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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 38 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 20, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Food and Beverage Concession Services at the Santa Ana Zoo <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve an Agreement with Bean Sprouts at the Santa Ana Zoo <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Bean Sprouts, LLC dba Bean <br />Sprouts to provide food and beverage concession services at the Santa Ana Zoo with a <br />6% revenue share to the City on the first $300,000, 8% revenue share between <br />$300,001 - $500,000, and 10% revenue share above $500,000 in cumulative café net <br />sales for a given contract year, March 18 to March 17 of the following year, for an initial <br />term of three years, effective March 18, 2024, with two 2-year renewal options <br />(Agreement No. A-2024-XXX). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park welcomes 250,000 visitors per year from all over <br />Orange County and beyond. To enhance the visitor experience, the Zoo food <br />concession provides a variety of hot and cold meals, beverages, and snack food items. <br />Including alcohol beverage services in this new agreement will further enhance visitor <br />satisfaction and stay time, promote local Santa Ana breweries, and provide a new <br />revenue stream offsetting Zoo operational costs. Alcohol-based beverage offerings are <br />now commonplace in zoos, aquariums, and museums with over 50% of Association of <br />Zoos and Aquariums facilities offering alcohol-based beverages as part of their food <br />concession program. The ABC license directly ties to the food licensee and must be the <br />held by the same entity. <br />The existing Zoo concessionaire commenced services in 2018 and has an agreement in <br />place through March 17, 2024. On May 25, 2023, a Request for Proposals (RFPs) was <br />issued to solicit proposals for providing food and beverage concession services at the <br />Santa Ana Zoo. An evaluation committee reviewed and rated the proposal.