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<br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR A <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> NOVEMBER 15, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> AGREEMENT WITH KNOWLWOOD ? As Recommended <br /> ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR PROVIDING El Amended <br /> El Or dinance on 15' Reading <br /> FOOD CONCESSION SERVICES AT THE ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> SANTA ANA ZOO AT PRENTICE PARK ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> t ` ? FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached foods concession <br /> agreement with Knowlwood Enterprises, Inc. for providing food concession services at the Santa <br /> Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park receives 275,000 visitors per year from all over Orange <br /> County. To enhance the visitor experience, the Zoo food concession provides a variety of hot <br /> and cold meals, beverages, and snack food items. The Zoo's food concession facility is designed <br /> to service customers both inside and outside the Zoo. In addition, the Zoo has a large private <br /> picnic area and 150-seat amphitheater that is suitable for private parties up to 500 people. These <br /> areas are often used for catering private and company picnics and after-hours events operated <br /> by the City and Friends of Santa Ana Zoo (FOSAZ). <br /> <br /> Our existing Zoo concessionaire was selected in 2000 and had an initial five year agreement with <br /> the City with one five year renewal option. The renewal was provided in 2005 and the <br /> agreement ends this year. On July 15, 2010, 36 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) were issued to <br /> restaurateurs and concessionaires soliciting proposals for food concession services. A pre- <br /> proposal conference was conducted on July 27, 2010 and four vendors submitted proposals for <br /> consideration. El Coyar, El Tapatio, Knowlwood Enterprises and Misto Faire each submitted <br /> proposals for review. A six-member evaluation committee consisting of representatives from <br /> Bowers Museum, Discovery Science Center, Friends of Santa Ana Zoo, and the Parks, <br /> Recreation and Community Services Agency evaluated and rated the four proposals. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 25N-1 <br />