Refreshments will be served at Westminster Pier Park this summer - but it's yet to be determined what will be on the menu.
"We think it's a priority to have some sort of service down there, so the thousands of people visiting the park on a sunny day can have a fuller experience," said Dean Gibson, the city's director of parks, culture and recreation.
The expression of interest for the leasing opportunity closed on Feb.
20. Staff is doing some "interim work" and anticipates reporting back to council by the end of the month.
"We had a great deal of interest in the actual expressions of interest," Gibson said.
Because the full-service food operation wasn't set up last summer, Tourism New Westminster partnered with the city for a short time to sell drinks and snacks to park goers.
Last summer, several members of city council voiced concern about the idea of leasing the concession space to a private operator rather than operating it as a city concession as is done in other municipal facilities.
Gibson noted that a private operator may be able to offer a "different ambience."
