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Rawlins council terminates Rochelle Ranch concessionaire after default; owner disputes notice
Summary
The Rawlins City Council voted 5–1 to terminate the concessionaire agreement with Sunrise Bagels (doing business as Wing and Burger Box) after staff said the operator failed to provide required up-front payment, a restaurant food license, workers' compensation in active status and required liability-insurance endorsements; the concessionaire asked for an extension and apologized publicly.
The Rawlins City Council voted 5'0 to 1 on March 15 to terminate the agreement with Sunrise Bagels, Sandwiches and Wraps LLC (doing business as Wing and Burger Box) to operate the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course restaurant, citing multiple defaults the city said remained uncured.
City staff said the concessionaire had not paid the $400 up-front consideration required in the usage-fee schedule, had not provided a restaurant food license (the state requires a separate restaurant license rather than relying on a food-truck or another jurisdiction—ertificate), and had only submitted insurance and workers' compensation documents that remained in "pending" status. The city clerk advised that the county/department of revenue and the state health/food licensing offices had confirmed the operator required a local restaurant license for the facility.
John, the business owner and concessionaire representative, told council he and his staff had been filling out the health-department application and were waiting for state processing, which staff said can take two weeks to 30 days. John said he would provide additional documentation and apologized for public comments he had posted. "We are working on it...we are working very hard on this, and we do hope you guys do consider the extensions," he said.
Several council members said they had met with the owner earlier in the week and that staff had explained precisely which items were required and that the city license could not be used in lieu of the operator's own state food license. "After our visit the other day...there's no way you could have left that meeting without understanding what was expected of you," Mayor Terry Wycombe said. The mayor and other council members said the owner had not delivered the required payments or documentation in the days following the meeting.
Council debated whether to extend the cure period but members expressed concern that the defaults were not isolated mistakes but a pattern of missing items and conflicting statements. One member recommended a new, clearly dated agreement if the council wanted to allow the business to return; others emphasized fairness and public-safety obligations.
When the council voted, the motion to terminate the agreement carried 5 yays and 1 nay (Council member Weisenberg opposed termination). After termination the city attorney noted the agreement included a liquidation clause but recommended the council vacate the agreement without seeking liquidated damages. Staff said the concessionaire would have three days from notice of termination to remove equipment.
What changed: the council vacated the concessionaire agreement because the city never received the up-front consideration required at execution, the required restaurant license was missing, and the insurance/workers' compensation filings were not in the required, effective status. The owner disputes parts of the city's timeline and asked for additional time; the council declined to extend and chose termination.
