to give restaurant…

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