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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br />October 3, 2022 <br />----------------------------- <br />concern for how quickly vegetation is spreading. He questioned what the lake will <br />look like in a few years if they are not proactive about maintenance, and how much <br />more costs may increase. <br /> <br />Council consensus for the OLID to work with staff on funding options. <br /> <br />10.3 Furniture and Things Community Event Center Concessions & <br />Catering <br /> <br /> Mr. Dalton presented the staff report. <br /> <br />There was discussion about the need for an interim plan and a larger scope review of <br />where the city wants the facility to be long-term. <br /> <br />Council expressed the following: <br /> How would food trucks be incorporated as an allowed use. <br /> How does fast food delivery fit into the plan. <br /> How do liquor licensing/catering permits work together <br /> can/is the city going to hold a liquor license. <br /> Is a new exclusive caterer sponsorship wanted as a revenue stream source. <br /> We went down the path of an exclusive caterer and it didn’t work. Why. Is it <br />sustainable to have a premier caterer offering gourmet food, or would we be <br />pigeonholing ourselves by going with what we want versus what is realistic, <br />or should we explore all opportunities. <br /> Process clarification, who would attract and negotiate a sponsor and who <br />makes the final decision on it <br /> Process clarification for determining the overall goals and direction of the <br />facility and the roles/responsibly between staff, the Commission and <br />Council. <br /> If not going to utilize the Commission, then it should be abolished. <br /> Concerns for the facility running like government versus a business. <br /> Concern for a balanced budget, and with spending money to hire employees <br />when there is not enough revenue. <br /> Concern for the city in the restaurant business. <br /> Survey of user groups. <br /> Concern for the facility reverting to an arena versus a premier multi-use <br />facility. <br /> Concern for management/scheduling of multiple caterers by staff. <br /> Concern for the personal time spent on capturing sponsors and their <br />management moving forward. <br /> Concern for communications between staff, the Multipurpose Facilty <br />Advisory Commission, and Council. <br /> Push this back to the Commission to draft a short-term policy, vet, and make <br />recommendations of approved caterers, until we can have a deeper <br />discussion of the long-term goals for the facility. <br /> <br />