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Ocoee sets special meeting, clears way to draft RFP as Forest Lake lease talks continue
Summary
The Ocoee City Commission scheduled a special meeting for March 27 and authorized staff to prepare a request for proposals for a permanent operator of Forest Lake Golf Club while deferring selection of an interim operator pending pro forma financials and historical data.
The Ocoee City Commission on Thursday scheduled a special meeting for March 27 at 5:15 p.m. to consider a proposed seventh amendment to the ground lease for Forest Lake Golf Club and authorized staff to draft a request for proposals for a permanent operator of the course.
That action followed lengthy discussion about a mediated settlement with the current operator and competing proposals for an interim operator. Kurt Arderman, attorney with the Fishback Dominic law firm, told commissioners the city and Forest Lake reached a mediated settlement that outlines terms to be implemented in a Seventh Amendment to the lease, but the amendment was not ready for public release because counsel for the operator requested certain contractual framing; Arderman said his office expects final comments back this week.
The commission’s vote to set the special meeting and allow staff to prepare the RFP passed 3-2. Mayor Johnson and Commissioners Firstner and Wilson voted in favor; Commissioners Kennedy and Oliver voted no.
Why it matters: The commission is moving to secure continuity…
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