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Councilmember Arkin expressed support for the item and noted it will help the City in achieving its climate action goals. She expressed support for the partners including the Go Green Initiative and looks forward to participating in their webinar. She agrees with incentivizing the program and hopes the community education will help in that respect. Mayor Brown explained SB 1383 is also addressing food insecurity and noted this program will take food from grocery stores that are at or near their sell-by date and donate it to food-insecure residents in Pleasanton. She noted the City will need to find an entity that is willing to check garbage cans. She expressed support for incentivizing the program. She thanked Ms. Griffith and Bob Hilton from HF&H Consultants. She expressed support for permitting full trash enclosures in commercial parking lots. MOTION: It was m/s by Testa/Narum to adopt an Action Plan to comply with SB 1383 to reduce organic materials diverted to landfills. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None 19. Consider timing for phasing out of temporary pop-ups, and provide policy direction on long-term Parklet Program Mayor Brown elected to hear all items in agenda order and reminded City Council there is a closed session immediately following the City Council meeting this evening. Director of Community Development Ellen Clark reported the item is to consider the timing for the end of the Temporary Pop-Up Program that is offering outdoor dining opportunities within the public right-of- way and whether the City should consider developing a longer-term program. Director Clark provided a brief overview of the Temporary Pop-Up Program that provided flexibility and relief during COVID for businesses with limited indoor capability. The program allowed individual business to apply for a permit to erect barricades, covers, and seating to provide extended outdoor dining opportunities. She noted the City did not apply a lot of rules and regulations around the pop-ups and mainly focused on placement, size, basic safety considerations, fire concerns, and traffic protection. 20 businesses received pop-approval in downtown and 50 citywide. Director Clark reported the current program allows for pop-ups to be in place through the end of the Weekend on Main program on September 6, 2021. The State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control (ABC) has allowed for an extension of their relaxed regulations around licensing areas. Staff recommends staying with the September 6, 2021 end date and not extending beyond October since it is the beginning of the holiday season which includes parades and holiday events. Additionally, it is the prime retail season and the demand for parking tends to increase. The second part of the item is to determine if the City Council would like to develop a longer-term Parklet Program for temporary outdoor dining in the public right-of-way. Parkiets are generally built-in public parking spaces typically occupying 2 to 3 spaces and are built on platforms flush to the sidewalk for greater accessibility and safety. Drawbacks include reduced parking supply, a required program to manage and maintain permits, and City investment. A Long-Term Parklet Program would need to be developed to include several parameters including location, design and operational parameters, public versus private use, and quantity. Director Clark noted the most important piece is public versus private use and noted most parklets were mainly public. Pop-ups were typically dedicated to a business. Staff's recommendation not to implement a long-term parklet program currently due to equity concerns, parking impact, and complexity for administration. City Council Minutes Page 6 of 14 July 20, 2021