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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 EXTENSION OF LEASE FOR FOOD/BEVERAGE AT TUSTIN SPORTS PKAGENDA REPORT VS�1 MEETING DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: APRIL 15, 2014 JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER Agenda Item 5 Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director N A DAVID A. WILSON, DIRECTOR, PARKS AND RECREATION EXTENSION OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR OPERATION OF FOOD /BEVERAGE CONCESSION AT TUSTIN SPORTS PARK SUMMARY: The City entered into a five (5) year Lease Agreement with Luigi and Amy Ravetto, dba Express Sports Cafe, in March 2006 to operate the food /beverage concession at the Tustin Sports Park. The Agreement was then extended for three (3) years on April 5, 2011. After evaluating the operation, and reviewing two years of tax returns from the business, staff concluded that raising the lease amount was not a feasible option at that time, and recommended extending the lease for three (3) years rather than the five (5) years specified as an option in the agreement in anticipation of economic conditions improving. Consistent with the terms of the Agreement, the lessee has requested the second and final extension of their lease. Staff recommends approval of Amendment No. 2 which would extend the terms of the Agreement for five (5) years and allow the business to continue providing food and beverage concessions to park patrons. When this extension expires in 2019, a new Lease Agreement will be necessary. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council execute Amendment No. 2 to the Lease Agreement between Luigi and Amy Ravetto (dba Express Sports Cafe) and the City of Tustin, thus extending their lease by five (5) years. FISCAL IMPACT: The terms of the Lease Agreement require the lessee to pay a rent of three hundred dollars ($300) per month except during the month of December of each year, when the business will be closed and no rent shall be due. After reviewing the market value of similar retail space, staff is recommending that the current monthly lease amount be increased 25% to $400. BACKGROUND: The Express Sports Cafe began operating the food /beverage concession at the Tustin Sports Park in October 2000 on an assigned lease. When that lease ended, the City entered into a five (5) year Lease Agreement with Express Sports Cafe in March 2006, which was then extended for three (3) years on April 5, 2011. In this time, the business has satisfactorily operated the facility and complied with all terms of the Lease regarding the operation of the concession. In a letter dated December 18, 2013, Luigi and Amy Ravetto requested the Lease Agreement be extended for a term of five (5) years. After reviewing the procedure for City real property leases in the Tustin Municipal Code (Ord. No. 1389, Sec. 1 - Procedure for Approval, Extension or Modification of Existing City or Redevelopment Real Property Leases), staff evaluated the property as well as the operation and financial documents of the business. Based on this review, staff is recommending the Lease Agreement be extended for five (5) years with a 25% increase in the monthly lease amount. Both of these actions are consistent with the terms of the original agreement. This matter has been reviewed by the City Attorney's office and Amendment No. 2 has been approved as to form. Parks & Recreation AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE TUSTIN SPORTS PARK FOOD /BEVERAGE CONCESSION This Amendment No. 2 is made this 15th day of April, 2014, by and between the CITY OF TUSTIN ( "CITY ") and Luigi and Amy Ravetto, P.O. Box 61524, Irvine, CA 92602, dba Express Sports Cafe ( "LESSEE "). RECITALS Whereas, on March 20, 2006, CITY and LESSEE entered into a five (5) year Lease Agreement ( "AGREEMENT ") to operate the food /beverage concession at the Tustin Sports Park (12850 Robinson Drive), and Whereas, on April 5, 2011, Amendment No. 1 extended this Lease Agreement for a period of three (3) years; and Whereas, LESEE may apply for a second extension of this Lease Agreement subject to CITY's exclusive discretion under section 2.3 of the Agreement, and Whereas, LESSEE has requested an extension to the Agreement, and Whereas, LESSEE is in compliance with the terms of this lease and the CITY wishes that the LESSEE continues to operate the food /beverage concession at Tustin Sports Park, and Whereas, it is in the best interest of both parties that the Agreement be extended for a period of three years, NOW, THEREFORE, based on the promises and mutual covenants herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. Extension of Agreement. Effective April 15, 2014, the term of this lease shall be extended for a period of five (5) years. 2. Rent. Effective April 1, 2014, the monthly rent amount as provided in Section 3.1 of the Agreement shall be increased to Four Hundred Dollars ($400). 3. Other Terms and Conditions of Agreement All other terms of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 2 to be effective as of the date set forth above. APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: u City Attorney LESSEE Luigi Ravetto Express Sports Cafe Amy Ravetto Express Sports Cafe LESSOR CITY OF TUSTIN Jeffrey C. Parker City Manager