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Delray commission asks staff to review tennis-tournament contract after repeated city in-kind support for temporary office space
Summary
Parks director said Fort/temporary "fold-out" office structures have replaced prior community-center office space used by the tournament; commissioners asked staff and the city attorney to review contracts and in-kind services before committing to another $15,000 payment for temporary structures.
Sam Mehta, Delray Beach parks and recreation director, told the commission the city has paid annually for temporary folding office structures used during the Delray Beach Open, a recurring tennis tournament, because community-center office spaces previously provided to tournament organizers have become less available as city staffing needs have grown.
Mehta said the annual cost for the temporary structures is about $15,000, and that the city has borne that expense in recent years to provide volunteers,…
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