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Consideration of approval of a Lease Agreement for certain portions of the Muellner Building and a Memorandum of Understanding regarding loan issuance terms between the City of Wauwatosa and the Wauwatosa Curling Club
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Submitted by:
David Simpson
Department
Department of Public Works
A. Issue
The planned remodel of the Muellner Building this year includes significant monetary contributions from the Wauwatosa Curling Club. A long-term lease is necessary in conjunction with these contributions to ensure the Curling Club's investment into the facility aligns with a shared vision of a long-term continued partnership. In conjunction with this project the Wauwatosa Curling Club would like to secure a loan with the City so a Memorandum of Understanding describing proposed loan terms is also attached for review and potential approval.
B. Background/Options
The Wauwatosa Curling Club (WCC) has been an integral part of Hart Park since 1925 when the WCC began curling outdoors at the park. In 1941 the WCC moved to its current indoor home within the Muellner Building and has continued to utilize the facility ever since. The WCC continues to be one of two main users of portions of the Muellner Building with the other being the City's Senior Center. The attached letter from the WCC includes more history about the WCC's partnership with the City as well as their request for approval of the attached lease and memorandum of understanding (MOU).
In 2019 the City and the WCC began working toward a plan to request utilization of tourism funding to improve a portion of the Muellner Building along with funding that would be provided by the WCC through a repayment agreement and a new lease. The COVID-19 Pandemic caused a significant delay in that plan, however, the Common Council's decision to allocate $2,000,000 of ARPA funds to the Muellner Building has allowed the project to move forward.
Since the initial allocation of ARPA funds from the City, the WCC...
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