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<br />~i>"-;';,';,'~ <br /> <br />6.1H <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />May 18,2009 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />License Agreement between the. City of Redwood City and Fresh & Natural Food <br />Service Group for cafe at Redwood Shores Branch Library. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve the License Agreement with Fresh & Natural Food Service Group <br />for cafe services at the Redwood Shores Branch Library. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Redwood Shores Branch Library has space programmed for a cafe that will service <br />library customers, community room users and the Redwood Shores neighborhood. <br />People visiting the libraries seek not only the latest in technology, information, <br />instruction, and materials, but also a place to read, relax, refresh and take refuge from <br />the world outside. The cafe in the Redwood Shores Branch Library will serve to create <br />'this atmosphere and make the library a special destination. <br /> <br />The cafe will be located to the right sidf;t of the building, which will also house five <br />community meeting rooms. There is a separate entry point for the cafe, at the rear of <br />the library, so it can be accessed and operational when the library is closed. When the <br />library is open, this area can be accessed from the main portion of the library as well as <br />directly from the .exterior area in the back of the library. . The area directly outside the <br />cafe is part of the Bay Trail '- a continuous 400-mne recreational corridor that will <br />encircle the entire Bay Area. <br /> <br />A Request For Proposal process was initiated by staff and Fresh & Natural Food <br />Service Group has been. identified as the best qualified licensee, based on selection <br />criteria such as experience, ability to finance, operating standards, menu choices, <br />green-friendly aspects, and customer service standards that provide a complimentary fit <br />with the Redwood Shores community and the anticipated age groups who will <br />patronizing the library <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Council may choose not to approve the License Agreement which will result in the <br />Redwood. Shores Branch Library being without a cafe. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br /> <br />.Fresh & Natural Food Service Group Is responsible for all food service tenant <br />Improvements. The monthly license fee to be paid by Licensee to the City shall be in <br />the amount of 50/0 of daily gross cafe'sales in excess of $600.. Licensee agrees to pay <br />