Committee recommends city back lease extension allowing Angry Bob Sports Bar a three‑year option

The Kenosha License & Permit Committee voted April 14 to recommend that the Common Council approve a revised parking‑lot lease with Angry Bob Sports Bar LLC that adds a three‑year extension option and raises the annual lease rate to about $1,200.

A representative for Angry Bob told the committee the company is effectively taking over an existing agreement and that the principal change is the extension option and the revised rate. "He's allowed to do a 3 year extension," the presenter said, and added that "the lease rate will increase to, I guess, 1,200." The committee treated the item as a recommendation; the council will consider final approval at its meeting next week at 7:00 p.m.

Committee members questioned how the lease would interact with the city's licensing and demerit‑point process if the licensee accrued enforcement points. The city attorney said the draft lease does not explicitly reference demerit points and pointed to the lease's early‑termination clause, noting that "the city shall have the right for any reason whatsoever to terminate this lease upon 60 days of notice." He said termination under that clause could be coordinated with licensing enforcement handled by the city's prosecuting authority.

One committee member objected to the city providing parking to a private bar, saying the city had experienced problems with similar arrangements in the past and stating, "I'm not gonna support this. I don't think the city should provide the parking to a bar." Despite that objection, the motion to recommend the lease passed.

The committee's action was a recommendation to the Common Council; the council will take the final vote next week. The city attorney said changes to demerit‑point handling could be negotiated or addressed administratively if needed.