fees currently waived, budgeted revenue for sidewalk cafes has been reduced by approximately $25,000.


Item 		Associated Fee per 2020 Operating Budget
2020 Fees
Permit Fee $212.00 Waived
Annual Fee Area of Cafe x$2.00/sq.ft. Waived
Indemnity Fee* $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Meter Losses per Parking Stall $2,100.00/month  
No Parking Meter Bags $5/day/parking space/bag

* This amount is returned to the applicant once the patio is closed and it has been confirmed that there are no damages.

Implementation of this pilot program will have an additional impact on revenue collected through parking meters. During a normal month, the City could expect to see meter revenue of approximately $2,100 per meter per month. As a result of COVID-19, Traffic Operations is already projecting parking meter revenue to be reduced by 80% for the months of June, July and August and 60% thereafter. Therefore, based on the 11 businesses identified in this report using 1 parking stall each, the projected impact to the City is in the range of $4,500-$9,500 per month. This amount could be further mitigated by residents parking in adjacent lots instead of using on-street meter parking.

Previously, Council approved relaxing fees which equal approximately $2,100 per parking meter per month. Should the pilot be approved, the No Parking Meter Bags fee would be required. The fee associated with these bags are to cover a portion of the revenue loss of parking meters. Should council wish to waive this $5 per day fee, based on 11 businesses identified in this report using 1 parking stall each, the projected impact to the City would be a loss of revenue of approximately $1,700 per month.

These costs do not include any expenditures associated with constructing and maintaining a curb height platform and railings in conformance with the Sidewalk Cafe Handbook and construction requirements outlined in this report.

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