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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a permit with Mr. Bart K. Miller, an individual doing business as Southern California Kiteboarding, to operate a kitesurfing concession for a two-year term. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
Mr. Bart K. Miller, an individual doing business as Southern California Kiteboarding, would like to operate a kitesurfing concession on city beaches, offering kitesurfing lessons, rentals, and repair services. Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using the power of a large controllable kite to propel the rider and the specialized surfboard across the water. The calm water and steady onshore winds found along Long Beach's shoreline make it an ideal location for this sport. Southern California Kiteboarding is a new vendor, and will be providing similar services as the other two kiteboarding concessionaires currently operating their businesses on our beaches.
Mr. Miller is a Level 1 certified instructor with the International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) and has taught kiteboarding skills in excess of 1,000 hours. IKO is an independent international organization founded in 2001, for the purpose of promoting kiteboarding safety worldwide. Mr. Miller has over 13 years of experience teaching all ages and levels the skills necessary to be proficient in kiteboarding, skiing, snowboarding, and heli-skiing. He is fully nationally certified with expertise in teaching styles and learning progressions.
Southern California Kiteboarding will operate Monday through Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., year-round, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, with extended hours during the summer season.
The following are major provisions of the proposed permit:
.· Premises: City beaches, as shown on aerial photo (attachment).
· Permitted Use: Operation of a kitesurfing concession to include lessons, rentals, and repair services.
· Term: Two years, through April 30, 2012.
· Permit Fee: Ten percent of...
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