Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Finance and Management has been in discussion with several food service vendors in an effort to find a replacement vendor to provide retail sale of food and beverages to Department of Health staff and visitors at 240 Parsons Avenue. Per a lease agreement approved by City Council, a vendor began providing food service in early 2009, but due to low sales figures, terminated its lease. A second vendor began food service operation on the premises in 2010, per a lease agreement approved by City Council, but again due to low sales, terminated its lease. A third vendor, Robert Elmore, dba as Sip Flip & Dip, has now agreed to provide retail food & beverage service at the Columbus Health Department from a food concession truck to be located at a designated site on the parking deck.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Columbus Department of Health, to enter into a short term license agreement with Robert Elmore, dba as Sip Flip & Dip, to provide retail sale of food and beverages from a concession truck located on the parking deck at 240 Parsons Avenue.
This ordinance is requested as an emergency measure to allow retail sale of food and beverages to be offered for the benefit of employees and visitors as quickly as possible.
Fiscal Impact: The license agreement will provide the City with rental income of approximately
$1,200.00 during the initial six month term.
Emergency Action: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate provision of food services to both the public visitors and the staff at Columbus Public Health.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute, those documents necessary to enter into a license agreement by and between the City of Columbus and Robert Elmore for the retail sale of food and beverage from a concessions truck on the parking lot deck at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave...
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