REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
FROM
BEAHTA R. DAVIS, Director, Regional Parks Department
SUBJECT
Title
Revenue Lease Agreement with Close the Lid Entertainment, LLC for Operation of The Bottle House Concession at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that approval of Revenue Lease Agreement with Close the Lid Entertainment, LLC to operate The Bottle House concession at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park is an exempt project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities (Class 1).
2. Approve Revenue Lease Agreement with Close the Lid Entertainment, LLC to lease Building No. 46 to operate The Bottle House concession at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park from March 26, 2025, through March 25, 2030, with two five-year options to extend the term, in which the County will receive lease fees of no less than $16,800 over the five-year term (Four votes required).
3. Direct the Regional Parks Department to file the Notice of Exemption in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Presenter: Beahta R. Davis, Director, 387-2340)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Over the five-year term of this Revenue Lease Agreement (Agreement), Close the Lid Entertainment, LLC (Concessionaire) will pay fees, totaling a minimum of $16,800, to the Regional Parks Department (Department) to lease Building No. 46, known as The Bottle House, at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park (Park). The Concessionaire will pay fees of $250 per month or 8% of its gross income for years one through two and $300 or 8% of its gross income for years three through five for the term of the Lease, whichever is greater. ...
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