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Council approves Corkscrew Foods Civic Center concession agreement with a $500,000-a-year minimum, 5-0
The council voted 5-0 to approve a revenue agreement under which Corkscrew Foods runs concession sales throughout the Civic Center Complex for an initial four years, with two two-year options, guaranteeing the City at least $500,000 a year ($2,000,000 over the initial term and another $2,000,000 over the extensions). The item was competitively bid and was pulled from the consent agenda for a separate vote.[1]
Cole StanleyTim ReidDon TippsDavid PrescottLes SimpsonRich GagnonCorkscrew Foods
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On September 23, 2025 the council voted 5-0 to approve a concession revenue agreement with Corkscrew Foods for concession sales throughout the Civic Center Complex: an initial four-year term with two two-year options, with a guaranteed minimum of $500,000 per year ($2,000,000 over the initial term plus an additional $2,000,000 over the extensions). The item had been competitively bid. [1]
- Annual minimum
- $500,000
- Initial term minimum
- $2,000,000
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Minutes of September 23, 2025 record that item 8.P was removed from the consent agenda and taken up immediately after it; Mayor Cole Stanley introduced it and Mr. Gagnon presented it. The motion to approve, by David Prescott seconded by Don Tipps, passed 5-0 with Stanley, Tim Reid, Tipps, Prescott and Les Simpson voting yes. The agenda caption said "Is the item budgeted? Yes" and listed Bo Fowlkes, General Manager, as contact. [1]
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The City's check register records $131,339.16 in 88 payments from the City to Corkscrew Foods LLC between 2022-07-20 and 2026-05-11. The agreement approved in September 2025 is a revenue agreement under which the company pays the City; the register shows only City payments out, does not explain what these payments were for, and does not show concession revenue received. [2]
- Total
- $131,339
- Payments
- 88
