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LEASE AGREEMENT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made this 20'h day of September, 2000, by and between the CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, a municipal corporation, herein referred to as "City," and Marcus Jones, d.b.a. City News, Grantee, herein referred to as "Tenant," whose address is 290 Albert Court, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. (1) LEASE OF PREMISES: The City hereby leases to the Tenant, and the Tenant hereby leases from the City, all surface lands and rights thereto in that certain area of land containing approximately 100 square feet and situated on the Downtown Mall between 15' and 2nd Streets, Charlottesville, Virginia, which property currently is the situs of a structure referred to as a kiosk. (2) TERM: The Term of this lease shall be one (1) year, beginning on October 1, 2000, (the "Commencement Date") and ending on September 30, 2001, with the terms to be renegotiated after the first year. (3) RENT: The Tenant shall pay to the City a monthly rent of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), payable the first of themonth in advance, with the rate to be negotiated after the first year. (4) USE: The Tenant shall be responsible for conducting or obtaining an individual or business to conduct retail sales at the kiosk (the "Occupant"). No food, • other than prepackaged snacks, will be prepared or sold from the kiosk. The Tenant's selection of the Occupant shall be subject to the prior approval of the City. The Tenant shall require the Occupant to maintain and display in a prominent location in the kiosk all tourist materials and informational brochures and literature provided by the Charlottesville -Albemarle Visitors Bureau, the City of Charlottesville, Downtown for the Holidays, the Charlottesville Downtown Foundation and other such organizations as may from time to time be approved by the Director of the Charlottesville Department of Economic Development at no cost to the Tenant or the Occupant. Said materials shall be displayed separately from any merchandise offered for sale by the Occupant and shall be distributed upon request and without charge to members of the public who stop at the kiosk. The Occupant shall promptly notify the City whenever the tourist information and brochures need to be re -supplied. The kiosk must be kept open and manned seven days a week from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or only as otherwise approved by the Director of the Charlottesville Department of Economic Development. (5) TAXES: The Tenant shall require the Occupant to pay, as and when they become due, all taxes and utilities associated with the use of the kiosk (including any business license taxes required). 0