Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director, Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
Resolutions Approving Temporary License Agreements with Five (5) Oak Park Businesses to Allow the Use of On-Street Parking Spaces for Outdoor Dining for the 2023 Season Through October 31, 2023, and Authorizing their Execution
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Overview
Overview
The Village Board has approved the ability of Oak Park businesses to utilize on-street public parking spaces for outdoor dining in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Again, this year, qualified businesses have been given this opportunity from May 1st through October 31st. Five different businesses have indicated a desire to utilize a combined total of eight (8) public parking spaces for outdoor, on-street dining in 2023. These businesses have submitted applications and signed temporary license agreements that, if approved, will allow the Village to install cement barricades by May for the start of the 2023 outdoor on-street dining program.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the resolutions.
Background
Since the start of the COVID-19 emergency in 2020, the Village Board has worked to support local businesses use of on-street public parking spaces for outdoor dining. The desire to continue to support businesses in this manner remains. For the first three years of this program, the Village waived fees associated with the utilization of these on-street public parking spaces. In 2023, businesses seeking to use public parking spaces for outdoor dining will be asked to pay $10 per day, per space, six days per week.
The Village has communicated with businesses who qualify or have utilized on-street dining over the last several years. Five (5) of those businesses have indicated their desire to again utilize on-street dining. These businesses include Mora Oak Park, LLC (dba Mora Asian Kitchen - 201 Harrison Street), Nafpaktos, Inc (dba Papaspiros Agora Bistro - 728 Lake Street), Ket...
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