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REPORT 6.10 Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council and Redevelopment Agency From the City Manager and ttle Ex~cLJtiye Dir, ~ctQf . .', ".. ., . November 5, 2007 SUBJECT Redevelopment Agency lease for vendor space 1 B; City license for food service in license area 1 B at Courthouse Square. RECOMMENDATION 1. Authorize, by motion, the Redevelopment Agency to execute a lease with Daily Boost LLC doing business as "Daily Boost" for Lease Area 1 B in Courthouse Square 2. Authorize, by motion, the City to execute a license with Daily Boost doing business as "Daily Boost" for License Area 1 B in Courthouse Square BACKGROUND In 2005, Redwood City entered into a 55-year Grant of Easement and License Cooperative Agreement with the County of San Mateo to create Courthouse Square, reconstruct the Courthouse fa<;ade, and preserve the historic County Courthouse Block. In 2006, the County amended the Cooperative Agreement to allow the City to install restrooms within the City's easement area for use by the general public. Placing restrooms within 300 feet of the Courthouse Square pavilions satisfies the County Health Department's requirements for food vendors in the concession spaces. In June 2007, the City consented to the assignment of easement to the Agency for the four concession spaces: Lease Areas 1A, 2A, 1 B, and 2B. Each lease area consists of an enclosed space measuring approximately 190 square feet (13' length by 14' width) as shown in Exhibit A. Vendor applicants will also enter into a license agreement with the City for an unenclosed 1,360 square feet area immediately surrounding the concession space for shared outdoor seating. Staff issued a request for qualifications for the concession spaces in February 2007, A selection committee consisting of representatives from the Redwood City Downtown Business Group, Redwood City Planning Commission, City staff, and real estate and banking professionals reviewed eight applications and recommended six applicants to provide business plans (two applications were incomplete). Five applicants submitted business plans, and were interviewed and ranked by the selection committee. Staff has been working with the top ranked applicants to facilitate the coordination of the County Health Department requirements and configuration of the proposed interior improvements. On August 16, 2007, city staff received notice that the applicant requesting the two concession spaces near Hamilton opted not to pursue the lease or license. The other applicant, Ruhina Karmali of Daily Boost LLC is ready to sign the lease and license agreements. The challenges of leasing the pavilions were briefly discussed by the Council's Downtown Committee at their last meeting on August 28. The combination of costs for