TO: Mark Washington, City Manager

DATE:

June 1, 2021

TO:

Mark Washington, City Manager

COMMITTEE: Committee of the Whole

LIAISON:

Mark Washington, City Manager

FROM:

Louis T. Canfield, Chief of Staff Executive Office

SUBJECT:

Resolution revising the existing Downtown Grand Rapids Social District to include additional commons area in the vicinity of Bridge Street and Stocking Avenue

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the local Grand Rapids business community, especially restaurants and bars. Even as the vaccination rate increases, demand for outdoor dining is expected to remain high due to changing indoor occupancy restrictions and consumer health expectations.

On May 21, 2020, the City Commission established a "COVID-19 Recovery" special event (proceeding 89878). That resolution designated the entire City as the general extent of the event, authorized the issuance of individual permits for multiple "Social Zone" outdoor dining areas as part of the event, and provided a general framework of rules and regulations for operations within Social Zones. On March 9, 2021, the COVID19 Recovery event was extended to November 1, 2021 (proceeding 90618).

On July 21, 2020, as authorized by Michigan Public Act 124 of 2020, the City Commission designated two Social Districts ? one of which was the Downtown Grand Rapids Social District ? containing Commons Areas where purchasers may consume alcoholic beverages sold by multiple qualified Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) licensees who obtain an MLCC Social District Permit (proceeding 90066). (Note: this concept is distinct from, but may overlap with, the City's Social Zones.)

On April 27, 2021, the City Commission revised the designation of the Downtown Grand Rapids Social District by merging the three previously distinct Commons Areas into a single Commons Area and by adding a provision to the City's Social Districts designation to "exclude premises authorized by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission under a special license during the effective period of the special license" (proceeding 90744).

During the past month, Retail Retention and Attraction Specialist Richard App identified additional businesses in the vicinity of Bridge and Stocking that would like to participate in a Social District. While a new Social District designation was considered, that approach would have resulted in several problematic issues, including the need to transfer already-participating businesses to the new district and the inability of visitors to carry alcoholic beverages between adjacent districts. Rather than designating a new district adjacent to the existing Downtown Grand Rapids Social District, City staff have worked with Mr. App and partner staff at Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. on a proposal to extend the existing district to include those businesses. A map of the revised Downtown Grand Rapids Social District is attached to this agenda item.

City staff will be available to answer your questions about the proposed resolution at the City Commission meeting on June 1, 2021. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

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YOUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE recommends adoption of the following resolution revising the existing Downtown Grand Rapids Social District to include additional commons area in the vicinity of Bridge Street and Stocking Avenue.

WHEREAS:

1. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause unprecedented economic disruption worldwide and within our local business community; and

2. Restaurants and bars, which have been key contributors to the vitality of downtown and neighborhood business districts have been, and will continue to be, hard-hit by the economic impacts of the pandemic; and

3. Continued availability of outdoor dining space will help downtown and neighborhood business districts to recover; and

4. The City Commission previously authorized the City Manager, or designee, to permit Social Zones through November 1, 2021; and

5. Public Act 124 of 2020 empowers the City Commission to enhance Social Zones by designating them as Social Districts with Commons Areas where purchasers may consume alcoholic beverages sold by multiple qualified Michigan Liquor Control Commission licensees who obtain Social District Permits; and

6. The City Commission designated the Downtown Grand Rapids Social District on July 21, 2020 and revised the designation on April 27, 2021; and

7. Additional business near the Downtown Grand Rapids Social District would like to participate in a Social District; and

8. Extending the existing Downtown Grand Rapids Social District to include the additional businesses will avoid the need to transfer already participating businesses to the new district and will enable visitors to carry alcoholic beverages from the additional businesses to the previously designated Commons Areas; and

9. The City Commission has considered the potential impact of the proposed changes to Social Districts on public health, safety, and welfare; therefore

RESOLVED:

1. That Downtown Grand Rapids Social District containing Commons Areas is designated within the limits shown on the attached map; and

2. That the Commons Areas within the Social District shall be as noted on the attached maps with the City Manager, or designee, authorized to make minor reasonable

adjustments to the limits of the Commons Areas required by regulatory or operational requirements, or to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; and

3. That each Commons Area is contiguous to at least 2 qualified licensees; and

4. That signage shall be placed to define and clearly mark the limits of the Commons Areas; and

5. That the City-designated Social Zones shall remain as permitted (subject to permit modifications) within the Social District; and

6. That the management and maintenance plan for each Commons Area, including the hours of operation, shall be the same as for the corresponding permitted Social Zone; and

7. That the Commons Areas shall be maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of the community; and

8. That the Social District shall exclude premises authorized by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission under a special license during the effective period of the special license; and

9. That this resolution supersedes any conflicting provision of City Commission proceeding 90744.

Prepared by Louis T. Canfield

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THIS AREA

REFER TO PAGE 2

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO ORIGINALLY

AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: BRIDGE/MICHIGAN STREET CONNECTING BRIDGE STREET TO DOWNTOWN. INDICATED WITH

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO ORIGINALLY

AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: STOCKING AVE FROM BRIDGE

ST TO 2ND ST INDICATED WITH

2nd St.

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THIS AREA REFER

TO PAGE 6

Fremont Ave.

1st St. Douglas St.

Chatham St.

Jackson St.

Marion Ave. Pine Ave. Lane Ave.

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO ORIGINALLY

AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: BRIDGE ST FROM GOLD AVE TO PINE AVE INDICATED WITH

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THIS AREA

REFER TO PAGE 5

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THIS AREA

REFER TO PAGE 4

Pettibone Ave.

Indiana Ave. Straight Ave. National Ave. Gold Ave. Lexington Ave.

Jennette Ave. Alpine Ave. Davis Ave. Seward St.

12th St.

11th St.

9th St. 7th St.

5th St. 4th St.

Stocking Ave.

3rd St. 2nd St. 1st St.

Milwaukee Ave. Cadwell Ave.

Sibley St.

Douglas St. Chatham St.

Lake Michigan Dr. California St. Veto St.

Gold Ave. Lexington Ave.

National Ave.

Straight Ave.

Indiana Ave.

Butterworth St.

Emperor St. Letellier St.

Wealthy St.

Olive Ave. Gelock Pl.

Davis Ave. Seward St.

Seward St. Winter Ave.

Front St.

Alabama Ave.

Winter Ave. Mt. Vernon Ave.

Davis Ave. Muskegon Ave. Seward St. Elizabeth Ave. Hamilton Ave. Brodway Ave. Turner Ave. Scribner Ave. Front Ave.

Leonard St.

9th St.

7th St. 6th St. 5th St. 4th St.

Brodway Ave. Turner Ave.

10th St. 8th St.

Ottawa Ave. Bond Ave.

Frank St.

Mason St. Fairbanks St.

Trowbridge St.

Coit Ave.

Livingston Ave. Hester Pl.

Fairview Ave.

College Ave. Ionia Ave.

Leonard St. Barnett St.

Carrier St.

Leonard St.

Coldbrook St.

Newberry St. Fairbanks St.

Coit Ave.

Clancy Ave.

Lafayette Ave.

Matilda St. Bradford St.

Prospect Ave.

North Ave.

Hubert St. Coldbrook St.

Cedar St. Walnut St. Shirley St.

Hopson St. Bradford St.

More St.

Lydia St. Bissell St.

Sinclair Ave. North Ave.

Prospect Ave.

Lafayette Ave.

Clancy Ave.

Trowbridge St.

Front Ave. Monroe Ave.

Ionia Ave.

Scribner Ave.

Sinclair Ave.

Dexter Pl.

Division Ave.

Portsmouth Pl

College Ave.

1st St.

Hastings St.

Coit Ave.

W. Fulton St. Watson St.

Summer Ave. Mt. Vernon Ave.

Market Ave.

Bridge St.

Ford Museum

GR Public Museum Front Ave.

DeVos Place

DeVos Performance

Hall

Calder Plaza

Campau Ave. Ottawa Ave.

Ionia Ave.

Pearl St. Monroe Center St.

GRAM

Louis St.

E. Fulton St.

Weston St.

VanAndel Arena

Ottawa Ave.

Oakes St.

Weston St.

Winchester Pl. Ionia Ave. Ottawa Ave.

Sheldon Ave.

Lyon St. Fountain St.

Library St.

Weston St. Oakes St.

Ransom Ave.

Je erson Ave.

John St.

LaGrave Ave.

Division Ave. Commerce Ave.

Cherry St.

Finney Ave.

Williams St. Bartlett St.

Wealthy St. King St.

Logan St.

Grandville Ave. Ionia St.

Central Station

Williams St. Bartlett St. Goodrich St.

Downtown Market

McConnell St.

Maple St. Goodrich St. Wealthy St.

Je erson Ave.

Cherry St.

Sheldon Ave.

Logan St.

Ney Ave.

Lafayette Ave. Cass Ave.

Ghilda Pl. Lafayette Ave. Claremont Pl. Barclay Ave.

Prospect Ave. Lafayette Ave.

Madison Ave.

College Ave. Morris Ave. Madison Ave. Prospect Ave.

Gay Ave. Prospect Ave.

Madison Ave.

Michigan St. Vineland Pl.

Crescent St. Lyon St.

Fountain St.

E. Fulton St. Washington St.

State St.

Wealthy St. Logan St.

College Ave.

Paris Ave.

Union Ave.

Union Ave.

Union Ave.

DOWNTOWN SOCIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT + COMMONS AREA LOCATION MAP AND OVERVIEW

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA INDICATED WITH

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO

ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: MONROE AVENUE CONNECTING MONROE NORTH TO DOWNTOWN. INDICATED WITH

FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THIS AREA

REFER TO PAGE 3

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO

ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: VAN ANDEL ARENA PLAZA. INDICATED WITH

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA INDICATED WITH

LaGrave Ave.

Union Ave. Paris Ave. College Ave. Morrison Ave.

Prospect Ave.

Godfrey Ave. SW

Pleasant St. SW

Graham St. SW

Grant St. SW

MLCC SOCIAL DISTRICT DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS

PERMIT PLANS + ILLUSTRATIVES

Grandville Ave. Century Ave. SW

Ionia St.

Buckley St. Pleasant St. SW

Division Ave.

sheldon Ave.

Cass Ave. Je erson Ave.

Pleasant St.

not to scale

25 MAY 2021

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS SOCIAL DISTRICT: OVERVIEW 1

Brodway Ave. Turner Ave. Front Ave. Monroe Ave. Ionia Ave.

10th St. 8th St.

1

2

Mason St.

3 4

5

Ottawa Ave. Bond Ave.

9 6

Fairbanks St.

7

Scribner Ave.

8

Trowbridge St.

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO

ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: MONROE AVENUE CONNECTING MONROE NORTH TO DOWNTOWN.

FOR CONTINUATION OF DOWNTOWN COMMONS AREA TO THE

SOUTH REFER TO PAGE 3

1stMSt.LCC SOCIAL DISTRICT DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS

PERMIT PLANS + ILLUSTRATIVES

Division Ave.

Coit Av

DOWNTOWN SOCIAL DISTRICT

COMMONS AREA DETAIL MAP (PACeRdaTr SItA. L)

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY LEGEND

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY / DDA BOUNDARY DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA

Walnut St.

SINGLE BUSINESS LICENSED OUTDOOR SEATING AREA

(EXCLUDED FROM COMMaMtilOdNaSSAt.REA)

LIQUOR LICENSEES ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL DISTRICT (Refer to pages 8-10 for more information on qualified licensees)

PERMIT

Shirley

St.

Prospect Ave.

Lafayette Ave.

Clancy Ave.

Coit Ave.

1 LINEAR

2 BRICKYARD TAVERN

3 CITY BUILT BREWING COMPANY

4 SANDY POINT BEACH HOUSE

5 GARAGE BAR

6 EASTERN KILLE DISTILLERY

7 ROCKY'S 8 SPEAK EZ LOUNGE

Bradford St.

9 EMBASSY SUITES / BIG E'S SPORTS GRILL

10 NOT USED

Newberry S1t1. NOT USED

Hopson St. Bradford St.

North Ave.

Fairbanks St.

More St.

Sinclair Ave. North Ave.

Prospect Ave.

Lafayette Ave.

Clancy Ave.

Coit Ave.

Livingston Ave. Hester Pl.

Fairview Ave.

Trowbridge St.

Sinclair Ave.

Dexter Pl.

Hastings St.

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DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS SOCIAL DISTRICT: COMMONS AREA DETAIL 2

FOR CONTINUATION OF DOWNTOWN COMMONS AREA TO THE WEST REFER

TO PAGE 5

Campau Ave. Ottawa Ave.

Ionia Ave.

#48 THROUGH #78 ARE ALSO REPRESENTED ON PAGE 4

Ghilda Pl. Lafayette Ave. Claremont Pl.

Barclay Ave. e.

Ransom Ave.

Bridge St.

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED

2020 COMMONS AREA:

BRIDGE/MICHIGAN STREET CONNECTING BRIDGE STREET TO DOWNTOWN.

12

DeVos Place

13

Calder Plaza

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO

ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: MONROE AVENUE CONNECTING MONROE NORTH TO DOWNTOWN.

FOR CONTINUATION OF DOWNTOWN COMMONS AREA TO THE NORTH

REFER TO PAGE 2

DOWNTOWN SOCIAL DISTRICT

COMMONS AREA DEMTicAhiIgLanMSt. AP (PARTIAL)

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDAViRnYelLaEnGdEPNl. D

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY / DDA BOUNDARY (NOT IN VIEW ON THIS SHEET)

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS ACRrEeAscent St.

SINGLE BUSINESS LICENSED OUTDOOR SEATING AREA (EXCLUDED FROM COMMONS AREA)

Winchester Pl. Ionia Ave. Ottawa Ave.

Ford Museum

DeVos

14

Performance

Hall

15 17

COMMONS AREA WITHIN CALDER PLAZA

MAY BE TEMPORARILY EXCLUDED FROM

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA

23

WHEN PERMITTED SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD

Lyon St.

LIQUOR LICENSEES ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL DISTRICT PERMIT (Refer to pages 8-10 for more information on qualified licensees)

12 ATWATER BREWERY 13 DEVOS PLACE 14 ROAM 15 RESERVE 16 AMWAY GRAND PLAZA HOTEL

48 BRUSH STUDIO

49 20 MONROE LIVE

50 THE B.O.B.

Lyon St.

51 PIND INDIAN CUISINE

52 CHARLY'S CRAB

College Ave.

Prospect Ave. Lafayette Ave.

16

18

22 24

17 THE CHOP HOUSE

53 SOCIAL HOUSE

42

43 GR

Public

44

Museum

45

Front Ave.

COMMONS AREA ON BLUE BRIDGE MAY BE TEMPORARILY EXCLUDED FROM DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA WHEN PERMITTED SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD

51

46 50

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO

ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED 2020 COMMONS

AREA: VAN ANDEL ARENA PLAZA.

52

53

Weston St.

54

FOR CONTINUATION OF DOWNTOWN

COMMONS AREA TO THE SOUTH

REFER TO PAGE 4

78

Ottawa Ave.

19

20

21

25

Pearl St.

Monr2o8e

29

Center

30

St.

26 27

GRAM

31

Louis St.

32 35 33

34

47

36

37

49

48

38 39

E. Fulton St.

56 61 62

57

58

55

59

60

VanAndel Arena

65

66

Oakes St.

63

64

Weston St.

71

67

68

69

72

41 40

Sheldon Ave.

Fountain St. Library St.

73

74 76 77

75

Weston St.

Oakes St.

18 BULLSHEAD TAVERN

19 MOJO'S

20 FLANAGAN'S IRISH PUB

21 SUNDANCE GRILL

22 HOMEWOOD SUITES

23 UNIVERSITY CLUB

24 HYATT PLACE

25 TUPELO HONEY

26 FERRIS COFFEE

27 FORTY PEARL

28 THE TOWER BALLROOM

29 UCCELLO'S

30 31

JCoINhCnOSDtE. MAYO

GRAND RAPIDS ART

MUSEUM

32 PARSLEY

33 LITTLE BIRD

34 CITY FLATS HOTEL

35 BIG O'S CAFE

36 LEO'S

37 SOHO SUSHI

38 HOUSE OF WINE

39 BRICK AND PORTER

40 OSTERIA ROSSA

41 APARTMENT LOUNGE

42 HOLIDAY INN

43 GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM

44 JW MARRIOT / 616 RESTAURANT

45 Z'S RESTAURANT & BAR

46 COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT

47 AC HOTEL

Gay Ave. Prospect Ave.

54 BISTRO BELLA VITA 55 VAN ANDEL ARENA 56 GRAND RAPIDS BREWING 57 J. GARDELLA'S TAVERN 58 DIVANI 59 SPARKS BBQ 60 HOPCAT

61 BUFFALOFWouILnDtWaIiNnGSSt.

62 BACK FORTY SALOON 63 SAN CHEZ 64 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY 65 MAX'S SOUTH SEAS HIDEAWAY 66 LUNA 67 STELLA'S 68 PYRAMID SCHEME 69 NEW HOTEL MERTENS 70 NOT USED 71 ROCKWELL/REPUBLIC 72 RUMORS NIGHT CLUB

E7.3FMulEtXoOn St.

74 ONE TRICK PONY 75 COTTAGE BAR 76 PALACE OF INDIA 77 BOLD CIGAR LOUNGE 78 STAN'S TACOS 79 NOT USED

Washington St.

MLCC SOCIAL DISTRICT DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS

PERMIT PLANS + ILLUSTRATIVES

not to scale

State St.

25 MAY 2021

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS SOCIAL DISTRICT: COMMONS AREA DETAIL 3

Je erson Ave. LaGrave Av

Madison Ave.

Division Ave Commerce Ave

rket Ave. .

Grandville Ave.

FOR CONTINUATION OF

DOWNTOWN COMMONS

51

AREA TO THE NORTH

REFER TO PAGE 3

52

PROPOSED NEW COMMONS AREA ADDED TO ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED

2020 COMMONS AREA: VAN

ANDEL ARENA PLAZA.

50

53

Weston St.

54 78 80

Ottawa Ave.

49

48

E. Fulton St.

56 61 62

57

58

55

59

60

VanAndel Arena

65

66

Oakes St.

81

82

63

64

Weston St.

93

71 67

68

69

72

86

Cherry St.

85

83 84

Finney Ave.

Williams St.

87

Bartlett St.

Central Station

Ionia St.

Williams St. Bartlett St.

Goodrich St.

Ney Ave.

Wealthy St.

King St.

Logan St.

89

90

92 Downtown

Market 91

88

McConnell St.

MLCC SOCIAL DISTRICT DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS

PERMIT PLANS + ILLUSTRATIVES

Pleas

.

Buckley St.

Otta

Division Ave. Commerce Ave.

on Ave.

Mor Madison Ave.

Pro Lafayette Ave.

Cass Ave.

LaGrave Ave. s

Sheldon Ave.

74

77

73

76

75

Weston St.

Oakes St.

LaGrave Ave.

Maple St. Goodrich St. Wealthy St.

Je erson Ave.

Je erson Ave.

DOWNTOWN SOCIAL DISTRICT

COMMONS AREAE.DFulEtoTn SAt. IL MAP (PARTIAL)

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY LEGEND

Gay Ave. Prospect Ave.

SOCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY / DDA BOUNDARY

DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS COMMONS AREA

SINGLE BUSINESS LICENSED OUTDOOR SEATING AREA (EXCLUDED FROM COMMONS AREA)

LIQUOR LICENSEES ELIGIBLE FOR WSOasChIAinLgDtoInSTSRt.ICT PERMIT

(Refer to pages 8-10 for more information on qualified licensees)

48 BRUSH STUDIO

49 20 MONROE LIVE

50 THE B.O.B. 51 PIND INDIAN CUISINE 52 CHARLY'S CRAB

State St.

53 SOCIAL HOUSE

Ch5e4 rBrIySTSRtO. BELLA VITA

55 VAN ANDEL ARENA

56 GRAND RAPIDS BREWING

57 J. GARDELLA'S TAVERN

58 DIVANI

59 SPARKS BBQ

60 HOPCAT

61 BUFFALO WILD WINGS

62 BACK FORTY SALOON

63 SAN CHEZ

64 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

65 MAX'S SOUTH SEAS HIDEAWAY

66 LUNA

67 STELLA'S

68 PYRAMID SCHEME

69 NEW HOTEL MERTENS

70 NOT USED

71 ROCKWELL/REPUBLIC

72 RUMORS NIGHT CLUB

73 MEXO

74 ONE TRICK PONY

75 COTTAGE BAR

76 PALACE OF INDIA

77 BOLD CIGAR LOUNGE

78 STAN'S TACOS

79 NOT USED

College Ave. Morris Ave. Madison Ave. Prospect Ave.

Madison Ave.

80 GRAND WOODS LOUNGE 81 LEO'S CONEY ISLAND 82 TAVERN ON THE SQUARE 83 STUDIO PARK 84 PEPPINO'S PIZZERIA 85 TIN CAN 86 INTERSECTION 87 FOUNDERS BREWERY 88 CRAFT BEER CELLAR 89 APERTIVO 90 LOVE'S ICE CREAM 91 SLOW'S BAR-B-Q 92 DOWNTOWN MARKET 93 GR NOIR 94 NOT USED 95 NOT USED

Wealthy St.

Logan St.

#48 THROUGH #78 ARE ALSO REPRESENTED ON PAGE 3

Logan St.

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