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Council directs staff to negotiate continuity plan for Milwaukee Station food cart pod
Summary
City staff will begin talks with the Johnson Group about assignment or transition of the Milwaukee Station food cart pod lease after the operator signaled interest in selling; council expressed preference to preserve current vendors and asked staff to quantify city investments and possible compensation.
Assistant City Manager Joseph Virilio updated the Milwaukee City Council on the status of the Milwaukee Station food cart pod and outlined two primary paths for the city: pursue continuity of the current food-cart operation or explore alternative uses for the triangular, 8,600-square-foot lot downtown.
Virilio said the Johnson Group has managed the site since 2017, "there is 12 carts on the property," and the group's current management agreement — extended multiple times over the past decade — "expires on 11/30/2026." He told council the agreement allows the Johnson Group to assign its lease with city approval but that "there will be a need for compensation" if the business is sold to a new operator. When asked for a ballpark, Virilio said, "5 to 20 would be my…
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