DATE: November 17, 2015
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RESOLUTION SELECTING AND AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE BRIGANTINE, INC. FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF ICONIC WATERFRONT RESTAURANT LOCATION AT 1360 NORTH HARBOR DRIVE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
At the May 12, 2015 Board meeting, staff was directed to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP)1 for the redevelopment and operation of 1360 North Harbor Drive (Location). The Location is currently leased to Anthony's Fish Grotto of La Mesa (Anthony's), which has a 52-year lease with the District that commenced in 1965 and expires on January 31, 2017. The Location includes an approximately 16,580 square foot building, surrounded by an outdoor deck area, constructed on an over-water platform (Attachment A).
On August 11, 2015, staff recommended to the Board to commence negotiations on price and terms with two of the RFP respondents: Sunroad Enterprises (Sunroad) and The Brigantine, Inc. (Brigantine) (Attachment B). The Board agreed with staff's recommendation, but also requested that staff include Fish Market Restaurants, Inc. (Fish Market), an entity in partnership with the existing tenant, Anthony's, in the negotiations. Based upon direction from the Board to proceed with three of the respondents, staff issued a Supplemental Information Request (Supplement) (Attachment C) to: Fish Market; Sunroad; and, Brigantine on August 21, 2015. All three respondents submitted responses to the Supplement (summarized on Attachment D), which staff evaluated comprehensively in conjunction with each respondent's initial submittal to the RFP.
As a successful local family restaurant developer and operator, staff believes Brigantine demonstrates the best balance of activating the Location through increased public access as well as maximizing revenues to the District. First, Brigantine's response to the RFP received the highest overall score from the selection panel based upon the initial evaluation criteria. Second, Briga...
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