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09/14/2020 WHEREAS, a recent survey of program participants showed that Downtown restaurants felt the temporary outdoor program was very helpful and they would like to see the program extended through the end of the calendar year; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend street closures and make public rights of way and City -owned property available for outdoor dining services through January 31, 2021. 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. SECTION 2. CEQA. This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Similarly, the proposed activity falls within the scope of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question, namely outdoor dining on public and private property, will have a significant effect on the environment. Separately and independently, even if the activity constituted a project under CEQA, it would be exempt as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15304, because the use of existing streets, sidewalks and private property for outdoor dining constitutes a minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment. SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to temporarily close the City streets identified in the outdoor dining map attached as Exhibit "A", for seven (7) days a week, or for shorter periods of time as determined by the City Manager, until January 31, 2021. The City Manager is further authorized to reopen the streets identified in Exhibit A at an earlier date. SECTION 4. The City Manager is further authorized to make adjustments in the temporary closure of City streets identified in Exhibit "A" and the reopening of said streets, and take other implementing actions, in order to comply with the County Health Requirements, as amended from time to time. SECTION 5. This resolution shall expire when repealed or upon a declared termination of the state of emergency regarding COVID-19 by the City Council. SECTION 6. This resolution shall be effective upon the date of its adoption. ATTY/RESO.0087/CC RESO AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE RESO. NO. 15884 REV: 09-09-20 PR MUFF NO. 701 Page 3 of 3