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Local business seeks discounted community‑center rental; commission to draft agreement and consider prepay option
Summary
Worldwide Chocolate, a Brentwood business, asked to rent the community center every fourth Wednesday and requested a reduced per‑use rate from $150 to $100; commissioners asked staff to draft a contract and suggested a four‑session prepay arrangement and clean‑up/cleaning fee terms.
A Brentwood business, Worldwide Chocolate, requested to rent the Brentwood Community Center on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon and asked for a reduced rate: $100 per use instead of the standard $150 per use. The group's owner (identified in the transcript as Craig) paid the full $150 fee for the meeting held the night of the commission meeting as a sign of good faith.
Commission discussion covered practical details: whether the group would use the kitchen (staff said not), cleaning expectations (the building receives routine twice‑weekly cleaning, but additional cleaning after a rental could incur a fee), and contract duration. Commissioners proposed offering the discounted rate for four sessions (four months) prepaid as a trial — e.g., $400 collected in advance for four sessions — and excluding summer months when the building may be used for camps. They also agreed the contract must be "at will" and allow the town to cancel if higher‑value rentals arise.
Next steps: Staff will draft a short agreement with terms covering rate ($100 per use for prepaid blocks of four sessions), cleaning expectations and the town’s right to revoke use, and circulate it to commissioners for approval by email if needed. No formal vote was recorded at the meeting; commissioners indicated they could approve the written agreement via email once drafted. The owner had already paid $150 for the day's use.
