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. .li. <br />MOUNDS VIEW <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: <br />From: <br />Item Title/Subject: <br />Introduction <br />Item No: Item 5.C. <br />Meeting Date: November 28, 2022 <br />Type of Business: Consent <br />City Administrator Review: <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />Resolution 9658 Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with <br />Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the <br />Mounds View Community Center <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 2023. 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 />Discussion <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 Iicensure <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 />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends that the City Council consider approving the lease agreement renewal with <br />Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for use of the kitchen space at the Mounds View Community Center, <br />to extend through December 31, 2023. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Mark Beer <br />Finance Director <br />