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Wendy Schulte, owner of Good Common Sense Naturals, expressed support for ending the program on September 6. She noted the closures may cause her to lose her business and there have been damages with the street closure. She feels the parklets are a good alternative to the street closure. She advised she used curbside pickup last year to keep her business going but was unable to do that with the street closure. David Selinger expressed support for extending Weekend on Main until October in the event there is an expanding COVID pandemic. He believes City Council must give clear direction they are committed to an event in 2022 should it not be extended. He encouraged City Council to find a way to commit to solving the problems. Zac Grant, PDA Executive Director, confirmed PDA is planning to continue Weekend on Main for 2022. He advised there will be a concert in the park the following weekend if Weekend on Main is sunset. He reported PDA has a unanimous board decision in favor of the program to finish as planned on Labor Day weekend and begin again next year on dates agreed to among all the parties that are involved. Mayor Brown closed public comment. Councilmember Arkin commented Weekends on Main has helped downtown restaurants but believes retailers have suffered negative impacts because of it, and with holiday shopping and inclement weather, is in favor of ending on Labor Day. She has concerns that streets are closed before 1 p.m. on Friday and requested it be investigated for next year. She requested a solution for the traffic concerns with Amador High School on Fridays. She supports resuming Weekends on Main in 2022 in a modified fashion perhaps one weekend per month. Councilmember Balch expressed support for disconnecting the pop-ups from Weekend on Main. He agreed parking has been reduced with the parklets and noted parking needs to be addressed immediately. He expressed support for sunsetting Weekend on Main to begin Concerts in the Park and other programming. Councilmember Testa expressed support for all Pleasanton businesses. She supports the staffs recommendation and will be sad to see it end for the season but knows there is still an opportunity with the parklets. She is looking forward to Concerts in the Park on Sunday. Councilmember Narum believes this is the perfect opportunity to support the non-restaurant component of Main Street and that the City needs to do everything it can. She supports the sunsetting on September 6 to allow Concerts in the Park and expressed support for Weekend on Main 2022. Mayor Brown reported that she noted small businesses receive 50% of their business in the fourth quarter. She reiterated that restaurants are still open but the Main Street will not be closed after September 6 and encouraged residents to continue to dine and come to Concerts in the Park. Shee encouraged residents to shop small and shop local on Main Street and downtown. MOTION: It was m/s by Arkin/Balch to accept staffs recommendation on ending the Main Street closures on Labor Day and Resuming discussion about what is to come forward in 2022 with the closures. The Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None 18. Continued - Receive bi-annual update regarding Police Department operations, services, and activities City Council Minutes Page 11 of 12 August 17, 2021