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HomeMy WebLinkAbout062-2020DocuSign Envelope ID: D8116A85-1D3D-4316-8736-03C1A0AEBA34 RESOLUTION 62-2020 AUTHORIZING A TIME EXTENSION FOR STREET CLOSURES FOR TEMPORARY OUTDOOR RESTAURANT SEATING, GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM DANVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 96-10 ALLOWING FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND APPROPRIATING CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO EXTEND A CONTRACT FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES WHEREAS, the Town introduced a program to allow for the temporary expansion of existing outdoor restaurant seating areas to accommodate the number of previously approved tables and seats to comply with social distancing requirements related to COVID-19, as determined by the County, State, or Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and WHEREAS, some restaurants in the downtown area do not have sufficient on-site or off- street area for expanded outdoor seating, and may need to expand into adjacent public street rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e) provides that a town may by resolution temporarily close all or a portion of any street in its jurisdiction, for "celebrations, parades, local special events, and other purposes when the closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closure"; and WHEREAS, on June 8, 2020, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 39-2020, approving a first round of street closures to accommodate outdoor seating in streets; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2020 the Town Council adopted Resolution No 50-2020, approving temporary weekend road closures Friday through Sunday, to accommodate outdoor seating expansion for restaurants in a vehicle free environment, which approval was modified by the Town Council at a special meeting held on July 29, 2020; and WHEREAS, Danville Ordinance No. 96-10 requires Town Council approval to allow consumption of alcohol within right-of-way areas subject to the street closures; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council authorizes a time extension of street closures for temporary outdoor restaurant seating and grants an exemption from Danville Ordinance No. 96-10 allowing for consumption of alcoholic beverages within the public right-of-way as follows: 1. 'Parklets' established in the public right of way as shown on Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a DocuSign Envelope ID: D8116A85-1D3D-4316-8736-03C1A0AEBA34 week, to January 3, 2021. This time period may be shortened if changes to the County Health Order allow for indoor dining up to the otherwise permitted seating capacity for each restaurant. These parklets may be used only by restaurants that have received authorization from the Town granting a Temporary Outdoor Dining Permit and only so long as the restaurants comply with all conditions of approval, as well as any applicable changes in the health orders mandated by the State of California or Contra Costa County. 2. Develop a strategy for Vally Medlyn's to erect a temporary parklet on Hartz Avenue in the parking space between the loading zone and fire lane, subject to approval of a Temporary Outdoor Seating permit. 3. Hartz Avenue between Diablo Road and Prospect Avenue may be closed from Friday at 2:00 a.m. until Sunday at 11:00 p.m. from September 4, 2020 to January 3, 2021, and on Monday, September 7 until 11:00 p.m. for the extended Labor Day weekend. This time period may be shortened if changes to the County Health Order allow for indoor dining up to the otherwise permitted seating capacity for each restaurant. The street closure for Hartz Avenue is subject to the following conditions which shall be the responsibility of the participating restaurants: a. Required businesses to adhere to Contra Costa County Health Order and State of California Orders on requirements for social distancing (tables, servers, etc.), PPE (masks, sanitation, etc.), restaurant protocol (table and chair seating placement, paper menus, post and manage seating capacity, mandatory face masks protocol for servers and guests, proper signage posted, etc.), no outdoor live music or entertainment, no outdoor bar or tables without seats, etc. b. Erect and dismantle the respective seating areas each week. c. Implementing social distancing measures for table placement as depicted in Streetsense guidelines provided by the Town. d. Develop a hostess station and efficient process outside the patio area to manage customers waiting for a table to eliminate customers congregating in the path of travel on the sidewalks or adjacent to patrons dining in seating area. e. Contain alcohol consumption within the designated expanded patio areas on Hartz Avenue. f. Restaurant owners are responsible to keep Hartz Avenue clear of trash and debris and return the street to pre -closure condition. Prior to street re -opening on Sunday evening, outdoor dining areas shall be returned to the previously approved parklet configuration. g. PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 62-2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: D8116A85-1D3D-4316-8736-03C1A0AEBA34 h. Failure to comply with any of these conditions may result in termination approvals for the temporary expansions into the public right-of-way; and be it further RESOLVED, that the consumption of alcohol within the temporary seating areas shall be limited to the restaurant's normal business hours, unless the hours are past the street reopening time, and the business owners shall be required to adhere to all regulations as set by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), including erecting physical barriers for seating area where alcohol is being served; and, be it further RESOLVED, that restaurant business owners are required to obtain an administrative Temporary Outdoor Seating Land Use Permit to operate in the public right-of-way and adhere to the established conditions of approval; and, be it further RESOLVED, an additional $21,000 is hereby appropriated from contingency funds to extend the existing contract with Statewide Safety Systems of Fairfield, CA to provide traffic control devices and deployment of those devices each weekend for the closure of Hartz Avenue between Diablo Road and Prospect Avenue. The Town Manager is hereby authorized to execute necessary contract amendments. APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on September 1, 2020, by the following vote: AYES: Arnerich, Blackwell, Morgan, stepper, Storer NOES: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None DocuSigned by: ,4 4Aa6.8AFqP10A4Fr MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST: ,-DocuSigned by: Ro(tnx E. E4v CITY ATTORNEY DocuSned by: 71735A3F04C949F CITY CLERK PAGE 3 OF RESOLUTION NO. 62-2020 o ms)nEawope ID: D8D81sss10 »g4Eea6osqA0e & 101 y 441,1611' , m @ CO s1-1 < / q • cf)(0 \ a) W - O bp o CO O CO fx C O Q) C 4 ▪ ) 5 -0 Q o C) 0 co c/3 - o o CL E (i) c 2 w -I O 2 d k o_ w E 0 = g o 0 w 4-, u y L / J Full Street or Lane Closure (Parklet) DocuSign Envelope ID: D8116A85-1D3D-4316-8736-03C1A0AEBA34 n s2liiil l 111 llll 11]IIIIUII;IIPI!I co Q) QJi = Q N OAO c +_+ Q) U U CD N O qp O c 0 Q d O � N Ocu 0 co 2 O a Q E H 0 z W w W J Parking Space Closure (Parklet)