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Councilors probe consent items: Cellco Partnership site authorization and concessions lease for the Spuds
Summary
During agenda review councilors asked questions about a consent item authorizing a site with Cellco Partnership and a concessions lease with the Spuds; staff clarified the concession lease covered only concessions, included a roughly 5% revenue share on concessions, expires in 2027 and left the city free to rent the field for other events.
Councilors asked for clarification about two consent items: authorization of a cellular site agreement with Cellco Partnership and a concessions lease covering the Spuds’ operations at a city athletic field.
Councilor Sweeney (first name not recorded) raised the Cellco Partnership authorization and asked staff to pass on congratulations for the arrangement. The council then discussed the concessions lease; a staff broker (identified in the transcript as Zalina) explained the contract covers only concessions revenue and is separate from the field lease. Councilors had observed the concession revenue share looked like 5% of gross receipts. Staff clarified the concession contract is a three-year agreement that was intentionally timed to expire at the same date as the field lease (May 2027), and that the city retains nonexclusive rights to rent the facility for other events.
Staff further explained the concessionaire is not authorized to subcontract without the city’s specific permission and that proceeds from any city-hosted outdoor events at the field would go to the city, not the concessionaire. Councilors also asked whether the city retains responsibility for utilities and upkeep; staff confirmed the city remains responsible for utilities and field maintenance under the terms described during the review.
These clarifications were part of agenda review; the items remained on the consent calendar for formal action under the published agenda.
