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NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (“NYC Parks”) to be held on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, Manhattan New York, NY 10007 commencing at 2:30 p.m. relative to:
INTENT TO AWARD as a concession for the operation, renovation and maintenance of a restaurant, snack bar and rowboat rental at the Loeb Boathouse, Central Park, Manhattan, for a ten (10) year term, to Legends Boathouse, LLC. Compensation to the City will be as follows: Licensee shall pay to the City license fees consisting of the greater of:
- Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000); or Licensee Percentage Fee (Six Percent (6%) of Licensee Gross Receipts for such Operating Year from Zero Dollars ($0) up to and including Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000); plus Eight Percent (8%) of the aggregate total of Licensee Gross Receipts for such Operating Year over Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) and up to and including Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), less $15,000,000; plus Ten Percent (10%) of Licensee Gross Receipts for such Operating Year over Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), less $20,000,000) plus Sublicensee(s) Percentage Fee: Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of Sublicensee(s) Gross Receipts for such Operating Year.
Written testimony may be submitted in advance of the hearing electronically to fcrc@mocs.nyc.gov. All written testimony can be submitted up until the close of the public hearing and will be distributed to the FCRC after the hearing.
A draft copy of the agreement may be obtained at no cost by any of the following ways:
1) Submit a written request by email to NYC Parks at mailto:concessions@parks.nyc.gov from February 16, 2023 through March 3, 2023.
2) Download from February 16, 2023 through March 3, 2023 on NYC Parks’ website. To download a draft copy of the agreement, visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/opportunities/concessions/rfps-rfbs-rfeis
3) Submit a written request by mail to NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, Revenue Division, 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065. Written requests must be received by February 24, 2023. For mail-in request, please include your name, return address, and License # M10-(14)-RB,SB,R
A transcript of the hearing will be posted on the FCRC website at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mocs/reporting/agendas.page
For further information on accessibility or to make a request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) via e-mail at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov or via phone at (646) 872-0231. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability.