Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
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Motion to Concur with the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation's (OPEDC) Recommendation to Enter Into a Sales Tax Rebate Sharing Agreement with 1144 Lake Street, LLC, for the Purpose of Attracting Dom's Kitchen & Market to Locate at 1144 Lake Street and Direct Staff to Prepare the Necessary Agreement
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Overview
Overview
The OPEDC recommends that the Village enter into a Sales Tax Sharing Agreement with 1144 Lake Street, LLC, for the purposes of attracting Dom's Kitchen & Market. The OPEDC is recommending a 50% rebate of grocery, retail, and alcohol sales tax receipts for the initial 20 years of the lease.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Motion
Fiscal Impact
The OPEDC expects that the Dom's Kitchen & Market will generate approximately $350,000 in total annual sales taxes. The OPEDC projects that at least 70% of the total sales taxes will be additive to the Village's current sales tax collections. Dom's is reporting that the construction costs are approximately $6.5 to $8 million more than other locations they are considering and $6-$7 million more than a new construction build. The 50/50 sales tax split over 20 years will not fully compensation for the unusual costs but would constitute a significant incentive by defraying costs. If the OPEDC projections are correct the Village will realize an annual increase in sales tax revenue of $122,500 annually.
Background
Dom's Kitchen & Market is an innovative grocery/restaurant/food hall hybrid, founded in part by Bob Mariano of the well-known Mariano's grocery chain. Dom's currently operates a single 18,000-square-foot location in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, with a second Chicago store under construction in the Old Town neighborhood. Dom's reports that the business has performed extremely well, generating praise and excitement from the community and in...
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