- January 13, 2023
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The Palm Coast city government is soliciting proposals for a new food and beverage concession provider to take over the Palm Harbor Golf Club's restaurant facility, which has been run by the Green Lion since 2017.
The move comes after the city and the Green Lion — under the same ownership as the Golden Lion restaurant in Flagler Beach — failed to agree on a new lease.
The Green Lion has been paying $600 per month, with the city covering utilities that ranged between $1,200 and $1,500. City staff proposed raising the lease gradually to market rate, and the restaurant agreed. But several City Council members thought that insufficient, urging city staff to put the restaurant facility out to bid.
The council reversed course after dozens of the restaurant's supporters packed the council chambers during a meeting to pass the council not to ditch the Green Lion. But in the negotiations that followed, the two sides couldn't come to an agreement on who should pay for the facility's water costs: The restaurant property shares water with a golf club's pro shop, and they aren't metered separately and cannot easily be divided. The city, on June 21 demanded the the restaurant cover 50% of the water costs, and gave the restaurant 10 days to accept a new lease. The restaurant did not do so.
The Green Lion will continue to run the facility through Jan. 15, 2023. A lease with the new provider selected in the bidding process will begin on Feb. 1.
The city opened the bidding process on Aug. 24, and bids must be received by Sept. 15. Questions about the biding process must be received by Sept. 8, according to a city of Palm Coast news release.
View the RFP at www.palmcoast.gov by clicking on the “Upcoming Bids” tab under the “Get Involved” section. For information about the Palm Harbor Golf Club, go to www.palmcoastgov.com/parks/palm-harbor-golf-club.
