Adoption of Resolution Approving a 15-Year Concession Agreement, with a 10-Year Renewal Option, with Dialemi, Inc. (known as Jim’s on the Course), for the Provision of Food and Beverage Service at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex. (Recreation and Parks 5301)
Good evening, Mayor and Council Amy Wooldridge, Interim Assistant City Manager and I. I'm here tonight also in part in my role as a recreation and parks director. So to give you some background, we the city has an existing agreement with gyms on the course that's been in place since 2006. So it's been operating. They're doing food and beverage at the Chuck Creek Golf Complex for the last ten years. That that agreement was a five year agreement. He extended his second his first option to renew for another five years. And the city did was not interested in continuing to renew at the existing terms and worked started negotiating directly with gyms on the course for new terms. And so therefore his current agreement expired just some of this December 2015 and he's now in a holding over clause month to month in his existing agreement. The bit one of the biggest reasons that the city chose to start negotiating a new new terms was was the need for expanded food and beverage facility to accommodate golf tournament dinners. And we recognize the great work that Greenway Golf is doing in the expansion with the course and anticipated the increased need for food and beverage service out there. Specific agreement terms. This is a 15 year term with a ten year option to renew. All construction and renovation expenses are the responsibility of the concessionaire. Those I'll get into more detail in those in a minute. But the basics it includes adding an enclosed patio for four golf tournament dinners and extend and expanded seating. It also includes exterior facade and a number of interior detailed interior renovations. Another big difference is that the concessionaire assumes utility costs. Currently, the city pays all utility costs at for the food and beverage for the restaurant. And with the new terms, the concessionaire will assume responsibility for that. The concession fee payments to the city for years, one through six or 5% for years, seven through 25 through the remainder of the term is seven and a half percent. However, there's two years of concession fees that are waived once the enclosed patios, construction is constructed and occupancy permit is issued for the next two years. After that, the fees would be waived. The concessionaire must meet all standards of the agreement for the city to affirmatively renew the option, the tenure option. Another thing is that the concessionaire in this agreement is required to hire a manager that is trained and solely focused on golf services, which is golf tournaments, the on course, food service and generally interaction with golf. And that person is to be trained by someone that on golf matters, by someone approved by the city. I also want to point out that there's been discussion about lease agreement versus concession agreement. And one of the primary some of the primary things that make this concession agreement is that a lease agreement? Allows the operator to use property, the property as collateral for a loan to make improvements and use it as security. And that's not the case here. It's a concession allowing for operations and. As we've just as I'll discuss in a minute Jim's in the course has shown sufficient financing capacity and doesn't need does not need the golf course restaurant as. Collateral for improvements. Additional agreement terms. The concessionaire will pay 0.5 half percent of gross revenues into the golf course, into a golf course capital improvement fund, essentially a savings account to ensure that they're continuing to make improvements to the facility above and beyond what's required and stipulated by the agreement, those structural improvements. So that money is put aside when in improvements, for example, replacing the roof needs to happen. Gyms in the course would come to the city to get authorization to use those funds to repair that roof. In addition, a big difference with this, with these agreement terms is that the concessionaire is responsible for all building and maintenance, including all structural systems. So whether it's HVAC, plumbing, the roof, all of those would now be the responsibility of the concessionaire. And previously the current agreement are the responsibility of the city. So getting into the financials. What this is showing you is the past years, past three years of concession fee revenue to the city. It shows the payments to the city, which in 20 1415. So it's currently eight and a half. This is current financials, currently eight and a half percent of gross revenues, which equal 125,000 to the city, minus utilities paid by the city. So the city received a net revenue of 45,000. And with the anticipated revenue, because we are now transferring the utility cost over to gyms on the course, even with the five with a lower percent rate on the on gross revenues in year one and 2016 remaining at the same gross, assuming the same gross revenues as currently the annual net revenue to the city would be $61,750. What this is also showing you under anticipated revenue. So the years two and three, which I mentioned, there would be no concession fee for the first two years after the enclosed patio is built in years, 4 to 6. We are anticipating after the enclosed patios built that we assumed an increase of 25% based on an expanded dinner menu. Expanded seating and golf tournaments. Now coming in means a higher gross revenue and thus net revenue coming to the city and that's 4 to 6 is still in the 5% gross revenue. And then years seven through 25 moves to the seven and a half percent of gross revenue. So I also want to mention the total improvement value is anticipated to be $750,000. That's $500,000 for the enclosed patio construction and about actually 275. So 250 to $275000 for the interior improvements. The city does retain this improved value on its property. And what we did is we used those numbers to do a financial review with Will Dan, which is a financial and economic consulting services group. They looked at the liquid assets, assets, as well as the line of credit available for gyms on the course and deemed it adequate for the scope of work for this agreement. And they based it on that $750,000 construction amount. Construction estimate. They also looked at the reported gross revenues and its within its within the standard expected range for full service restaurant and it's significantly higher than one attached to a golf course. It's common that restaurants attached to a golf course don't do as well as a standard restaurant because the attendants, the patrons come and go a bit. They go up and down. If it's raining, there's not folks there. There's weekdays are less folks there than on weekends. So it's not as reliable as a standard restaurant. So four, four standard industry for restaurants at a golf course, it's considered revenue of $5 per round or 100,000 rounds per year is considered standard, industry standard. And that totals $500,000 a year. Currently, John's on the course. GROSS revenue is $1.235 million per year, so exceeding that. And he's well within the range of what's expected for a restaurant, a non golf course restaurant. So even though the existing agreement does not require any improvements, James on the course has been has done some interior improvements . They've done some basic improvements to the men and women's restrooms. He's done some back area improvements to the kitchen and some improvements to the snack area. What this agreement does is requires interior a number of interior renovations, essentially the whole facility. There's back area improvements to the kitchen. It's essentially adding a second a second kitchen, a kitchen. And that will be able to serve larger banquets for the golf tournament dinners. It also improved require improvements to the snack bar new flooring. They'll be adding new display cases a second register, more staff to increase as we expect the number of golf patrons to increase. That will increase the flow of folks through the snack bar. Also, significant improvements to the dining area windows, flooring tables, all of the treatments. Other interior interior renovations required include the bar. The goal is to expand it and better define the bar area and include as shown new ceiling and modernize it. New lighting, new bar tables, new furniture. And then the intention is and what's in there is to do a bar patio as well, just outside the door that leads outside from the bar with pavers and umbrellas and outdoor patio heaters. And that's in addition to the enclosed patio. So moving on to the to the patio enclosure where you see before you, it doesn't show very well on the on the screen. But the red L-shape is is the patio wrapping around the existing facility. This is a schematic showing that it would add banquet seating, style seating 180 folks for regular style seating 164 people. It could be. What's nice about this design is the enclosed patio could be utilized separately from the dining area, so it can essentially be closed off. So when there's a tournament dinner, it can be private in step. And in that enclosed patio area away from the regular dining patrons or the entire facility can be opened up to be used for for a larger event. The city feels that it's a more functional use of the space than a separate banquet facility. Because it has that multi-use function, it can be separated and closed off for a private dinner, but it can also be opened up when it's really busy on Saturday and Sunday. Brunches for additional seating for the restaurant as a whole. This patio enclosure concept was approved by the Golf Commission in July 2015, and Greenway Golf also approved it at that time. And that was the basis that we used to start moving forward with the negotiating of this agreement. So the patio enclosure has full glass all the way around with accordion glass doors. It would keep the additional outdoor seating near the memorial and outside the bar door. So basically it adds capacity to the restaurant, but it keeps completely outdoor seating as well. It wouldn't replace the outdoor seating with with the umbrellas that exists there now. The agreement requires the concessionaire to match the design style and color scheme that Greenway Golf plans for the facility as a whole for the clubhouse. And so we would expect Greenway Golf to work on those design styles and colors and then the city and then the city would work with as well with gyms in the course to make sure those are being matched. And the agreement requires that the city approve all improvements. So we would be tracking that to make sure that we want it to look like one cohesive facility, not like two separate facilities. So for some renderings, these are renderings of the the planned enclosed patio. It has a fully retractable roof, which would lead to more, you know, a nice days, which we have many of them here in Alameda would would be. You could have that open air feeling. The accordion glass doors could open and close. The roof could open and close. And so they're fully weatherproof. So on a rainy day, you can completely enclose it. And it would have heating for the colder days, but it can also be opened up to to to allow the nice Alameda air and sun to to shine. And as shown here, will still include what you see to the right. It will still have the outside. For those who just want to be completely outside with some with umbrellas, it will have that as well. This is another view showing that with the tempered glass doors there would be full views of the golf course. And the goal and the vision of this improvement is to create a facility that's casually elegant and comfortable for golfers and non golfers alike. And one of the reasons. Well. And one thing, as I mentioned, what we're planning on what the plan is, is to some sample tournament dinners. Gyms in the course already provides tournament dinners with a number of these type dinner packages. He will be expanding dinner for the community as a whole, as well as working with Greenway to to work out dinner sample dinner menus that they're interested in. He always works with individual tournament folks hosting tournaments on what types of menus they like to see. I've seen a range of food that he's provided out there. So with that, a couple other points I want to hit. One is the process. If this concession agreement is not approved, then what the next steps would be, because that's been a question that's been asked by the community. And so if this concession agreement's not approved, then the city has in our lease agreement with Greenway Golf. Greenway Golf has first right of refusal. So the city would then enter into negotiations for food and beverage services with Greenway Golf and would bring that agreement then to council. Or they could choose to waive their first right of refusal if they waive their first right or refusal, or if for some reason council didn't agree and voted down the terms with the city, came to Greenway Golf then and opened, and only then would an open public RFP take place. So that's the process and steps that would occur. Gyms is a well-established Alameda restaurant. He was ten years at the golf course, 55 to 60 years on Lincoln Avenue, and they really give back to the community. I think you may hear from some folks the the youth and the women's club. In the men's club, he's he's often he does what he can to help support those organizations. And he's shown that over time. In addition, I met today with the Golf Commission. They and the Golf Commission recommended that the city extend Jim's on the course existing concession agreement for six months and bring back to the next Golf Commission meeting on April 12th, 2016. A revised, revised agreement terms with Jim's on the course that was discussed and agreed upon with Greenway Golf. So essentially what their recommendation today was, they all expressed solid support for Jim's on the course as a concessionaire at the golf course, and they asked that Greenway Golf and Jim's in the course work on the terms to ensure that it incorporates Greenway Golf as golf's feedback. So I mentioned previously that since July in July 2015, the Golf Commission approved the enclosed patio concept. And what I told them at that time is with this approval, we were going to move forward. I would move forward in negotiations with gyms on the course. And so I have been in negotiations actively with the owner, Tom Jericho, since that time. I have been in discussions with Greenway Golf to the extent legally allowed to keep them as well apprized as I could on on how that was moving forward. We try to include their needs and their requests as feasible things such as making sure that, you know, everything is is a comprehensive look and feel to the course. I do want to remind this is an agreement between the city and Gemma's on the course. It's not a three way agreement, but it's between Jim's and the course. And city staff feels. I feel this agreement before you best represents the needs of the city, the revenue it will bring to the city, which goes into the golf fund, which then goes back into the golf course for improvements such as the front gateway that we've all been waiting to prove for a very long time. It would go back into resurfacing the parking lot, so any increase to revenue to the golf fund will be put back into the golf course. The city feels jammed on the course is a proven partner. He's had increasing revenues. Overall for the last ten years. A strong service to the community and proven reputation. Alameda. So with that, I. Conclude my presentation and I'm open to any questions. Any clarifying questions from Council member Ashcraft? Thank you, Ms. Wooldridge. I have just a couple on the slide show. You just showed us the renderings. Who prepared this? Gyms on the course. Architect. I'd have to bring him up to get the exact name of the architect. And we get an eight. You want the name of the architect that you're asking? I did. Who did the rendering? You come up? I know. Happens. Yeah. Believing. You can introduce your guests. Yes. The microphone may be just a bit taller. Madam Mayor. Members of the city council. My name is Tom Nicos. I'm the owner of Jim's coffee shop. And Jim's on the course. I guess I'm here to answer questions. I just wanted to know the name of the entity that did the. MLB MLB design. I'm sorry. M l de design. M l p d d. M l d. L the design. And so have this been submitted to the Planning Board for design review or what stage are we in? I can. Right. Let's go back to staff, please. Thank you. Yeah, thank you for the reminder. So any. No, it's still in concept. And the enclosed patio. The agreement requires that the enclosed patio be the detailed design be approved by the Golf Commission, as well as approved by the planning board. That's my only question on the renderings. And one other question has to do with the, um, I believe you said in your presentation that you wanted to, um, we wanted to expand the service at gyms to, um, also serve dinner. And I'm just looking at exhibit one, the concession agreement, and on page ten, paragraph 7.0, 2 hours. It says concessionaires business operations that the premises shall be open for breakfast and lunch each day of the year, that the golf complex is open. But I don't see a reference to dinner. The breakfast and lunch is what's been done, and that's a minimum requirement. So how do we require dinner if it's not in the concession agreement? We could add it if we want to require. Um. Did I not hear you mention that in the presentation? Yes, you did. The intention is to add dinner were especially with tournament dinners and to serve tournaments, and the minimum is certainly breakfast and lunch. But he will be adding dinner. All right. Thank you. Just to add to what Amy just said. Ever since we've been there, winner, ten years at the golf course now and our hours of operation have always been 6 a.m. until roughly 8:30 p.m. in the kitchen and around ten or 11 p.m. at the bar. That's been consistent throughout the whole time we've been there for the last ten years. So even though it doesn't say in our agreement that we should serve dinner. We always have. But because due to the limitation of the of the kitchen facilities. We're just limited as to what type of dinners. We can serve. So now that we have a little more kitchen space, we're doing much more dinners. And. Oh. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Questions of member out for you. Finished? All right, Vice Mayor. A couple of questions and I'd like to ask the city attorney again to repeat the difference between a lease and a concession agreement so that everybody is clear about this. Hmm. Go ahead and take your seat at this point. You think? Thank you, Vice Mayor. Matter. I see this concession agreement that's before you differs from a lease in several legally significant aspects of first a concession. I think first and foremost, a concession agreement does not grant any interest in the property. As you know, a lease granted leasehold interest in the property which can then be used to secure mortgages. And Ms. Woodridge spoke to the fact that this lease would not allow that. Also this concession agreement provides that it grants a concession in licensed gyms to the right to operate the facility for food and beverage operation. That is all. The concession agreement does not also doesn't have those typical types of terms that you find in a lease agreement. There's no obligation to pay rent. There's no obligation for the concessionaire to be responsible for the interest tax, i.e., that leasehold interest that they would have if they had a true lease. Similarly, as Mr. Aldridge alluded to before, there are limitations on being able. To use the property in any way. To finance. The improvements that have been discussed here earlier. Thank you. And my second question and this maybe Ms.. Roach can answer is, has there been a value assigned to the maintenance and repair costs based on what the city's maintenance and repair costs have been for the building? Well, honestly, the city has not put any any repair into that building since the ten years that the gym's on the course has been in there. So I and I, I don't have a specific dollar amount for you. Councilmember matter. I say my apologies, but it's really looking at a 4050 year old building and needing to coming down the pike will be relatively soon. The roof and the HVAC and it's easily 50, $60,000 with the repairs coming up in the next 3 to 5 years. And that liability has shifted completely from the city to the concessionaire by this agreement. That's correct. Thank you. And Brody. Just a couple quick questions firm as well. Rich, the the two party agreement, if I recall what you said, correct? That's correct. And then under our charter, what body has the authorization to give you direction to negotiate price in terms. That. That's the counsel, I understand. Correct. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Councilmember Ody, who has the authority to give staff the ability to direct or to direct staff to negotiate pricing terms? That would be you, the council. Okay. And if I'm correct, then we have given you that authority previously. Is that correct? In closed session. Yes. Okay. That's all. Thank you. Remember, these are. Just a clarifying question. Earlier you mentioned a standard. I don't know if it's. Concession revenues per round. And you mentioned that it was $5 per round or something. A golf course that generates 500, 500,000 rounds a year. So. So my math is that. The revenues per rounds for the entity we're dealing with is pretty, pretty much higher. And and that fact that standard. That's correct. So the standard is $5 per round for for food and beverage services at a golf course. It's a good average for a golf course. Rounds is 100,000 rounds at that. That's assuming $500,000 per year is 100,000 rounds, $500. $500,000 per year is a baseline for food and beverage concessions at a golf course. Okay. All right. Actually, what I was trying to finagle was. I'm trying to do the precisely get get what our rounds per round is at. But, but it's I have them estimates, but all my estimates are I don't know if that's confidential information by the way, but you did mention what the the revenue figures. The revenues, public records in this last year. It was a 1.235 million. I don't have a top of my head the exact number of rounds for that same fiscal year. Okay. Are any of the clarifying questions at this point council? We do have speakers. I'm going to go ahead and call the speakers at this point. You have ten. If you would like to speak on this item, please turn on your speaker slip. And it'll be Peter Fletcher and then Ken Campbell. Beverley Blatt. And this will be 3 minutes each. And then Pam Curtis, then Jane Southwold. Madam Mayor and members of the council. I'm Peter Fletcher, a lifelong resident of Alameda and a long time real estate broker. I'd like to speak in favor of the concession agreement that the city has drawn up with Tom G. And she and Nikos, the owner of both Jim's Diner and the concessionaire of Jim's, on the course, which you'll be dealing with tonight and hopefully renewing this agreement at this meeting. Tom and Jim's Home Style Diner have been one of the longest continuing running, continuously running businesses in Alameda and has been the concessionaire at Jim's on the course for some ten years. I have known Tom for at least 12 years and have had many business dealings with him. Tom has been honest, trustworthy, fair and generous in every one of these dealings. I currently help run the monthly marketing meetings for the Alameda Association of Realtors and Gyms on the course has been our venue for nearly seven years. They have always delivered excellent service and provided delicious meals at very fair prices throughout the entire time. Longtime Alameda owned businesses need to be supported by our city. We are seeing lots of new growth in our little town and as we grow, we need to be careful not to lose those time tested businesses that have stayed the course and delivered good service and products to our community. Please vote yes to sign the new concessionaire agreement with DOMA Inc, better known as Jim's on the course and give them the opportunity to refurbish the building and to continue to serve us in the future. Thank you. Thank you. Ken Campbell and then Beverly Black. Mayor Council. My name is Ken Campbell and I'm a principal owner. In Greenway Golf. The current golf tenant for the city of Alameda. And I first want to say that we're in support of the existing operator, Jim's and Tom. He's been excellent to work with. We do have some thoughts that we wanted to share and we've been sharing those with the Golf Commission earlier today. Currently, we you know, when you look at the long term agreement that's being proposed, we're going to be married to the restaurant operator for a long time. Both parties are. So we feel it's important that there's as much clarity as possible within the existing proposed agreement. We've been working to try to address these, but we feel that due to some of the privileged information, we weren't able to see a lot of the context of the agreement until it became public record. Our concern is not so much Tom and Jim's as the operators, much as that we feel that there's a lack of clarity in the current proposed agreement. We provided you some of the bullets, but we believe that on the context of the exterior patio, we did endorse the general concept of that. It was on the Golf. Commission agenda in. July, but we did it under the context that we wanted to see more conceptual drawings and more detail, and we did not have that opportunity until the. Agenda packet was released for this. Meeting tonight. We feel that there's some ongoing concerns that still need to be addressed, being that it's a long term agreement. We want to get this right with you guys too. And with the partnership with what Jim's on the on the course, we believe that there needs to be better clarity with some of the common area maintenance . There's no reference to on course convenience carts, which is an integral part of golf course services that we feel needs to be addressed, as well as what the defined services would be for food and beverage at the practice range in the par three. As you're probably aware, our company is making a sizable investment into the property over the long term, and we just want to work together with the partnership of the restaurant to make sure that we have the services that everyone wants within the community, and we feel like there's still more work that needs to be done on that . As I said, we're supportive, but we feel that there's needs to be a little bit more addressing of the encore snack bars. There's one on the north course that's in disrepair, as everyone knows that the golf course, the clubhouse, the restaurants all have been neglected for many years. So we want to make sure that that's clarified in the agreement. Currently, there's nothing in there that requires anything to be done to the North Core Snack bar or what may be done in the future. And we feel like that needs to be addressed as well. We're asking that you follow the recommendation of the Golf Commission and give us a little bit more time to have some real work sessions. We feel like we've had good dialog with Tom and the operations there and we feel that we can get these items addressed. Now that we're privileged to all the information we feel that we can sit down and go through these concerns through a work session. We value the community input that we had and went through the process when we were doing the golf golf course proposal. It helped provide the clarity because at the end of the day, it's not our vision. It's the community's vision that we want to see happen out there. So our position is, if you please look at what your golf commissions asked and give us just a little bit more time before you approve this tonight. Thank you. Beverly Black and then Pam Curtis. And then Jane sold. Well, good evening. Good evening, council members. I'm Beverly Blood. I'm chair of the Golf Commission. And I just wanted to. Give you a quick summary of of. What went on this afternoon. Mayor Spencer was there. But the others of you were not. I think that we had. On quite short notice. Quite a few. Members of the Gulf community. Present all expressed complete enthusiasm for maintaining. Chimps. On the course and also. How much they appreciate what Greenway. Has. Done so far. And what we expect further from them. The as Ken just said. The issues that. Came up were. Because. Of the process. Amy Wooldridge was negotiating the lease and they. In their conversations with with Tom, thought that certain things would be included and when the final product was out they didn't see them. So what we were asking for. Is just the time. To work out all these details. Everybody's in favor of. Maintaining the relationship with the concessionaire. It's just that. We want to make sure that. Everybody's happy. Thank you. Yeah. I'm Curtis. And then Jane saw Walt. And then Joe Van Winkle. Winkle. Mayor Spencer, members of the city council. I'm Pam Curtis. And I'm a resident of Alameda. And a golfer. I am not here to speak in opposition, Jim, on the course. I am here to get some facts. I want the best restaurant banquet facility for the golf course and for the city. I don't want to say 15 years from now that I supported the wrong group. I need some questions answered. And people have been talking about them. How much money has Tom agreed to put into the new facility? Is he trying to get. Bye bye. Spending as little as possible? Or is he willing to support a first class banquet facility that will accommodate a couple of hundred people for tournaments, weddings, and other special events? These are questions that I need to know the answers to. I want the Check Creek, a golf complex, to have a first class banquet restaurant facility to go with its first class golf course. I want a restaurant that I'm proud to take my out of city guests to. Please don't rush this action through. Make sure all the details are worked out before voting. A 25 year contract. Can be a win. Win, but it does not come with that guarantee. Please make sure all necessary t's are crossed and I's are dotted to avoid unnecessary surprises. We want a first class complex. That will meet the needs of our citizens. And that includes a first class restaurant banquet facility. Thank you. Thank you, Jane. So, Sobel. Then Joe Van Winkle and then Kathleen Thoms. Then. Good evening. I'm Jane Saul Wald. I'm the former chair of the Gulf Commission, and I was actively involved with the process by which we selected Greenway. Golf as our golf vendor. And I'm very proud to put that on my resume is helping shepherd that through because I think Greenway is doing an exceptional job at. The golf course, which. Many of you. Went on the tour last November promises. To be really outstanding. And I think we need to have a restaurant facility that. Matches that outstanding. Golf course. That we anticipate seeing. Plus, Greenway is ready. To jump in and work on the other golf. Course as soon as the. First one's done. It's going to be a fabulous facility. Let's make sure we have a restaurant to match. As was pointed out, unfortunately not. By. Ms. Wooldridge, but by others. There was a. Very extensive and lengthy meeting. This afternoon at which a lot of. These issues. Were discussed. And it's correct, no one was against gyms on the course having a lease. It's just let's. Iron out the details and make sure the lease that they sign. Covers all of the. Aspects of the agreement before you sign it. So the solution that was. Proposed by the Golf Commission that I very much urge you to take. Is for. Sake of Tom's. Peace of mind, extend his current. Lease for six months, but make it mandatory that there be negotiations between Greenway and. Jim's on the course to work. Out all these details that are still unsettled and have that done by April 12th, which is what the Golf Commission asked you to do. I urge you to do that because the. Last thing we want is to enter into. A 25 year lease and then find out that the agreement or the. Facility. Improvement that's being proposed by. Jim's on the course is. Not really what we want and not really something that would. Measure up to a world class golf facility that we're building. That takes some time. There's no urgency for this. There's no reason. That you have to give him a. 25 year lease tonight. You can do it a couple of months down the road once these details are ironed out. Now, the last point I want to just make is, although I'm a lawyer, I haven't done any. Legal research on the difference between a lease. And a concession agreement. But what our assistant city attorney pointed out, I think, is makes this that this is maybe not a concession agreement after all. Remember, he pointed. Out that in a lease. The lease holder. Has to pay taxes. Or a possessive rate. On possessor interest tax. Well, I urge you to look at Section. 4.05 of the proposed lease that has the concessionaire paying. Exactly those taxes, which our assistant city attorney told us. Earlier in. The evening. Makes this a lease. And not a concession agreement. That's, again, one of the details that you need to look at, make sure it's ironed out before you go forward. So I urge you. To. Accept the. Golf Commission's recommendation, do a six year extension of the current contract. Make it mandatory that everything be worked out by April 12th, and then. Go forward with the 25 year. Agreement. Thank you, Joe Van Winkle. And then Kathleen. Madam Mayor, council members and staff. The process broke down. But since today's word is praise, I'm going to praise the golf commission. The Golf Commission heard about this concept back in July, but then it was radio silence from then on. And then they noticed that it came up on your city council agenda tonight. So they jumped in and they held an emergency meeting today. Now, it's pretty unprecedented, I think, to shove the golf commission meeting right before the council meeting so you can get some input. But they got it. A lot of people showed up. There were more than 30 people there and they brought up lots of points of concern. 19 by my count, as I was trying to get them far too many to enumerate here in 3 minutes. And some very serious points. So they were unwilling to support a 25 year commitment, yet they had a sense of urgency that something needed to be done. And they also recognized the lack of clarity that needed to be resolved. The Golf Commission realized no amendments made by you tonight will fix that. So they did their job and they made a unanimous recommendation for the city to pause, allow gyms on the course in Greenway to work closely together, bring them back in early April, and most importantly, allow for the public to have their input, the public to see some drawings, the public to review the details. You should support the Golf Commission. They are a vital part of the city's management structure. They are the only group chartered and fully focused on the golf course. You've got rent control and bike paths and all sorts of other things to worry about. You've got staff doing two jobs the last several months. I urge you to praise the Golf Commission to acknowledge their recommendation and to give them the time to clarify this. And that other point that Jane raised about the lease versus the agreement, because as I'm sure you'll know, the lease requirement in the city charter is for four votes. And I'd like you to be compliant. Thank you. Thank you, Kathleen. So Sampson and then Peter. Yes, you may. All right. I'm the heart of the relationship high. And Peter's the lawyer. You could use the mic, please. One of the first people we met in the city was Marilyn. We've lived in a lot of places. We've been to a lot of restaurants. And this was the first place that we went to. And I came home from the hospital for surgery recently. It was the first place that we went to. I came home, that airplane in the city. We could have gone anywhere. This is the first place that we came to. I think of Cheers. My husband's lived in 26 places around the world, and this is like cheers. I love the fact that it's not perfect. The imperfection of it is what I think is charming. I love tobacco, but there's something charming about this place. There's something about the fact that it doesn't open our drain our wallets. We go there at least three times a week from six in the morning till ten at night. I don't care if it's not perfect. Imperfection to me is perfect. So I hope that I don't know the numbers or anything. But we love this place. We love Tom. We love every Greek in the place and every Spanish person and everybody they hire. We love the place. Now, Peter will probably make it more business. I talk from the heart. Well we I think we are the. Representatives of the non golfing customers of Jim's on the course and I'm sure there are quite a few. I think there's a great potential there. To increase the visibility of the facility to attract people who. Are nearby and I think. They just don't know about it. I'm amazed he doesn't know about it if they don't have to play golf. And I think they should promote that side of it. I have read the agreement. I have looked at the proposal. I think it's very exciting and I hope that one way or another you get to move ahead with it. Thank you. Thank you. I'm just going to give you my card if you. Thank you very much. Just because I'm leaving early, because I do have a health issue. All right. Thank you. Next, speakers, Norma Aunor. And then I'll be Little Arnold. And then Richard Waxman. Norma. Honorable mayor and members of the city council. For the mike down. Thank you. Stand back. Pull it down there. Perfect. I can hear you. I'm ale. I emailed some of this to the council so you're aware of it, but I'd like public to have a little input on it. And I want to give you a little history of golf course restaurants. I have been very active at the Chuck Greca Golf Complex. It's 1968, served as president of the Women's Club, appointed to the Golf Commission by Merrick Chuck Krieger as the first woman to ever serve. And I am presently president of the Alameda Junior Golf Club, and I spent countless hours at the golf complex. In a nationwide survey. The results showed that municipal golf course restaurants do not fare well and they do not make a profit. Over the years, our many restaurants at the golf complex have come and gone. None have ever had the great success that gyms has today. This problem actually goes back to 1927 when the course opened. The minutes show that from the very beginning that the city had problems with the restaurant. And it has continued over the years. One of the main. One of the main. Oh, oh, I'm sorry. Over the years are many restaurants at the golf complex have come and gone. None have ever had the great success that Jim's has today. This problem, actually. Well, I think I read all three. One of the main reasons for the failure of past restaurants is the owners spent more time playing golf on the course. Jim's restaurant on Lincoln Avenue has been a family owned business and tradition in Alameda since 1960, and now they are having the same success with Jim's on the course. They are not golfers, but our business people tending to their business and the people they serve. Check the city records and you will find that when golf was down, gyms on the course feature, the city was going up each year and still is. The anarchist family has always worked well with met with all the many clubs at the course and are experienced in providing elegant banquet or casual affairs and are able to keep the prices reasonable with the present plans to expand the restaurant. It will be win win for the city and. We will get more tournaments to use our facilities as golfers would rather stay off the course they play to hold their awards. At the present, we lose many tournaments to other facilities that have come that have room for functions following golf. You know, my husband put that three minute rule in when he was on the city council. And I don't like it right now. I'm trying to finish up as fast as I can. Be sure to tell him that, Norman. If you were to go out for bid, you would naturally have many bidders that would promise you the moon to take over a successful operation. I guarantee that you would never get anyone that has too many years of experience, success, and caring for Alameda and the customers they serve as the great Orcas family. When Greenway finishes the new Jack Clark course and the restaurant expands, Alameda will be a destination for golfers. Even without the remodel, golfers and families are now still enjoying the present restaurant. My intentions. Over the many years, I have always been for the good of the golf complex and for the city I love. There is no reason not to renew the contract with gyms on the course. Their second. Their record speaks for itself. I strongly recommend that you unanimously approved the contract as presented. The city staff have done their homework and have put together a contract. That will be a great it will be great for the golfers, the public and for the city of Alameda. And I have quite a few pages here of people that have signed in favor of the restaurant. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, little arch. Lil, your turn. And then Richard Waxman and then George something. Thank you very much. I. Didn't quite get what my wife said there, but it must have been funny about me. And we now will be married 66 years and 67 coming up in November. But I don't know that I don't know if we're going to make it after tonight. I really don't. She put her foot in a hole. So with that much said. No wonder you're a mayor because you beat me to the punch line tonight. I don't think I'm being time for this. You did? Because on behalf of the mayor of Alameda and the council members up there, you did a wonderful thing for Liz . Warmer damn here at this evening. And speaking for myself and friends who have been here in city government since 1952, I'm going to say this unequivocally. I have known many, many mayors. Citizen, city manager, city managers, council members, you name them. I've known them all. There have been some wonderful ones. There have been some lousy ones. But I want to tell you this in all honesty, she stepped into some deep shoes when John Russo left, and she just did a marvelous job. The city staff loves her. The people love her. It's been almost one year since you've taken over. We're sorry to see you go. But we will welcome the new city manager on board next week annually with a city in good hands. Congratulations. Thank you. In regards to the reason I'm here. I have a book here, which is one of two books. The only ones in existence next to the Bible. Laura, your city clerk is dying to get into them. There are so many contradictions between the ordinances that she has on the golf commission and the concessionaires that are so different. And if you will bear with me a few minutes, not even at I very seldom speak from prepared notes, but I have to to keep my facts in order. The very first. Commission meeting of the golf course was held on October 28, 1925, in the office of the City Manager. In October six of 1926, construction of the clubhouse was given out with 11 bidders. That should be a four mile clubhouse or not event drive, which we all go to in order to price, came in at $10,870 to build the Grand Pavilion. The dedication of the clubhouse took place on Friday, May 27, 1927. Now. The Golf Commission was integrated into the RPG with the Recreation Commission at that time in 1954 until 1985. Those are the era that I served from 53 to 86. I worked with the pros out there are all Frye, Max, McMurry, you name them. I work with them. I also work with the concessionaires. We had five concessionaires during our brief arrangement with the Recreation and Parks Department after 1985, and I reverted back to the Golf Commission. To the best of our research, which have gone back almost 90 years, there have been a total of 14 to 16 concessionaires during 90 years of operation. Most of the contractors did not very well, and nine of them did not have their options removed. It is a very difficult business also. To the best of our knowledge, Gemma's along the course has a general enviable distinction of being the longest concessionaire at ten years and three months. Gems has consistently increased city revenues each year. There were record is impeccable, as is the restaurant on Lincoln Avenue, which is the second oldest in Alameda at over 60 years. Next to all these. But since his arrival here, George Kelly and Greenway Golf Operations have also performed brilliantly, redoing the classic Par three. The renaming of the Jack Clark, the remake of the Jack Clark's Al Gore, and many of the other amenities he has brought to the complex. He does a remarkable job with the two courses par three and driving range. George is to be commended and I have great respect for George Kelly. However, Jim's under the leadership of the Iraqis family, has done equally as well and deserves the type of superlative that I give Greenway. They both perform excellently well at what they do. Kelly In the golf business, Jim's on the course in a concession. Better. This issue has been on the back burner for three years and has taken immeasurable time off city staff and department heads. Staff reports cost time and money, as you can see tonight. Quite frankly, I believe that the council has more serious issues to address. Like rent control, Alameda Point, Central Avenue, bike lanes, Marina Village, Del Monte Properties and others too numerous to mention. This should actually be at the bottom of the ladder. James is a fact. They have a minimum. What I like about Jim's is we go out to at least 2 to 4 times a week at breakfast. They have a minimum of 25 to 40 employees, nearly 90%, which are students, of which 80% are minorities that are in college working their way through. They are local people getting local money, doing local things. And in closing, I have two final paragraphs. It is my hope and desire and those of many people I know that both gems on the court and Greenway Golf can each work within their God given talent to make the golf career of golf complex a jewel for the city of Alameda. And I am strongly recommending the staff report be accepted and a unanimous vote entailed that will continue the operation the way it is. I'm not going to use that trite phrase. If it's not broken, don't fix it. But I will give you one that I use a lot. 20 years ago. Last week. Last month. The most recognized brand in the world in China, Australia and Russia. The United States is Coca-Cola, number one. Without a doubt. Nike, all of them second best. Hey, you know what a guy did that they brought in from South America 20 years ago? He says, I'm going to change the taste of coke. Well, bring in a new no new taste. He brought it in. All right. He cost Coca Cola $1.2 billion. So, ladies and gentlemen, you're the all good party up there tonight. I have sat where you have sat. You have difficult decisions. To me, this is a no brainer. Let Jims do his work at the concessionaire and let George Kelly do his work there. And hopefully everything will fit like a glove. I want to thank you for giving me the time to express not all my views, but those of many other. Thank you very much. Thank you. Which Richard Waxman. Hi, my name is Richard Waxman. And I'm Tom Jericho's attorney. And I've been working with Amy and several other people at the city of Alameda for a number of months and negotiating the terms of this new contract for the concession at the golf course. And I believe that the terms of that agreement are very detailed. It's not unusual for some lease type provisions to be in a concession agreement, such as property taxes, because the city of Alameda wanted Tom to take responsibility for those costs. And so that's why there's that provision is in there. It doesn't change the fact that that is a it is a concession agreement. It's not a leasehold interest in the premises. And it's very clear in that agreement on the terms and conditions. Now, if there are some issues that need further clarification, I know that Tom would be more than willing to sit down with Amy and the other people at the city of Alameda to try to work those things out. He has cooperated in every respect to provide financial information, to get a line of credit with his bank, and to take all necessary steps to meet the requirements to make sure that the city of Alameda is comfortable with moving forward with a new contract with Tom. And I believe it is a very good contract and it is fair for both sides. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker Jorge s e f s t h h iou. And then Doug Duncan and then Tom and our last speaker. Speaker Cheryl Saxton. If you want to speak on this item, please turn on your slip. Thank you. You spelled my name perfectly. And you pronounce it. Thank you. My name is George to you. A little background on me. I have owned world class restaurants. I have owned a catering company. I've done banquets. I am also a food wholesaler. Tom G. Nikos has been a customer of mine since 1992. Is my oldest. Not age wise. He is my longest customer that I have ever had. His longevity is due to his ability to run a restaurant. I have seen when I first started selling him food in 1992, he had a little hole in the wall little strait restaurant that, I don't know, seated maybe 25 people. And through his determination and his knowledge and his commitment to quality and good service. He's built gyms to what it is today. Sorry. I'm not a great speaker in front of people, but I think that. There is no better operator in this city and even around in the area. So I think Jim's should get the the deal. Thank you. Thank you, Doug. Don. Thank you. Good evening. Council mayor and city manager. Oh, I'm. I'm here for another topic, but just being on the golf course, I have to speak. Okay. And pardon me because it's going to eat into my time at a later point. Oh, I am. Feeling very comfortable that I here. Greenway wants to really delve into this and work with James. Let me give you a background. Everyone else has given their background. James is part of the family of Alameda, the fabric of Alameda. They sacrificed their own business out here to step out there. They were successful and they moved forward. The problem was a small businessman. He needs a commitment, a long term commitment so they can put invest the money and move forward. I do not support that. You move it out another six years and extend it. We are on the verge. On the verge. Greenway has done a remarkable job in renovating the course. And the course is. And the of. Driving range. But what has to happen today is the devil's in the details. We've been working on this for three years. I believe you have a very solid proposal. What is so unique? We do not want a country club atmosphere, particularly in the restaurant. I do bring the family out to James. I know many, probably half their patrons are people that are not golf. So that gives you a feeling of what they have done and they have the longevity. So if there's details to be worked out, work about quickly, make it happen and let's move on for a year and a half or a year from now, we're going to have that. Premier facility out there and we'll have the adjacent concessionaires. So thank you very much. Thank you. And I'll be Tom, Janet Goss and Cheryl Saxton. Those are our last speakers on this item. If you want to speak on this item, please turn in your slip. Good evening, Madam Chair. Members of the City Council. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to come before you tonight. First of all, I want to thank Amy. Most of all, she worked. Tremendously hard on this. On this whole project. She put a lot of work and I thought time, a lot of effort. And I want to commend her. She's a pleasure to work with throughout the whole time. It's been a long process. We've been at this well over a year and Amy hung in there all the way and all the hurdles and all the obstacles. And secondly, I want to thank everyone who spoke for and against me for all the nice words they said, you know. So, Jim, just pretty much I mean, everybody knows germs have been around since 1960. We're going on to the third generation. You know, I'm not as young as I used to be. My son, you know, will probably be taking over the business. And, you know, our goal. We are a family in the restaurant business. That's what we do. You know, we do restaurants and, you know. We do them well. The only measure of success. At a restaurant is its longevity. Every restaurant the last five years, depending on who statistics you look at. Russ was the last. 90% of restaurants go out of business in the first five years of operation. We've been around for a long time. That alone is a testament to. To our business and what we do so. We currently have around 60 employees between both locations and we have 20 to 25 employees at the at the golf course. And we hire local people. And we we are. Um. But can I say this? We. We like being part of the community and we want to stay at the golf course location. And without saying a lot that I'm going to get myself in trouble with, I just want to say, you know, I wish you would approve my lease tonight so we can move forward with this project. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Cheryl Saxton. Hi. Good evening. Uh, mayor and council members. I'm also a part of the Gulf Commission. We met for about two and a half hours this afternoon. And first, to just clarify, was not six years that we recommended was six months extension of the current lease with the ability to hammer that out much sooner as soon as 30 , 60 days. If they could get that information worked between Greenway and Jim's on the course and get it back to the Gulf Commission and subsequently to all of you. I worked at the. Golf course when I was 16. I worked at the Snack Shack. I was a breakfast cooked out there and I. Know the. Condition that it was in back then, and I don't think that it has changed much, much since then, until Jim's on the course took it over. There's no question. That anyone is. Against. Jim's on the course. Everyone is very much in favor, but with the amount of work that Greenway Golf is putting in and the caliber of golf course that we're going to have out there, just the little details. That are not. In the agreement at the moment. We would request that some of those get added and amended before the agreement is signed. Um hmm. An example of that is for the caliber of golf course it's going to be. It'd be nice to have a cart that goes around providing beverages or whatnot and nothing like that. Was a provision in the lease currently or in the agreement excuse me, and the change to the snack bar on an on the north course. Some details like that need to be added or changed or. So. It is our recommendation that the extension be six months, but certainly that the agreement could be signed much sooner as soon as the two could get together and hammer out a few more of the details. Um, thank you. Thank you. All right. She's our last speaker. Council members, member OTI. Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank all of the folks who came out tonight to speak and thank staff again for a tremendous effort in putting together this concession agreement. Now. As a new council member. You know, I try to look up to some folks in the community who I consider mentors whose opinions are very important to me. A Two of them are here in this room and they spoke on this issue. One of them in a little ironic. His wife, Norma. For full disclosure, they invited me over for coffee and one donut from the new shop on Park Street. And Little pulled out the book, the Golf Commission book. And it was fascinating for me to sit there with Lil and Norma and actually relive the history of the golf commission. And, you know, he tried to do this in four or 5 minutes when I was at his dining room table. It took a little bit longer. And I really appreciate that. But, you know, one of the points that stuck with me from that meeting with Lil and Norma was that this concessionaire actually has been the longest concessionaire of anyone we've had in the golf course throughout Alameda history. And to me, that's important. We need to have some stability out there. I remember when there was a previous restaurant there and I'd never gone there, you know, even though living here 20 years yet, I've been to gyms many a times, both on the golf course and on the main island. And sometimes, you know, when you live on Bay Farm, as as Peter Fletcher talked about and, you know, that's the place to go. I mean, that's the restaurant you want to take your family. And I agree with Doug. You know, believe it or not, I do listen to you and you do mentor me and provide comments. And, you know, I call you often and and get those the gyms is a fabric of our community, you know, not only for Bay Farm, but even those on the main island, you know, all is too busy. Or gyms on Lincoln, which has been there 60 years. If they're too busy, then, you know, we hop in the car even though we shouldn't use greenhouse gases and we drive out to the golf course because we know the line is shorter. So I think that's important that, you know, we're putting our faith in an Alameda business and not an Alameda business that's just starting. We're not an Alameda business that doesn't have a track record, one that has 60 years, one that has skin in the game. You know, part of the concession, because this is a concession agreement, you know, he can't use the property to get a lean to finance. So he's they're going to use his personal funds or use a lean against his existing business. I mean, to me, that skin in the game and that's the type of partner we want in our community. I think this is you know, it would be great if, you know, you know, we could have a Black Hawk or something like that. But, you know, this is not the character of our community. Our our character is is a family city, a place where you could take your kids or like I think it was Kathleen and Peter, you know, when they come home from a trip, you know, they can grab something, you know, casual I think casual elegance was that was the term that I heard, you know, or if you're all sweating and after your golfing, you know, that's the place you want to go. You know, we have tobaccos. You know, we have some nice places to eat. But, you know, on the golf course, you know, for folks and families on Bay Farm Island, you know, I think this is the perfect match. No, I'm I respect the Golf Commission's suggestions, but from what I heard from both the attorney and from the owner, you know, there's nothing stopping the owner of Jim's and Greenway from engaging in negotiations. If we approve this this concession agreement and actually working on some of these points and I sensed willingness to do that and I will trust that there is a willingness to do that. But I do believe that we should give gyms the, you know, the certainty of having an agreement and maybe give them some equal bargaining power in those negotiations that they might not have if we place this agreement contingent on fulfilling those conditions. So nothing in my mind, you know, prevents you from doing that. I'm wholeheartedly in support of this. Please don't confuse my brevity with any lack of commitment. I'm full fully in support of this and hope that urge my colleagues to support this and hope that we can begin a new chapter on golf on the golf course with gyms as a long term concessionaire. And. Thank you, Mary Spencer. And thank you to everyone who came out and spoke in all the letters we've received up until now, I don't think we heard anybody say, don't give the concession to Jim's on the golf course. But what I did hear and I put great weight into the work of the Golf Commission because they study these issues more in more detail than we do. And they're recommending a simple six month extension. They're saying we all like Jim's, but there are some details that need to be worked out. I think all of us who've had a chance to go out and tour the new about to be newly renovated south course, which is going to be lovely, are impressed. And we've seen what what Greenway has already done with the Smith Albright and the the driving range south course is coming along beautifully. It is reasonable to want facilities and it's not country club but just nice, decent, good design standards to be consistent with what is is being done out there. Now I think people agree that the selection of Greenway Golf Golf was an inspired one. They they've shown themselves to be very capable in what they're doing. So it would be very difficult for me to go against the unanimous recommendation of the golf commission. I think it's completely reasonable what they're doing. And as Mr. Saxton just reminded us, it doesn't have to take six more months to get this agreement inked because there is a motivation to move quickly. I know Greenway Golf would like to see that restaurant finished in time for the completion of the New South course. So I think that everyone is going to be motivated to do their best. But it is important. This is a 25 year lease for all intents and purposes that we would be entering into. We don't take that lightly. I can't remember if we've done 25 year leases added. Allow me to point. We don't do this every day. So let's let's take the six months or less and and move forward with deliberation. So that would be my recommendation that we followed the recommendation of the Golf Commission. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Member de SAC. Oh. Well, thank you very much. I this was quite an interesting issue in the past several weeks. I had a great opportunity to listen to various sides of this issue from people who care about our community deeply, as well as people who care about the Gulf community as deep, if not more. And people who really know what they're talking about. I met and listened to Jane SolarWorld and Joe Van Van Winkle, who offered some really good points that we need to consider when moving forward. I also had the great opportunity to. The former council member, former vice mayor Lauren Rich, along with Mrs. Arnold as well, and also understand from their viewpoint some of the issues that are both pros and cons. But also, you know, I heard from I met and listened and heard from Tom, the owner. So it was very informative process. I felt like a judge, you know, being able to because everyone is raising good points. But as a judge, you ultimately have to say which issues and which questions trump this or that. And I appreciate listening to what the Golf Commission members who took the time to come out this evening to go to our meeting. Now, just as an aside, I work during the daytime in Walnut Creek, so it's sometimes difficult for me to make daytime meetings. So so that's an explanation to me. What it comes down to really is a staff recommendation. And I don't say that lightly because sometimes staff, in my opinion, on some issues perhaps will not make the right recommendations. Or sometimes I will think, well, did they really think think it through? But I know that the team of city manager in a Liz Warner dam and Amy Woolridge, I think they really looked out for all the all the issues that we need to be concerned about. And if there are some questions that we need to further analyze, particularly with regard to thinking up this project, this restaurant project, thinking that up with what Greenway ultimately wants to do out at the golf course, which I'm not, I'm not I don't really familiar with that. You know, I know that our staff will will help us think it through. And our staff will be there to to make sure that, however the restaurant is designed and laid out, that it's linked up with how the I think the golf course is going to get expanded. So that's the recommendation I take very seriously. And, you know, with the successes that especially APRA or APD director Ms. Woolridge has as a demonstrated, you know, these are not recommendations that we we ought to take lightly. So I'm comforted in moving forward with staff recommendations this evening. In the final note. You know, the thing that really strikes me about this. Proposal is that. I see in gyms a product that basically sells itself. You know, it's going back to the the revenues per round numbers that I mean, the revenues per round seem to be a lot higher than what the standard. In my estimate is if the standard is $5 per round, my estimate, based on whatever information I can glean, seems to be around 13 to $15 around. I mean, so that says something about this outfit that it's a product that it has sold. You know, it's sold itself, basically. And you know, the few times that I've been to the golf course, not much. There seems to be a lot of people. I think I've only been on the golf course five times. There seems to be a lot of people at this restaurant. So, you know, I'm I'm comfortable with moving forward with the staff's recommendation. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I would like to see if we can have the performance information that's provided in the slides and in correspondence of be attached as a file to this contract. Because I think it's important for us to monitor and a lot of questions have been answered from the TIME staff report has gone out and now particularly the benefits to the city shifting the liability of the maintenance of the building from the city to the concessionaire, the delivery of capital improvement to the city's own facility. The contribution, though it is different to common area maintenance, I think is is important. Nonetheless, the concessionaire is responsible for or those that see IP allocation. I'd also like us to keep a timeframe and of all the lists that were on the paper that was just given to us from Greenway and whatever the Gulf Commission has concerns about. I think those can be dealt with in an additional contract, but I'd like to see this contract move forward. We have a concessionaire with it, with a track record that's worked in a very difficult environment because this contract started in 2006 in the heart of the recession. So we know that there is activity, and I think six months may not sound like a long time, but when you look at the time frames that are demanded by the contract to deliver the exterior patio, the interior improvements and the back kitchen improvements, these are tight. If we want this to coincide reasonably with the opening of the improved golf course. So I think from a business standpoint, it makes sense to go forward with this contract. And. I don't know that the city has to have a negotiation between Greenway and and. Jim's on the course, but I expect them to work together with the Golf Commission being the platform for that to monitor and to provide us with the recommendations where we might need another contract. Snacks. Snacks. And the addition of a, of a, um, a mobile cart. I think our features that may be become necessary and should be included in an concessionaires contract. But I don't want to hold up this concert contract while we're waiting for those peripherals. They're important. But again, the timing of this, I think, demands that we we move forward on it. Counsel, did you want to respond at all to his comments? I just want to give you the opportunity. If you felt like. I wasn't sure if there was any questions in there. An additional contract is beyond this to cover other things that come up. Is that possible? Basically sort of a side letter or side agreement. Or a separate contract. However, whatever tool there might be, yes, that's acceptable. And I think that would take six months or longer, depending on what the what the subject matter is. If I understand the question correctly, you're talking about a side letter or side agreement that might be between Jim's on the course and Greenway. No, between us and. And Jim's on the course as our concessionaire. He's not Greenway's concessionaire. They should work together to make the golf operation work as a unit. But the contract as a concessionaires with us the city. That's correct. So if if there is something that comes out of those discussions between Greenway and Jim's on some of these peripherals and the Golf Commission says, yes, we want this, that can go forward as a recommendation for an additional contract or addendum to this. I see what you're saying. Yes. If if through those negotiations, we feel that some of those areas should be further addressed in this concession agreement. It can either come back to you as an amendment to incorporate those items or. Be the subject of a new agreement, if that's possible. I don't see those. I see that being a parallel path to getting this project started. Kid and I would say on an as needed basis then. Right. I mean, that's the whole deterrence. Was started today at the Gulf Commission. There was a discussion. We have no minutes yet from it. Well, it's hard to tell, but they're right. That's all. I didn't see any show stopper saying, we don't want this patio, okay? Or the $750,000 is not worth the concession, the terms that we're giving in this contract. All right. Member Ashcroft I. Have I have no idea what you're talking about as far as the subject matter of this contract amendment. You're using this list. That was the talking points. You'd like to see these as the subjects? No, I don't know. I haven't seen one. There's an unknown. But at this point I'd like to. That's a theoretical. Yeah. Yeah. So we'll see on that. And I appreciate your comments. I actually appreciate the comments of all the council members. And I want to start first with today at the commission. We really do value the work of the commissioners. We value the actually everyone taking the time and going down there this afternoon and speaking and coming out here tonight. And we've received many emails on this issue. But I have heard. Unanimously from everyone is that we want gyms to stay on the course. There has been no one that has said that they do not want gyms to stay on the course. I think that the concerns raised by the commission. Some of them are legal questions. At the end of the day. I don't think that they outweigh the importance of the city supporting Jim's. So that they can be successful. We are talking about a small business, a very challenging business, a restaurant business. And as much as Greenway is stepping up right now, you have a course that is not at the start, at its optimum. And yet Jim's has continued to serve our community very, very well. And I don't think that we I agree with the majority of this council. Let's move forward with Jim's. I am confident this will work out successfully for the city. And let's keep in mind, gyms does not serve only people that golf we act. We know that if honestly the numbers would not add up otherwise it has been successful because the community supports gyms. And given that I do support this, I'm confident gyms has actually been a really good part of our community for many, many years . And I agree with the speakers that say they don't want a country club. I don't want a country club out there. I don't. I like alameda gyms is a big part of Alameda. It is important for our city, as we see here, to continue to support it. Why? Because we all like going to gyms. We actually like going to gyms, whether it's on the course. We like them. So I will be supporting this. Is there emotion? Emotion. Second. I wanted to describe the emotion first. It's okay that we approve or adopt a resolution approving the 15 year concession agreement with a ten year renewal option that the performer information is summarized and put in a in a formal format and is attached to this agreement, and that we get periodic reports that coincide with the approvals that are listed are the milestones that are listed in the agreement. From Gyms and Greenway through the Golf Commission to us. Still second thoughts. Thank you. All right. And any comments? All those in favor. I oppose no motion passes. 4 to 1. Thank you. And this. Point. At this point. We're going to take a brief recess. Thank you very much. Thank you. That's good. That's a good motion. Thank you. This place. Becomes the operation. Center. Take their seats, please. We're going to resume. Thank you. And we're going to be calling six C and then six B, so we're at six C. Okay. Response to City Council. Oh, yes. Response to City Council referral regarding reactivating the Airport Operations Committee to address impacts from Federal Aviation Administration Next Gen Program by authorizing the mayor to send a letter to the Representative Barbara Lee, and then reactivating the Airport Ad Hoc Operations Committee to oversee next gen issues. Good evening, Madam Mayor and members of the City Council. My name is Bob Hall. I'm the interim assistant city manager. This item is based upon a referral made on February 2nd. We're moving very rapidly on this referral by made by both Tony de SOG and council member Odie. So we've moved fairly rapidly. We have three recommendations for you this evening, and it's basically reactivating. One of the recommendations is reactivating the airport operations committee. The airport operations committee was never officially disbanded, but we can kind of just restart it up.