Item 27 - Covid-19 Relief Measures Extension

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Covid-19 Relief Measures Extension June 1, 2021 Page 2 exhibits: Exhibit A (List of Approved City Owned Parking Lots), and Exhibit B (The City of Santa Ana Guide for Expanded Restaurant + Retail Spaces). The purpose of the Guide for Expanded Restaurant + Retail Spaces program remains to be facilitation of certain outdoor business activities on private property and/or within the public right-of-way while protecting the public interest. The program's guidelines, which pursuant to the proposed resolution may be amended as needed at any time, apply to outdoor dining, retail, service, and assembly areas associated with an existing business. The temporary outdoor business activity areas may be located adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, a permitted business on private property, public property, or within the public right-of-way. Such locations may include, but are not limited to sidewalks, streets and alleyways not used for emergency access, parking lots, and/or plazas. The temporary implementation of this program is intended to provide a 12-month period of time for staff to observe the effectiveness of the measures in a fully open economy and will aid in a thorough and comprehensive assessment of their impacts. The 12-month period is intended to provide an entire calendar year to review the possible impacts of the implementation of this program through the summer season, back -to -school period in the fall, winter holiday shopping season, post -holiday shopping period, and spring. The City Council also authorizes the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency to modify, refine, or terminate all relief measures under this temporary program as needed anytime during this implementation period in order to ensure the orderly implementation thereof and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Santa Ana residents and visitors. Prior to the expiration of this time period, staff is directed to present all findings and observations and recommended permanent regulations, standards, and policies changes for the City Council to consider. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the state CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment and it is not a "project", as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.