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Follow-up questions on costs and application process for outdoor dining
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Council Member Brooks-Powers asks for clarification on the costs associated with the outdoor dining program, particularly focusing on architect fees and the frequency of payments. Business owners explain that some fees are one-time costs, while others are recurring.
- Architect fee of $1,200 is a one-time cost for the four-year period
- Initial costs mentioned don't include ongoing expenses like staffing and furniture
- Business owners are uncertain about the long-term financial viability of the program
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
0:51:18
Thank you and thank you for your testimony today.
0:51:20
I just had a couple of follow-up questions, it was really helpful particularly to hear from the businesses and what that direct impact was, and Megan hearing the dollar and cents was extremely helpful too.
0:51:31
I just wanted a little bit more clarity in terms of understanding that cost and how you perceive it going forward.
0:51:38
And so for example, the architect fee which while optional I think is necessary based on some of the questions on the application, is that something that each time that you in the future go to reapply that you would then have to pay for or is it just this one time?
Valerie De La Rosa
0:51:58
Well, this goes for four years.
0:51:59
So
Megan Rickerson
0:52:00
it's it's one Okay.
0:52:02
So thank you, counsel.
0:52:04
So one time, that fee was on its own, that was $1,200 I just put all of the lawyers fees and architect fees all in one.
0:52:14
So that's one time.
0:52:15
But when I was talking about those numbers, that was what it would cost me to break even just on the build that doesn't like talk about my staffing, how much I have to pay people.
0:52:25
It doesn't consider furniture.
0:52:28
It doesn't consider any of those things.
0:52:30
It was strictly just in order to make it make sense for my business, for those few months in those hours with perfect weather.