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<br /> <br />Item No: Item 5.F. <br />Meeting Date: December 9, 2019 <br />Type of Business: Consent <br />City Administrator Review: ______ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9203 Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with <br />Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the <br />Mounds View Community Center <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />The business known as Dippin Chocolate, LLC, has requested approval to renew their lease <br />for the commercial kitchen space at the Mounds View Community Center in 2020. Dippin <br />Chocolate has been leasing space since 2014 without incident. City policy dictates that only <br />licensed caterers shall be able to rent out or use the kitchen. The business has such a <br />license. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Staff originally brought this request to the Council’s attention in November of 2014 and asked <br />if it would be amenable to a limited lease agreement with the entity. As it was explained, the <br />business would not be preparing food or cooking within the space, and at most would likely <br />use the dishwasher for cleaning serving equipment used off-site. It was communicated to the <br />business that any such lease would be non-exclusive and their usage could not interfere with <br />or disrupt existing tenant’s usage or other scheduled events, to which the business is <br />agreeable. According to staff at the Community Center, there have been no conflicts and the <br />business has been good to work with. The business will be required to provide proof of <br />updated insurance, provide an annual payment, and provide proof of current County licensure <br />as a condition of usage. No right of entry would be permitted after hours and no keys would <br />be provided to the business. Usage of the space would be paid on an hourly basis in a <br />manner consistent with policies and procedures already in place. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council consider Resolution 9203 approving the lease <br />agreement renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for use of the kitchen space at the Mounds <br />View Community Center, to extend through December 31, 2020. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Mark Beer <br />Finance Director <br /> <br />