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Approving the application submitted by Judy Briggs on behalf of Macy's, 411 Cedar Street, for an exception to the general hours of operation for pedestrian skyway #16.
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Amended 6/6/12
WHEREAS, Judy Briggs has submitted an application on behalf of Macy's at 411 Cedar Street for an exception to the general hours of operation for the pedestrian skyway system. That application requests an exception to the general hours of operation for the portion of the skyway system leading from bridge number 16, requesting the building to have the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sunday; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 140.11(b) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code give the Council the power to grant such exceptions; and
WHEREAS, There exists an alternative route to portion of the skyway system that has general hours of operation; and
WHEREAS, No security such as a metal detector of photo identification is required to gain access to the portion of skyway system requesting the alternative hours; and
WHEREAS, There exists no contract or other legal document between the property and the city outlining alternative hours that cannot be altered by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, No other retail or business activities take place within the skyway system that would cause a difficulty in closing off those business areas from the ingress/egress area; and
WHEREAS, Macy's is a department store and the pedestrian skyway system is through the store with no barrier between the easement area and the merchandise; and
WHEREAS, store is intended to be closed outside of the proposed hours; and
WHEREAS, the Skyway Advisory Committee considered this application and recommended approval of the proposed hours; and
WHEREAS, the Council may reconsider the exception to the general hours if the circumstances change; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby finds that the proposed hours of operation are reasonable for the above-stated reason...
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