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6.G. - Page 3 of 31 in the program. On June 26, Temporary Street closures referenced below will begin and allow use of designated parking spaces for outdoor dining and grab and go delivery. While the term for the dining program is from June 27 to the end of September, staff and the task force will review the program after 30 days to address any unforeseen issues and solicit feedback from restaurants and patrons. The program includes the following components: Downtown Streets Affected by Temporary Partial and Full Closure to Vehicular Traffic Staff reviewed the option of full and partial closures of the following streets to allow expanded dining on sidewalks and parking stalls on a temporary basis. (See exhibit to Attachment B: Downtown Outdoor Dining Map - Street Closures and Sidewalks.) A 12 -foot traffic lane in the middle of street allows emergency vehicles and pedestrians to pass. Barriers between the traffic lane and tables and chairs will be set up and taken down by City staff. • Main St. - between Middlefield and Broadway • Broadway St. - between Main and Jefferson (Jefferson open to traffic) • Broadway St. - between Jefferson and Middlefield (Middlefield open to traffic) • Theater Way Streets not closed, but have expanded dining using sidewalk and parking spaces for outdoor dining include: • 2400 block of Broadway St. - between Hamilton and Marshall (Broadway St. open to traffic) • 2600 block of Broadway St. - between Perry St. and EI Camino (Broadway St. open to traffic) Concern was raised by a representative of the Downtown Neighborhood Association at the June 8 Council meeting about access to the parking structure underneath the Redwood Plaza Village Apartments building on Main Street. Main Street has partial closures on the 800 and 900 blocks to accommodate access to residential parking structures at Redwood Plaza Village Apartments and City Center Plaza. This configuration also allows access from Jefferson through the Main parking lot behind City Hall. Duration City staff has evaluated three and seven day a week temporary downtown street closures for the outdoor dining program. A three day per week closure would take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. City staff would set up on Fridays and break down street closure barriers on Mondays during normal City operating hours. Another option for seven days a week was evaluated by staff per Council direction at the June 8 study session. The primary difference between three and seven day partial closure is less staff costs to stand up and break down closure barriers as this would be done once, but there is an increase in program costs for security and social distance monitoring which is provided in the chart below. A seven day closure could also present some inconvenience for non -restaurant business customers who want to park close to these businesses. Following the City Council feedback received at the June 8 Council meeting, and after additional discussions with the City staff Outdoor Dining Taskforce and downtown business stakeholders, City staff recommends proceeding with a seven day a week closure of select downtown streets to allow for expanded outdoor dining to support Redwood City Restaurants from June 26, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Other nearby cities who have recently approved temporary street closures, including Menlo Park, Page 3 of 6 1 '11 0 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 159