RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER adopting Ordinance No. 2021-05, an urgency ordinance establishing a temporary cap on fees charged by third-party delivery services for food orders and deliveries from restaurants in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on restaurants in Contra Costa County and throughout the state. According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurant employment in California as of November 2020 is at least 20% lower than restaurant employment in February 2020. Restaurants nationally also continued to see job losses between October and November 2020. Restaurant sales fell four percent nationally between October 2020 and November 2020, and sales remain more than 20% below February 2020 levels. Overall total restaurant and food service sales nationally were down $240 billion from expected levels in 2020.
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