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Equity concerns in outdoor dining program implementation
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Council Member Julie Menin raises concerns about equity issues in the outdoor dining program implementation. Key points discussed include:
- The original council bill aimed to ensure outdoor dining options in every neighborhood
- Many neighborhoods now lack outdoor dining options due to onerous rules and regulations
- Criticism of DOT for only providing the application in English and Spanish, which is deemed unacceptable
Julie Menin
0:44:31
Okay.
0:44:31
A couple follow ups on that.
0:44:33
I mean, you're getting to the issue of equity.
0:44:35
One of the major policy issues that the original council bill was meant to address is equity, making sure that every single neighborhood had outdoor dining options.
0:44:45
So the fact that so many neighborhoods now do not have them because of the rollout of all the different onerous rules and regulations, some of which you've identified.
0:44:56
But I get I I'm also very upset about the fact that DOT only has this application in English and in Spanish.
0:45:03
That's totally unacceptable.
0:45:05
Are you hearing complaints from restaurant owners about that?
0:45:07
And can you talk a little bit about that?