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Attachment 1 - Timeline of TC meetings and actionsATTACHMENT 1 TIMELINE OF TOWN COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIONS ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO PARKLETS AND PLACEMAKING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. April 7, 2020 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council directed the Town Manager to implement a temporary public parklet on a portion of Grays Lane to promote community vitality and continue to gather information on possible options for the future downtown streetscape improvements. May 26, 2020 Special meeting of the Town Council to discuss Economic Recovery due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Town Council adopted an Economic Recovery Resolution including: • Implementing temporary krail parklets in existing parking spaces on public right-of-way downtown; • Implementing streamlined processes, and reduced fees and timelines for business permits; • Reducing parking requirements in private commercial parking lots to allow for outdoor dining and commerce. October 7, 2020 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council discussed progress of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality, and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Extends krail parklets until at least March 2021; • Directs the removal of unused krail to allow for additional short term parking spaces for curbside and quick-turn order pick-up; • Disallows pop-up businesses to operate within parklets; • Approves cost recovery grants for ADA platforms built within temporary krail parklets ($2,500); • Extends pilot parklet program that existed prior to COVID from a 3-year pilot program to a semi- permanent parklet program; • Directs staff to return in January to discuss grant opportunities for semi-permanent parklets and additional time for temporary krail parklets to remain in place. January 19, 2021 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council discussed progress of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality, and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Extends temporary krail parklets until September 19, 2021; • Adopts a grant and subsidy program for semi-permanent parklets including: • $10,000 construction grant per business, • Directs staff to secure an architecture firm to provide standardized parklet plans, • Approves the full subsidy of the Town’s parklet application and permit fees; • Continues the temporary closure of Grays Lane to facilitate placemaking and the ability to construct semi-permanent parklets; • Extends and expands Economic Recovery Resolution through December 31, 2021; • Provides business license waivers for personal services in Q1 of 2021 due to mandated shutdown of the services by County Health Order. ATTACHMENT 1 February 23, 2021 Joint Study Session with Town Council and Planning Commission was held to meet with industry professionals regarding economic trends and recovery through COVID. April 20, 2021 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council discussed progress of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality, and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Modifies Economic Recovery Resolution to allow for Personal Service businesses to operate in the commercial office zones, (Zone O) with approved Economic Recovery Agreement; • Directs an increase to the grant amount and subsidy for businesses participating in the Semi- Permanent Parklet program including: • Increase grant to 75% of construction costs, up to $40,000 per business, • Provide further subsidy for architecture and engineering costs; • Adds retroactive grants for ADA platforms built since June of 2020, and semi-permanent parklets built pre-COVID; • Approves the allowance for coverings on semi-permanent parklets with open sides, including a thin, low-profile, roofing material, that is reviewed and approved by the Town, given that the cost of the roof is fully covered by the applicant, and must be built in full compliance of Town codes; • Directs the removal of the sides of the coverings located in the parklets by May 1, 2021 and fully remove the tent roofs/coverings located in the parklets once indoor dining capacity is allowed at 100% by State and/or County Health Orders; • Directs the sunset of the temporary krail parklets on September 19, 2021 unless the State does not fully re-open on June 15, at which point the sunset date will be 90 days after date the State and/or County has fully reopened, with the ability of the Council to reconsider the date with input from the business community; • Allows businesses to request parklets larger than two parking stalls on a case-by-case basis with consideration for space and street frontage of the applicant’s building given that Town subsidy and grants are only applied to up to two of the parking spaces. July 30, 2021 Semi-Permanent Parklet applications are due. August 17, 2021 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council discussed progress of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality, and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Approves an extended krail parklet sunset date for dining establishments until January 31, 2022; • Approves a budget adjustment from American Rescue Plan (ARPA) to meet the demand of the parklet application response in the amount of $680,000; • Continues prior direction to disallow vertical barriers, banner, or shades of any kind, and temporary tents and other weather protection covers except for umbrellas and movable sail- type shade covers and those already permitted within the temporary krail parklets through the duration of the temporary krail parklet program, and directs the enforcement of these requirements through typical Code Compliance practices; • Requests staff return to the Town Council in three months for updates on the parklet program. ATTACHMENT 1 November 17, 2021 During a regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council discussed progress of Economic Recovery and Community Vitality, and the following actions were taken by the Town Council: • Extends the Economic Recovery Resolution to December 31, 2022; • Provides direction on five specific parking space locations that are between parklets for parking, public placemaking and bike parking; • Directs staff to provide the Town Council with three design options for Grays Lane that would include the possibility of the existing parklet design as well as other options to improve the attractiveness and vitality of Grays Lane, utilizing funds up to $20,000 for the conceptual designs and exclude from the designs any areas that already have building permits or designs approved for semi-permanent parklets.