The vote requested the Bureau of Engineering to report on recommendations on transitioning all existing al fresco participants into permanent sidewalk dining locations.
The city attorney was also requested to report on the feasibility of revising the Department of Transportation's People St. Program to let restaurants have the exclusive use of the public right-of-way, and the Department of Building and Safety, City Planning and the Los Angeles Fire Department were instructed to draft recommendations on developing a regulatory framework for a permanent al fresco program.
Mayor Eric Garcetti's budget proposal for the 2021-22 fiscal year -- which is currently being reviewed by the Budget and Finance Committee -- includes $2 million in grants for low-income neighborhood restaurants to create permanent areas for outdoor dining as part of the program.