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Council approves new beach concession agreements after heated public comment for Scooten and Riptides
Summary
The council authorized new lease agreements for three boardwalk concessions — Scuden/Scooten, Marvell and Riptides — after negotiations that raised rent for existing operators and prompted wide public comment in support of keeping local businesses on the boardwalk.
The City Council on Tuesday authorized the city manager to enter into new lease agreements for three beach concessions on the Long Beach boardwalk, following several hours of public comment in favor of the current local operators.
City staff said the new agreements keep core terms of the prior leases while adjusting monthly rent to reflect recent market estimates. According to the presentation, the Scooten/Scruton lease was increased about 60 percent and Riptides—s lease was increased about 73 percent to align with the city—s market estimates; the Marvell lease was adjusted in line with the most recent RFP award and contains an escalation clause.
Joe Lupo, a city staff member who handled negotiations, told the council the concessions "worked with us to come to the numbers that we thought were reasonable" and that the businesses have been local employers who "do a good job at not only hiring local talent, but serving the community in general." Lupo said some lease provisions were updated to modernize terms and to align rent with comparable concessions in nearby towns.
Councillors and staff discussed operational differences among the agreements:…
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