A communication transmitted from Owen C. O'Riordan, Acting City Manager, relative to a request that the City Council extend its prior authorization for the City Manager to grant street obstruction approvals, which are required for restaurants to operate outdoor dining on the sidewalk or street until June 30, 2023

City of Cambridge Agenda Item Number 21 IN CITY COUNCIL August 1, 2022 ORDERED: That from this date until June 30, 2023, due to the restaurant community’s need to expand outdoor dining services in response to COVID-19 and consistent with the extension of the legislation which temporarily waives some of the time- consuming procedural requirements for restaurants that are licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption that are applying to operate outdoor dining services, temporarily waives the requirement that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission approve such requests, and temporarily waives zoning requirements that may prohibit outdoor dining services, and consistent with the City’s updated Outdoor Dining Policy, until June 30, 2023, all applications for temporary street obstructions for outdoor dining services will hereby be referred to the City Manager with authorization to act. In City Council August 1, 2022. Adopted by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk