Speaker 0: By your vote, we've given a do pass recommendation to ordinance 2019 to 36, and we will advance that to full council. We will expedite it. So it would appear on next Tuesday's council agenda. That takes us to the next to them on our agenda. Proposed Motion 2020 208 calling for the executive to allow restaurants and retail businesses in unincorporated King County to have flexibility to provide more outdoor service. Mary Annan will give the Senate report has begun. The line is yours.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the record, Mary Bergeron from the council staff and the materials for this item began on page 433 of your packet. As you noted, proposed motion 2020 0208 would ask the executive to allow restaurants and retail services in unincorporated King County flexibility to provide outdoor dining or retail services in addition to what is allowed indoors during the phased reopening plan. As you all know, King County is right now in modified phase one of the Safe Start reopening plan and has applied to move into phase two, which could be permitted as early as the end of this week. Both of those phases impose fairly significant limitations on the kinds of activities that can happen indoors. And you'll see on page 435 of the packet, there is a chart that lists the types of activities that are allowed in modified phase one. And I'll call out in particular that for restaurants. Indoor seating is allowed at 25% capacity in modified phase one, 50% in phase two for retail operations, 15% indoor capacity in modified phase one, 30% in phase two for both of those types of services. Outdoor activities are more expansive, basically because the risk of transmission is lower outdoors. And so for restaurants in both phases, outdoor seating is allowed at 50% of existing capacity, with new or additional seating allowed if it can be spaced so that there's six feet of distance between tables. And then for retail activities again, there would be additional activities allowed outdoors as long as there is appropriate distancing. So what this motion would do is ask the executive that for restaurants and retail services in unincorporated King County, that they be given flexibility to expand outdoor activities in privately owned areas such as parking areas or other private property, as well as adjacent sidewalks, alleys or other right of way ensuring that steps are taken to ensure adequate pedestrian pathways and that there be no additional permits or fees required. So the proposed motion would ask the executive to look into this to prepare any legislation needed and to implement this request with the provision that at the time that the county enters phase four of the Safe Start plan, which would essentially be the back to normal activity that these provisions would sunset. That concludes my report. At this point, I know that we've got executive staff here, if there are any questions, and I'm happy to answer any questions as well. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Astronauts. Up the Grove. Member of the Grove. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I assume, Mary, that this has flexibility, given that it's a motion to the executive to somehow account for any potential conflicts. Should. One person's right, you know, new ability to set up tables. Impact. Other peoples, something other than a traffic flow was the only thing. But I'm if it reduces the number of parking spaces or creates noise for a business next door. I mean, is there I don't think it'll be a problem, but I assume we don't get in that level of detail here, that we just ask the executive to come up with a way to do this?
Speaker 1: Yes, that's correct. Councilmember, this motion would just ask the executive to implement the appropriate regulations and again, to do them in a way that doesn't require additional permits or fees during the Safe Start reopening period. Executive staff have noted that there would be essentially additional complications for businesses expanding into the right of way that would have to do with access and, you know, to maintain appropriate ADA access, for instance. And so all of those would, of course, have to be looked into as part of the permitting process. And this motion would ask the executive to take those steps.
Speaker 0: Okay, thanks. Further questions.
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Speaker 1: A great idea. Thank you to the sponsor and the co-sponsor. And I just want to ask, is it something that's written in a way that we could update the code so that there are opportunities to allow this sort of activity even when we are beyond like COVID one, just just because it's a good thing to do. I would love to see that as well. I wouldn't say no because it wasn't in there. But it would be great if it was something that was permissive where you could see more outdoor eating and encourage more outdoor activity this way into the future. Thank you. Council Member The motion as written would sunset these temporary and more expansive opportunities. At the time that the county enters phase four, however, it does ask the executive to prepare any needed legislation to implement them. And so it would certainly be something that were there to be additional legislation. The Council could choose to keep it in force or to evaluate it at such time as we get back to normal life. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you for that question. Councilmember Bell duty for further questions to preference to those who often complimented the sponsors of the motion. Councilmember Dombrowski I do want to compliment the sponsors and let it be known that I will accept any invitation for al fresco dining for many of my colleagues in their districts pursuant to this legislation. And I'll buy the first round. Very good. With that, I see no more questions. This was an idea that I started to work on, and I was obviously not thinking as big as Councilmember Lambert, who always things very big because I was only thinking restaurants. It was her idea to make sure we were including retail as well. Councilmember Lambert Promotion.
Speaker 1: Mr. Jack, pleasure working with you. I'd like to make a motion that we that we pass ordinance 2020 0208 with a DE Pass recommendation.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Lambert has moved to the we get a do pass recommendation the motion 2020 208. Discussion Council member Lambert.
Speaker 1: Thank you well and to the just ears back council member. I'm a beauty. I will enjoy eating with you afterwards and the speaker and speaker after that. And we will look for how many rounds. But this is important. I would like to thank the city of Spokane. They had the legislation and had put together quite a extensive book on what their thinking process were. And so we were able to get a lot of information that might be helpful in going forward if you choose to do this. After we get the phase four and this will help our businesses that are having a huge struggle being sustainable to have more options of being able to keep their businesses. So I look forward to more evenings out and having a nice dinner or something. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Speaker 0: Thank you. By your vote, we have given a unanimous do past recommendation to motion 2022 await and we will expedite that posthaste. And Council Madam Council Chair, I urge you to have a meeting next Tuesday so we might take this legislation up and with that we move to item 11 on today's agenda.
A MOTION relating to economic recovery, requesting the executive to allow restaurants, personal services and retail services in the unincorporated areas of King County flexibility to provide additional or new outdoor dining, personal service or retail opportunities during the phased reopening allowed as part of the governor's Safe Start plan.