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Department Approval <br />/ <br />/ ,� <br />Item Description <br />���� �� <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Authorization to <br />for Operation o <br />Center. <br />Date: 10-22-12 <br />Item No.: <br />City Manager Approval <br />Enter into an Agreement with Mr. Stanley Jackson <br />the Concession Stands at the Roseville Skating <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Roseville Skating Center (Arena and OVAL) has leased its concession stand operations to <br />Big Ten Catering since June of 2004. Big Ten Catering has recently notified the Skating Center <br />staff that they will not be continuing. <br />On September 24�h, 2012, staff issued a Request for Proposals and received two. One was from <br />The Minnesota Sausage Company at a proposed base lease rate of $3000 annually. The second <br />was from Mr. Stanley Jackson at a proposed base lease rate of $12,000 annually. The <br />arrangement with Big Ten Catering was $12,000 annually which is what is currently anticipated <br />in the annual Skating Center revenue budget. <br />After reviewing both proposals, Mr. Stanley Jackson's proposal is most advantages to the City <br />and would result in a successful operation at the Skating Center because: <br />• Mr. Jackson has extensive experience and currently provides concession operations at the <br />Roseville Bingo Hall and the West St. Paul Bingo Palace <br />• Mr. Jackson currently works directly for two significant Skating Center user groups; <br />Midway Speedskating and the Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association at the Roseville <br />Bingo Hall. Mr. Jackson comes highly recommended by both groups. <br />• The proposed hours of operation and products served are consistent with information that <br />staff has gathered fram Skating Center users <br />• Mr. Jackson will continue to work to provide a menu with a variety of items including <br />healthy food choices <br />• There is a guarantee lease amount to the City of $12,000 annually as currently budgeted <br />Timing is important and it is desirable to secure a suitable operator prior to the OVAL opening <br />on November 9th and prior to the beginning of the High School Hockey season on November <br />27`h Concessions provide a value added experience for users on a daily basis. <br />This is a very specialized operation with the market for operators being limited. It is the <br />recommendation of staff to enter into the enclosed Concession Agreement with Mr. Stanley <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />