HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 046-21 - Extending Expanded Outdoor Premesis for Restaurants and Bars
RESOLUTION
Amending the expanded outdoor seating provisions for restaurants and bars
under the declaration of local emergency.
WHEREAS, On March 13,2020, Governor Tim Walz declared a statewide emergency in
response to the Covid-19 pandemic and has since issued executive orders that make up
Minnesota’s Stay Safe Plan, which provides rules and guidelines for re-opening the State
to commerce; and,
WHEREAS, On March 17, 2020, Olmsted County declared a health emergency in
response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, On March 20,2020, Mayor Kim Norton issued a Declaration of Local
Emergency, to which the City council consented; and,
WHEREAS, On May 26, 2020, Mayor Kim Norton issued an amendment to the
Declaration of Local Emergency order, authorizing the City Clerk, City Administrator and
City Attorney to work with existing valid liquor license holders and Restaurants licensed
through the Olmsted County Health Department to include or expand outdoor seating on
the premise or into the public right of way, with certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, The City Council consented to the amended Emergency Declaration on May
27, 2020, allowing expanded outdoor seating, and
WHEREAS, Many restaurants and bars in the City of Rochester participated in the
program allowing them to expand outdoor seating in 2020 with the assistance of the City
and Rochester Downtown Association (RDA), expending resources of both organizations
and the businesses to create a safe and comfortable experience for all within public and
private spaces, and
WHEREAS, Many restaurants and bars have expressed an interest to expand seating
outside of their premise in 2021 and have indicated a willingness to expend resources to
once again create a safe and comfortable experience for their customers and the public,
and
WHEREAS, it is unknown for how long the State will remain under the Civil Emergency
issued March 13, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, that the City Council will continue authorization of expanded outdoor seating
until the end of the State Emergency Declaration or through Sunday, October 31, 2021,
whichever is later, unless otherwise terminated by the City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that conditions for the permit of expansion will remain the
same as those issued in the May 26, 2020, Mayoral order, EXCEPT as modified by the
State of Minnesota in the Minnesota Stay Safe Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2021.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2021.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)