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From a Public Information Request that will be in the Back-up for Monday's Agenda:
Dear Assistant City Manager Margoles:
This email is in response to your email that states the following:
Mr. Connick, We are proposing eliminating exclusive language from the leases. Please provide language for Section 1.8 of the lease to address the permitted use for Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Company. When I receive the preferred language I will revise the lease.
My understanding from the Special Meeting on October 19, 2011 was that the City Commission was considering the exclusives as concerns Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. and Fox Surf Shop.
If the City Commission’s position has changed, it has not been publicly stated as changing.
I have recently spoken to both you and City Manager Stanton about this matter and am disappointed in the City Manager’s high pressure attempt to force Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. to drop its request for its very narrow exclusive.
I have advised the City Manager that I am disappointed in the City Manager appearing to act in a policy making capacity because policy making is the exclusive Charter right of the City Commission.
I have advised you and the City Manager that Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. desires a very narrow and limited exclusive for only 4 name drops for apparel items: “Florida,” “Palm Beach,” “Lake Worth” and “Lake Worth Casino,” from which it derives 100% of its business. Fox Surf Shop has an expansive list of merchandise, so that it is unfair for it to also go head-to-head against the tee shirt shop.It does not make any economic sense for those retail stores at Lake Worth Casino to be in direct head-to-head competition with each other, and as a policy decision it detracts from the overall rental situation at the Casino. Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. should not be pressured for its reasonable position in requesting a very narrow exclusive, especially in light of Fox's intended extensive product line of merchandise.
Whether there are to be exclusives given to tenants is a policy decision that should be made by the City Commission rather than the City Manager. In fact, the proposed leases contain exclusives as concerns Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. and Fox Surf Shop, but Fox Surf Shop was not content with an extensive list of exclusives and wants either to have Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. eliminated as a tenant or to go into direct head-to-head competition with Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. concerning 4 name drop apparel items. There is a Workshop this Monday, November 21, 2011, and the issue should be discussed at that time before the City Commission.
From speaking with City Manager Stanton, it is clear that she is going to continue to speak negatively about Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co., and there is nothing I can do to prevent that. But, this kind of behavior is not helpful to the City.It is unfortunate that the City Manager behaves like she makes policy for the City. Lake Worth Beach Tee Shirt Co. would rather hear the City’s position from the City Commission, than from the City Manager or her Staff.
I request that a copy of this email be placed in the material provided to the Mayor and City Commissioners for the Workshop on Monday, November 21st.
Thank you.
A. Thomas Connick, Esquire
A. Thomas Connick, P.A.
411 E Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Telephone: 954-428-0300
Fax: 954-428-6506
She has made a lot of policy decisions and the previous commission allowed it to happen. Not sure that this commission will be any better.
ReplyDeleteThis is a new commission. Let's see what they do here. I hope that they know that our tenants who have been here for a zillion years should be treated better than this.
ReplyDeleteWes keeps attacking this entire casino project. Why does he feel he has to win every argument going?
ReplyDeleteIf you were better informed your opinions would be taken more seriously. LWTS co has never had it in their lease description to sell lower end merchandise which they NOW claim to be 100% of their business- it was ZERO % of their business for 20 years according to their lease. Why not look it up & become educated & intelligent? LWTS co is an oportunistic corporate cannibal. Sorry, he may be your friend, but as a businessman, you would not want to rely on him. Print this or don't, but check your own facts so you look smart.
ReplyDeleteCheck with Mr.Connick. He has a totally different opinion than do you. He's a lawyer, are you? Don't worry about my intelligence. Tell the Surf Shop, that want's like 15 exclusives, to take a hike. Next time, if you want to slam me, use your own name. I was not going to post your crap but it just shows what a sorry little snake you are, operating in the shade behind the cloak of deceit. No store up there should be selling the exact same stuff. How ridiculous is that. Don't you want them to succeed?
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ReplyDeleteYou definitely have one big EGO problem.