Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 1:16 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW: Closure of additional seating on Main St
Attachments: DBR on Main St reduction.doc
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Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 12:21 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL <[email protected]>
Cc: Longboard Restaurant at Springdale <[email protected]>; Rpeckham24 <[email protected]> Subject: Closure of additional seating on Main St
Huntington Beach City Council
The reduction of Covid Seating on Main St SUPPLEMENTAL
Council Meeting 1/17/23 COMMUNICATION
1/17/23
Meeting Dete:
Honorable City Council Aganda Nam Na: 23(23-049)
I am writing to ask you to keep in place the additional seating on 2nd Block Main St while City Council & Staff decide on the final look & revitalization.
Item #23
Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark - Request to End Expended Outdoor Dining and Retail on Main Street and other nearby areas in Downtown
Direct the City Manager to work with staff to give the downtown businesses on Main St., who are occupying public areas with outdoor dining and retail, 30-days' notice to remove all expanded outdoor dining and to return Main St. to its pre-COVID-19 state. This reversal of the outdoor dining and retail expansions by small business will remain until the City Council makes a decision about a long-term revitalization plan. Additionally, direct the City Manager to require tenants who have expanded on public rights-of-way nearby Main Street as well as on private property to scale back to approved patio areas until they are permanently permitted for expansion. Lastly, direct the City Manager to reinstitute parking meters to their pre-Covid state on Main Street as well. We anticipate that this restoring of Main St., downtown to its pre-COVID-19 state will require support from Community Development, Community and Library Services, Police Department, and Public Works.
The public and tourist overwhelming like the additional seating and street closure. Leaving additional seating will also help keep people talking about the MainSt Dining area. Increased patio seating and ambiance.
The restaurant industry is struggling with the major increases in wages and additional 15-30% increases in cost of food and supplies. The additional seating on weekends and great weather helps us recover this cost.
Hopefully we can continue to move forward.
Thanks
Ron McLin
Managing Partner & President
The Longboard Restaurant & Pub
2 The bongboard Restaurant & Pub
217 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CN 92648
Ph (714) 960-1896 Web Site: www.longboardpub.com
Huntington Beach City Council
The reduction of Covid Seating on Main St
Council Meeting 1/17/23
Honorable City Council
I am writing to ask you to keep in place the additional seating on 2'd Block Main St while City Council & Staff decide on the final look & revitalization.
Item #23
Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark- Request to End Expended Outdoor Dining and Retail on Main Street and other nearby areas in Downtown Direct the City Manager to work with staff to give the downtown businesses on Main St., who are occupying public areas with outdoor dining and retail, 30-days' notice to remove all expanded outdoor dining and to return Main St. to its pre-COVID-19 state.
This reversal of the outdoor dining and retail expansions by small business will remain until the City Council makes a decision about a long-term revitalization plan.
Additionally, direct the City Manager to require tenants who have expanded on public rights-of-way nearby Main Street as well as on private property to scale back to approved patio areas until they are permanently permitted for expansion. Lastly, direct the City Manager to reinstitute parking meters to their pre-Covid state on Main Street as well. We anticipate that this restoring of Main St., downtown to its pre-COVID-19 state will require support from Community Development, Community and Library Services, Police Department, and Public Works.
The public and tourist overwhelming like the additional seating and street closure.
Leaving additional seating will also help keep people talking about the Main St Dining area. Increased patio seating and ambiance.
The restaurant industry is struggling with the major increases in wages and additional 15-30% increases in cost of food and supplies. The additional seating on weekends and great weather helps us recover this cost.
Hopefully we can continue to move forward.
Thanks
Ron McLin
Managing Partner & President
The Longboard Restaurant & Pub