TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Onyx Jones, Interim Finance Director
Libby Bretthauer, Financial Services Manager
Emy-Rose Hanna, Revenue Services Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution to Approve an Agreement with the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professional Association (DMBBPA) for the Management of a Certified Farmers Market and Utilization of City Property and Right-of-Way (Interim Finance Director Jones).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0133
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0133 to approve an agreement with the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professional Association (DMBBPA) for the management of a weekly Farmers Market on City property.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If approved, the City will receive approximately $42,000 per year ($3,500 per month) in cost recovery revenue for lost parking meter revenues and reimbursement for City staff time.
BACKGROUND:
On April 4, 2006, the City Council approved a request from the DMBBPA to conduct a weekly Farmers Market on 13th Street between Valley Drive and Morningside Drive. The City Council decided at that time to support the market by providing use of the public right-of-way between Morningside Drive and Valley Drive at no cost to the association, foregoing cost recovery until the market was established.
Over the subsequent years, the Manhattan Beach Farmers Market grew into a well-attended weekly community event. The number of registered vendors increased significantly, and the market's footprint expanded into the Metlox Plaza.
As a result, on February 4, 2020, the City Council approved a formal agreement between the City and the Farmers Market to recover a reasonable amount of costs associated with the utilization of City property, right-of-way and other City support costs, including lost parking meter revenue,...
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