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Recommendation to Approve Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director, Eric Levitt, City Manager and Michael H. Roush, Chief Assistant City Attorney, as Designated Real Property Negotiators for Dialemi, Inc. (known as "Jim's on the Course" or "Concessionaire") Concession Agreement. (Recreation 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jim's on the Course has provided food and beverage service at the Corica Park golf complex since 2006. The Concession Agreement (Agreement) requires construction of an event center to provide for golf tournament banquets and other rental events by the community. The Concessionaire has encountered significant obstacles in their efforts to complete the event center and has requested revisions regarding this portion of the Agreement. Such revisions fall within the scope of "term, price and conditions" for which the City Council must designate real property negotiators and then meet in closed session to provide direction to the negotiators.
BACKGROUND
In January 2006, the City of Alameda (City) entered into an agreement with Tom Geanekos to be the sole provider of food and beverage services at the Corica Park golf complex. The restaurant is known as "Jim's on the Course." After taking over the operations, Mr. Geanekos improved the overall quality of the restaurant resulting in an increased number of patrons visiting the facility from both the golfing and non-golfing community.
On March 1, 2016, the City entered into a new Concession Agreement with the Concessionaire to provide food and beverage service at the Corica Park golf complex. The 2016 Agreement included improvements to the existing restaurant facility and the addition of an enclosed patio for golf banquets and events.
On December 19, 2017, the City Council approved the First Amendment to the Agreement, which changed all references from construction of an enclosed patio to construction of an "event center." This cha...
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