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.w 'Fps L0 gip` S,r C �pV City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager FROM: Gayle Vasile, Director of Cultural and Community Services DATE: August 15, 2024 RE: Approval of a First Amendment with Style Catering for Rental Management Services for Gateway Center RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this Resolution. REASONS: Style Catering was awarded RFP 22-03-01 in June 2022. After negotiating a contract inclusive of rental fees, Style Catering entered into an agreement on August 4, 2022, to provide event management services for rentals at Gateway Center. At that time, we envisioned the space at Gateway Center as a very special event rental option, like those offered in our hotels. Some looked at this as a revenue generator. After operating for two years, we realized the direction had shifted due to limited availability for private events based on program needs. Therefore, we are no longer interested in marketing this space as a revenue source but rather for exclusive events. Pelican Community Park remains an option for more casual events, and our hotel community provides options for more elaborate and larger events. However, for those occasions when we host a smaller bar/bat mitzvah, wedding, baby shower, or birthday, we want to ensure that we have a reliable, responsible, and professional venue manager/planner to manage these events from start to finish. In addition to being an excellent venue manager, Style Catering has proven to be a great partner for ensuring our facilities are well taken care of and rules are followed. Contracting with Style Catering has provided a nominal revenue source to the city while maintaining the high quality of the facility and the events the city has become known for without much support from our Item Number: 10.F 195