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Consider adopting the recommendation of the City Council Fee Committee regarding the extension of the Sunken Bridge Yacht Club campground lease through December 31st, 2027 and direct staff to modify the existing lease to provide for an incremental price increase beginning at $2500 for 2025, $4000 for 2026, and $6000 for 2027 and include language clarifying that it is the City's intention to absorb the campground into the School House Slough campground area upon the expiration of the lease extension on December 31, 2027.
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INITIATOR: Council Fee Committee
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Deputy City Manager Dewayne Burk
BACKGROUND: At the March 26th, 2024, Council Meeting, Council received a briefing from staff on the status of the Sunken Bridge Yacht Club recreation lease located at Lake Lawtonka. The purpose of the briefing was to obtain direction from Council concerning the future of said recreation area. Per Council direction, the existing lease agreement was referred to the Council Fee Committee for evaluation and to make a recommendation to the council. The Council Fee Committee did meet on April 17th, 2024, at 3 P.M. and did discuss the status of the lease. The committee's recommendation was to offer a temporary lease extension to the Sunken Bridge Yacht Club through December 31st, 2027. Said lease extension would include rate increases ranging from $2500 up to $6000 and would notice the club that the city intends to absorb the campground area into the School House Slough campground area. The committee noted that the reason for not moving forward now with allowing the lease to expire was that the city needs to provide for some improvements to the area wherein citizens can have access to a dry slip area that would be suitable and secure for sailboat storage at the lake.
EXHIBIT: Not Applicable
KEY ISSUES: The Sunken Bridge Yacht Club has expressed a desire to extend the existing lease which expires May 1, 2024.
FUNDING SOURCE: La...
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