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Council gives direction to negotiate contract for downtown night‑market series; proposal estimates $300,000 for 2025
Summary
Council members on Jan. 14 directed staff to negotiate a contract with a proposer for a downtown night‑market series and asked staff to explore scaled alternatives during negotiations.
Council members on Jan. 14 directed staff to negotiate a contract with the vendor that responded to the city’s night market RFP and to return a contract for final council approval. The proposal, submitted by Ghillie Wagon LLC (proposal name "North Shore Nights"), would run weekly night‑market events Saturday evenings from May 31 through Aug. 30 and proposed a per‑event fee of $15,000 for a 15‑week series (total $225,000) plus in‑kind city services; staff estimated total program costs near $300,000 for 2025 once permits, sanitation, traffic control and other city services are included.
Why it matters: The city would fund the 2025 series from general fund reserves if council approves a contract. Councilors asked…
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