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Town approves three‑year concession with Victoria Dye Equestrian to operate West Wind Barn
Summary
Council approved a three‑year concession agreement with Victoria Dye Equestrian LLC to operate West Wind Community Barn, increasing the monthly management payment to $4,000 and maintaining an 85/15 services‑revenue split in favor of the concessionaire.
Los Altos Hills — The Town Council voted May 14 to approve a three‑year concessionary agreement with Victoria Dye Equestrian LLC (VDE) to operate West Wind Community Barn, updating maintenance responsibilities, operational requirements and compensation.
Staff and the town’s facilities representatives described a collaborative process that updated the contract to clarify maintenance duties between the town and concessionaire, formalize life‑cycle maintenance plans for the upper arena, lower arena and round pen, and to update vaccination and injury‑reporting requirements. The Finance & Investment Committee advised an increase in the monthly management payment to reflect cost‑of‑living adjustments; the contract raises the monthly management payment from $3,300 to $4,000.
Per the negotiated terms, service revenues will be split 85% to the concessionaire (VDE) and 15% to the town. Residents and partners who use the facility — including West Wind Riding Institute and volunteer groups that run programs for children and people with disabilities — strongly supported renewing the agreement during public comment and cited improvements in facility stewardship and programming under the current operator.
Council approved the agreement on a unanimous roll call and asked staff to proceed with the implementation steps (final contract signatures, maintenance plan roll‑out and a capital improvement project list for arena lifecycle work).
