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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2020 - 56 <br />By: Councilwoman Hemann; Co -Sponsor: Mayor Kennedy <br />A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY OUTDOOR PATIO <br />DINING AREAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, given the current COVID-19 crisis, City of North Olmsted dining <br />establishments have endured the hardship of being temporarily closed in North Olmsted; and <br />WHEREAS, to provide dining options that best suit the individual needs of patrons, the <br />City desires to establish a temporary program permitting outdoor patio dining areas; and <br />WHEREAS, the administration has prepared guidelines for the establishment of <br />temporary outdoor dining areas that offer streamlined flexibility to North Olmsted restaurants, <br />while also ensuring the safety of its patrons; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to establish criteria and to temporarily <br />authorize outdoor patio dining areas. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That the Outdoor Patio Dining Areas criteria, as set forth on the attached <br />Exhibit A, are hereby incorporated as though re -written herein and, further, are hereby adopted as <br />a policy in the City of North Olmsted. <br />SECTION 2: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure <br />immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the <br />further reason that it will assist North Olmsted restaurant owners who have endured financial <br />hardship while being temporarily closed during the COVID-19 crisis; and further provided that it <br />receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be <br />in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. <br />PASSED: Mci <br />A TTEST: <br />First Reading: <br />Second Reading: <br />Third Reading: Syp�r� <br />Committee: -- <br />