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Committee backs Murata’s Cafe Hana lease for Japanese Tea Garden amid RFP questions over $500,000 capital plan
Summary
The committee voted to forward Recreation & Park’s recommendation to award the Japanese Tea Garden concession to Murata’s Cafe Hana, while the budget analyst flagged that a $500,000 capital‑improvement figure in the winning proposal was not written as a binding RFP requirement and raised process questions.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to forward to the full Board the Recreation & Park Department’s recommendation awarding the Japanese Tea Garden concessions to Murata’s Cafe Hana (Carol Murata). Rec & Park staff and its selection panel recommended the proposal because it scored highest on the department’s evaluation, which emphasized cultural sensitivity and capital improvements.
Tom Hart, Recreation & Park property manager, described an RFP process that solicited vendor management and capital‑improvement plans and said the Cafe Hana proposal included an estimated $500,000 in capital work intended to…
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