Exhibit_A_Cafe_Vender_Plan_8-5x11rev.pdf.pdf

Exhibit A is a facility layout plan for the New Haven Free Public Library's café vendor opportunity in Connecticut. The document illustrates the proposed café space design on the first floor of the Ives Memorial Library located at 133 Elm Street on the historic New Haven Green. The layout depicts the placement of essential café equipment and infrastructure, including a slop sink, refrigerator/freezer unit, and convection oven. Additionally, the plan shows provisions for shade and awning coverage, indicating outdoor or semi-outdoor café amenities designed to enhance the patron experience and create an inviting entry to the library's newly reimagined Ives Squared makerspace and entrepreneurship hub.

The facility plan represents the physical specifications and operational requirements that potential café vendors must accommodate within their proposals to operate this approximately 5,500 square-foot space. The layout demonstrates the library's vision for integrating food and beverage service as a core amenity within the library's transformation into a 21st-century civic engagement and innovation center. Proposers selected to operate the café will be responsible for equipment installation, compliance with City of New Haven Board of Health code requirements, and integration of their operations within the designated footprint while maintaining the aesthetic and functional standards illustrated in this exhibit.