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Support for year-round outdoor dining
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Council Member Julie Menin expresses her strong support for year-round outdoor dining. Key points include:
- Menin personally advocated for year-round outdoor dining
- She argues it's unfair for restaurants to bear the cost of seasonal setup and removal
- Menin describes the current seasonal approach as 'absurd'
Julie Menin
0:50:52
I totally agree.
0:50:53
As someone who personally advocated for year round outdoor dining, I totally agree.
0:50:58
I think it's completely unfair to restaurants that they have to basically bear the cost, have to put the equipment away.
0:51:05
It's absurd.
0:51:05
I was one who raised that issue.
0:51:07
I know others did as well.
0:51:09
So let me turn it over to chair Brooks Powers for her questioning.