Fiscal Note
This resolution authorizes up to a 7-year agreement with Rutabaga Paddlesports LLC at Olbrich Park. The agreement will set forth the terms and conditions upon which the City will allow Rutabaga Paddlesports LLC to conduct water sport equipment rental and instructional programs, run day camps, sell non-alcoholic concession products, and related products at the Olbrich Park beach house. Rutabaga Paddlesports, LLC will pay the City an anticipated $40,400 over the seven (7) years of the agreement and make a minimum of $5,000 in capital improvements to the City’s facilities. These revenues will be recognized in the Parks Division Operating Budget.
Title
Authorizing the City to execute a use agreement with Rutabaga Paddlesports LLC to conduct rental, instructional, non-alcoholic concession and other recreational activities at the Olbrich Park Beach House for the years 2017-2023.
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WHEREAS, for many years, vendors have entered into agreements with the City allowing vendors to provide recreational and concession services to City residents and visitors at City shelters and facilities located at numerous City parks, which agreements are in the public’s interests as they facilitate greater access and enjoyment of the City’s parks, lakes and recreational opportunities; and,
WHEREAS, the vendors provide services to City residents and visitors, such as canoeing, kayaking, and boating lessons, watercraft rentals, kids camps, and food and general concessions, that the City does not, and cannot, otherwise provide at these, or other, locations, but that are in the public’s interest, which services help the City with its placemaking efforts at the City’s parks; and,
WHEREAS, Permittee is a local company, specializing in outdoor recreation and water sports, that has been operating in the Madison area for forty-years. In addition to its retail business, Permittee currently has a popular rental and instructional program and believes that it can expand to oth...
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