Contact Name: Jonathan Delgado
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Referred to Committee: Economic & Community Development & Environment Committee
Submitting Department: Office of Planning & Economic Development
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LEASE OF A PORTION OF POST OFFICE SQUARE
1136 - 1160 MAIN STREET
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WHEREAS, the City of Bridgeport (“City”) is the owner of a set of contiguous vacant parcels located at 1136-1160 Main Street, and known collectively as “Post Office Square,” ;
WHEREAS, Berlinetta Brewing LLC (the “Tenant”) is located at 1184 Main Street/90 Golden Hill Street, which is across from Post Office Square at the intersection of Golden Hill and Middle Street;
WHEREAS, the Tenant has been in business for just over a year and has developed a good reputation for its craft beer and has become a growing attraction bringing customers downtown;
WHEREAS, the Tenant has expressed an interest in establishing an outdoor patio space to provide picnic seating and bocce for its customers;
WHEREAS, Plan Bridgeport establishes as one of its “Guiding Principles” that “Bridgeport shall have a robust economy,” and accordingly establishes, as “Goal 2.2,” that the City shall “continue the redevelopment of downtown as a transit-oriented hub for commercial, retail, and entertainment activity …., and, as per “Strategy 2.2.2,” shall “continue to focus on redevelopment efforts to activate vacant buildings and parcels throughout downtown”;
WHEREAS, consistent with Plan Bridgeport, the City wishes to offer to the Tenant a lease, a copy of which is attached hereto Exhibit A (the “Lease”), which provides the general terms and conditions for the use of an approximately 5,000 sf portion of Post Office Square, more particularly located at the corner of Golden Hill and Middle Street (referred to therein and herein as the “Leased Parcel”) for the purpose of establishing the outside patio seating area for its customers;
WHEREAS, the parties believe that the Lease will support: (1) the growth and continuation of the Tenant’s business and (2) the creation of an attraction to Bridgeport; both of which will be financially beneficial to the City, and is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Bridgeport.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT:
RESOLVED, that the use of the Leased Premises pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Lease is hereby approved; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor or the Director of the Office of Planning and Economic Development are hereby authorized to enter into the Lease in substantially the form attached hereto with specific insurance coverage requirements as are to be established and expressly approved by the City Attorney’s Office, and, upon consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, are further authorized to take all other actions and do all other things necessary in furtherance of the purposes of, and consistent with, this resolution and in the best interests of the City of Bridgeport and its citizens.