Mr. Don Brynildsen, Assistant City Engineer, Streets Division, and Mr. Bob Macdonald, Parking Engineer, briefly reviewed the report. Mr. Adrian Tuck, representing Planet Cafe, explained he has a large sidewalk cafe. The sidewalk cafe adds to the flavour of the community. There are no awnings or shops on either side of the cafe, so his operation does not impede pedestrian traffic during the winter months. He would like to keep his large sidewalk cafe open year- round.
People like to see activity outside all year.
Mr. Tuck suggested cafes located in different areas in the city, or close to residential areas, have different guidelines. The restaurant operates a sidewalk cafe and is licensed to serve liquor. The entire front wall of the restaurant is glass, with glass sliding doors. Also, following the restaurant closing at 2 a.m., the staff go out and stack the tables and chairs. Ms. Kyriakidis questioned how the 11 p.m. sidewalk cafe closing would be enforced and if there would be penalties for non-compliance.