Parks and Recreation BoardMarch 21, 2025

03-2: FY25 Annual Concession Activity Report, March 2025 — original pdf

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Contract and Concession Committee FY25 Annual Concession Activity Report Austin City Code § 8-1-73 FY25 Year To Date (YTD) Sales, Revenues, Expenses, Payment to City/Non-Profit (NP) Concessions Vendor/Management Contract Begin Contract End Gross Sales YTD Sales Tax Paid YTD Gross/Net Revenues YTD Expenditures YTD Payments To City/*NP Comments Butler Pitch and Putt 7/10/2019 7/9/2029 $ 1,044,207.99 $ 42,827.51 $ 1,001,380.48 $ 745,547.23 $ 197,262.19 Pecan Grove Golf Partners Inc Golf ATX Enterprise Fund *EpicSUP The Trail Conservancy 5/14/2021 1/1/2028 $ 30,501.00 $ 2,313.00 $ 28,187.00 $ 59,889.00 $ 3,805.23 Expedition School Expedition School 10/28/2020 4/28/2026 $ 3,003.00 $ 228.78 $ 2,774.22 $ 2,810.17 $ 277.43 LoneStar Excursion Boats Lone Star Riverboat, Inc. 8/1/2015 7/31/2025 $ 262,580.97 $ 17,075.52 $ 222,424.51 $ 427,301.00 $ 85,283.69 Austin Rowing Club Austin Rowing Club 3/1/2012 2/28/2026 $ 800,997.90 $ 34,873.75 $ 766,124.15 $ 1,006,788.00 $ 257,423.49 Texas Rowing Center Texas Rowing Center 11/1/2020 10/31/2030 $ 399,266.88 $ 14,541.30 $ 384,725.59 $ 700,506.18 $ 300,949.42 Rowing Dock Rowing Dock, Inc. 11/1/2000 10/31/2025 $ 187,002.56 $ 13,652.65 $ 173,349.51 $ 431,482.25 $ 144,853.82 Zilker Park Boat Rentals 2/28/2006 2/28/2026 $ 72,168.00 $ 5,653.00 $ 66,515.00 $ 147,670.00 $ 7,979.40 Zilker Park Boat Rentals, LLC *Zilker Eagle Austin Parks Foundation 9/1/2021 9/1/2031 $ 180,726.85 $ - $ 27,109.03 $ 153,617.85 $ 27,109.02 Zilker Café TBD TBD TBD $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - FY25 Annual Concession Reporting Activity 1 3/11/2025 Concessions Vendor/Management Canoes Kayaks SUPs Rowing Shells Electric Boats Totals: Comments FY 25 YTD Watercraft Rentals *EpicSUP The Trail Conservancy - 882 481 - - 1,363 Expedition School Expedition School 5 142 51 - - 198 Austin Rowing Club Austin Rowing Club - 3,036 622 1,527 1,672 6,857 Texas Rowing Center Texas Rowing Center 538 3,171 2,099 885 - 6,693 Rowing Dock Rowing Dock, Inc. 592 3,372 930 - - 4,894 Zilker Park Boat Rentals 414 1,835 439 - - 2,688 Zilker Park Boat Rentals, LLC Totals: 1,549 12,438 4,622 2,412 1,672 22,693 FY25 Peak Boating Holidays Holiday Week Rentals Spring Break Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Totals: Austin Rowing Club 0 0 0 0 0 EpicSUP 0 0 0 0 0 Expedition School 0 0 0 0 0 Rowing Dock 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Rowing Center 0 0 0 0 0 Zilker Park Boat Rentals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Peak Dates March 15-23 (9) May 21-28 (8) June 29-July 6 (8) August 27-September 3 (8) 33 Peak Days Austin Rowing Club 172 EpicSUP 31 Expedition School 58 Rowing Dock 194 Texas Rowing Center 158 Zilker Park Boat Rentals 65 Totals 678 Comments FY25 Concession Inventory (YTD) Kayaks Stand-up Paddle Boards (SUP) Canoes Rowing Shells Electric Boats Coaching Boats/Launches 145 - 64 10 150 - - - 39 8 - - 276 27 - - 413 18 160 - 85 55 - - 1,108 108 224 10 Totals: 11 402 - 181 - 105 - 497 10 759 - 205 21 2,149 FY25 Annual Concession Reporting Activity 2 3/11/2025 FY25 Zilker Eagle Ticket Sales (YTD) FY25 Vendor Activity (YTD) October 3,613 November December 12,080 9,269 January 5,727 February - March - April May - - June - July August - - September - Totals: 30,689 Butler Pitch and Putt PARD contract manager held quarterly meeting with concessionaire onsite in January and discussed submitted reports. No site issues noted. *EpicSUP Expedition School Currently managed by TTC. PARD contract manager held second quarter meeting with TTC and Concessionaire on February 13, 2025, as part of ongoing contract management by the Department. Alternate locations discussions are still ongoing. LoneStar Excursion Boats Concessionaire continues to provide manifest for hauled liquid waste as pump outs occur. Austin Rowing Club The Perch food and beverage concession closed at the end of December 2024. ARC is actively looking for a replacement vendor for the space. In February, ARC proposed a guided bike tour offering. PARD has asked for a legal opinion if allowable under the current agreement as a consideration prior to making a final review and approval of the request. Texas Rowing Center Rowing Dock Zilker Park Boat Rental Per the approved POMA Phase II, the City has provided TTC the draft Assignment and Assumption Agreement for review. TTC management of TRC is still pending. PARD contract manager held quarterly meeting with concessionaire onsite in January. No site issues noted. The current contract was extended for one-year and expires on 2/28/2026. *Zilker Eagle Zilker Café APF reduced operational hours from January-March 9th for engine and track maintenance. No private rentals were scheduled for any days that would be closed to the public on Monday- Thursday in January and February. A solicitation Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued at Austin Finance Online by Central Procurement on February 24, 2025. The solicitation closes on March 25, 2025 and is currently in a no contact period. FY25 Annual Concession Reporting Activity 3 3/11/2025