In addition to the powers and duties granted to the Board of Parks and Recreation by the City Charter of the City of West Haven, the Board shall have power in the name and on behalf of the City of West Haven to accept and to procure by gift, purchase, lease or exchange or by condemnation, as provided by law, real property for the purpose of providing public parks or playgrounds or enlarging existing parks or playgrounds within the City of West Haven.
No real property under the jurisdiction of the Board of Parks and Recreation, including but not limited to the beaches and water contiguous thereto, shall be leased, rented or used for commercial purposes or uses, except that said Board may approve the use of certain designated areas of said property for the sale of food and soft drinks by a vendor or vendors, provided that such vendor or vendors shall enter into a contract with the City to operate such enterprise after the same shall be placed for public bid and awarded by the City Comptroller in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter.