AVALON ― Catalina Island’s Casino Dock Café might have been closed three years ago due to the rebuild of the aging fuel dock, but discussions of rebuilding the boater amenity and adjacent eatery continue to stall. Negotiations regarding the fuel dock café, which actually have been going on for more...
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It would seem the city council is inside acting in bad faith, or at the minimum are unable to look at this from a business standpoint. The Armstrong’s are ready, willing, and able to commit a large sum of money to build a permanent structure that would benefit the city.
The city counters with design requirements that are not conducive to allowing an acquit eating area to allow for a profit ( unless the customers are going to eat in the bathroom)
Next the city haggles over a five to ten year period on the lease? Thirty-five, or fourty years..that is so far out that the lease will live longer than any of the negotiators.
Now the city is talking about food trucks? The owners of which would have a minimum outlay in cash, and no permanent structure to build. This would mean that if the food truck doesn’t generate enough revenue, they could just load it back on the barge and head for greener pastures. And what type of food is this food truck going to provide? No, they really do need to rethink their posture.