CC 08-17-2021 Item No. 21 Urgency Ordinance Temporary Outdoor Dining Extension_Staff PresentationAugust 17, 2021
Urgency Ordinance Extending Authorization
of Outdoor Operations of Qualifying
Establishments (Restaurants, Wineries,
Breweries, and Bars) Pursuant to a Special
Temporary Outdoor Dining Permit
CC 08-17-2021 Item No. 21
Background
●6/1/20 –SCC allowed outdoor dining
●6/5/20 –CC adopted Urgency Ordinance
20-2207
●8/30/20 –State moved to Blueprint tier system
●6/4/21 –Governor Newsom extended sales of
alcoholic beverages within expanded outdoor
areas through 12/31/21
●6/15/21 –Ordinance expired upon termination of
State’s Blueprint system
Ongoing Developments
●National, State, County, and Local emergency
proclamations are still in effect
●Delta variant a growing concern
●804 cases in Santa Clara County
●10,507 cases in California
●8/12/21 –Several Bay Area counties reinstated
mask mandate for all indoor settings
City Length of Extension
Campbell Extended until September 30
Milpitas Plans to extend program (expiration not yet determined)
Mountain View Ends January 3, 2022
Palo Alto Program extended through 12/31/21
Redwood City Program extended through 12/31/21
San Jose In effect until 12/31/21 or end of emergency order, whichever is
sooner
San Mateo Extended until 9/31/21
Santa Clara Six months after local emergency ends
Santa Cruz Extended through 12/31/21
Cupertino Ended with the expiration of the State Blueprint system on June
15, 2021.
Proposed for extension until 90 days after the end of the local
emergency order.
●Outdoor seating
adjacent to
businesses
●Drive aisles, ADA
stalls, and path
of travel remain
open and
unobstructed
●Structures
temporarily
affixed (i.e.
sandbags,
weights, etc.)
Outreach
●Chamber of Commerce
●Business Community
●Positive feedback regarding TOD program and
process
●Customers want outdoor seating
●Requests to extend TOD program
●One complaint received –issue being resolved with
business owner
Alternatives to Staff Recommendation
●Option A –Approve urgency ordinance with a
predetermined expiration date
●Option B –Approve urgency ordinance with no
grace period upon expiration
●Option C –Decline to adopt the urgency
ordinance
Staff Recommendation –Expires 90 days after end of
local emergency order
Recommended Action
●Find the proposed action
exempt from CEQA; and,
●Enact Urgency Ordinance No.
21-XXXX with proposed
extension until 90 days after end
of local emergency order
Questions?