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6.G. - Page 20 of 31 WHEREAS, the City has an important governmental interest in maintaining a thriving business community and protecting the health, safety, and economic welfare of its residents and businesses; and WHEREAS, in order to protect the health and safety of the City, while fostering economic well-being of the City's citizens and businesses, the City wishes to assist businesses in remaining open, or re -opening when lawfully permitted to do so; and WHEREAS, Appendix C-1 of County Order No. c19-11 allows "outdoor dining", subject to certain restrictions and provides that outdoor dining provides access to freshly prepared meals at a relatively low risk of transmission; because food service will be limited to outdoor areas, the overall volume of increased activity will be modest; interactions and activities that occur outdoors carry a lower risk of transmission than most indoor interactions and activities; and risks associated with these operations can be substantially mitigated with conditions to ensure adequate social distancing and limit intermixing between households; and WHEREAS, it is up to local jurisdictions such as the City to facilitate outdoor dining in accordance with the County Health Requirements, which impose a variety of space intensive requirements on restaurants and other food facilities seeking to provide outdoor dining services; and WHEREAS, on June 15, 2020, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services issued a proclamation allowing for outdoor dining on public and private property, as specified therein (the "Proclamation"); and WHEREAS, on June 22, 2020, the City Council ratified the Proclamation; and WHEREAS, tables and chairs are intended to be located in the public right of way, and the temporary closure of certain streets, as more particularly shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is clearly necessary for the safety and protection of persons using said streets; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make public rights of way and City -owned property available for outdoor dining services. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The above recitals are accurate, constitute findings in this matter, and are hereby incorporated into this reference. ATTY/RESO.0055/CC RESO AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS FOR OUTDOOR DINING REV: 06-18-20 PR Page 2 of 3 176