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MINUTES <br /> OF THE <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> OF <br /> LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL <br /> HELD ONLINE <br /> MAY 21, 2020 <br /> 6:00 P.M. <br /> Special Meeting of the Lakewood City Council called to order at 6:07 PM by President O'Malley. <br /> Present: Thomas R. Bullock III, Sarah Kepple, John Litten, Tess Neff, Daniel O'Malley, Tristan <br /> Rader, Jason Shachner <br /> Also Present: Mayor George, Law Director Corrigan, Acting Planning and Development Director <br /> Milius, Police Chief Malley, Fire Chief Dunphy, Public Works Director Ducu, Human Resources <br /> Director Dillinger, Building Commissioner Joe Meyers, Assistant Law Director Swallow, City <br /> Engineer Papke, Urban Designer Allison Hennie, members of the Planning Commission, Deputy <br /> Clerk Lascu, Clerk Bach taking minutes, Patty Ryan, Executive Director of the Lakewood <br /> Chamber of Commerce, and members of the public. <br /> SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION 2020-31 -A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately <br /> provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to <br /> take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Planning Commission to grant <br /> temporary conditional use permits for outdoor/seasonal dining facilities during this state of <br /> emergency to qualifying applicants. (Referred to HPD 5118120; amended and referred back to <br /> Council and Planning Commission 5119120) <br /> At the request of President O'Malley, Councilmember Shachner reported on the May 19th <br /> Housing, Planning, & Development Committee meeting in which Sub. Resolution 2020-31 was <br /> discussed. He summarized the changes adopted by the Committee that evening which included a <br /> lowering of the liability insurance requirements for businesses that do not serve alcohol in <br /> Section 8 and explicitly allowing parklets in Section 5. The Committee discussed questions and <br /> concerns about safety. Councilmember Shachner stated that the resolution empowers the <br /> Planning Commission to make decisions and that they will do so in consultation with safety <br /> forces. <br /> At the request of President O'Malley, Councilmember Shachner went on to summarize the <br /> deliberations of the Planning Commission which met in a special meeting immediately prior to <br /> tonight's Special Meeting of Council. He reported that the Planning Commission was generally <br /> supportive of the resolution. Some members expressed concern about including parklets in the <br /> 1 <br />