AgdaPkt 2013-05-20 Closed Cancelled and Special

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6.1.B. - Page 2 most practical. Use of the Perry Street lot would require monthly lease payments from the Kiwanis to Caltrain, which the Kiwanis did not feel they were able to absorb; the Main Street parking lot site would require a vendor layout which was deemed incompatible with the needs of the market; and using the area around Courthouse Square would require additional street closures in the Downtown core, and the market scheduling would conflict with numerous Downtown events. The property owners adjacent to the Arguello Street/Bradford Street site have been contacted and their questions concerning the potential for trash and debris on their properties have been addressed, through additional "Rules and Regulations" required of the Farmers Market. Amendment No. 1 to the Revocable License Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Kiwanis Club memorializes the relocation of the Kiwanis farmers market to its new location on Arguello Street/Bradford Street. The terms of the amendment require that the Kiwanis move its Saturday morning farmers market to its new location no later than September 1, 2013, meaning that first operational day at the new location would likely be on Saturday, September 7, 2013. If the Kiwanis wishes to relocate sooner, it may do so upon five days' advance written notice to the City. The Amendment also provides that the City Manager may extend the deadline, should that become feasible due to changes in the Redwood Tower construction schedule. The City will work with the Kiwanis Club to publicize the new location, and help to ease the transition for the market's vendors and its customers. ALTERNATIVES 1. Do not approve Amendment No. 1 to the Revocable License Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Kiwanis Club for a relocation of the Saturday farmers market to Arguello Street/Bradford Street, and instead explore other alternate locations for consideration. 2. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Revocable License Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Kiwanis Club, with changes as directed by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Approval of this Amendment is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378, and to the extent it is deemed a project, the seasonal farmer's market activity, as proposed by the Amendment, is exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15311. Page 2 of 3