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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter into Beach Concession Agreements with Monty's Beach, a California limited liability company, and Downey Restaurant Company, Inc., dba Gaucho Grill, for the operation of a food concession at Granada Beach and Alamitos Beach, respectively, on the stated terms and conditions, including options to renew at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute any necessary modifications to the proposed terms that may be necessary to expedite establishment of the beach concessions operation. (Districts 2,3)
DISCUSSION
On June 8, 2021, the City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into Beach Concession Agreements for the provision of food, beverage, and/or equipment rental concessions to beachgoers, special events, festivals, weddings, and other events at Junipero, Bayshore, and Mother's Beaches. The previous concession agreements had expired by its own terms at the end of 2018 and improvements were made to the City's beach concession stands and adjacent areas, which included installation of large play and fitness areas. The remaining concession stand nearing completion is located at Alamitos Beach, which will now include a cafe space, rooftop deck, large exterior seating area, new restrooms, a retail space, and play area. Beach Concession Agreements for Granada and Alamitos Beaches were not included in the previous City Council action as selection of concessionaires for these locations was still pending.
Efforts to find a suitable replacement concessionaire for the Granada and Alamitos Beach locations were included in the efforts along with Junipero, Bayshore and Mother's Beaches. Request for Proposals (RFP) No. PW19-018, seeking proposals for operators of one or more of the concessions stands, was issued in January 2019. With limited interest received in response to the RFP, the City utilized Lee & Associates, one of the City's on-call ...
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