CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 Cape Coral’s Jaycee Park bistro and food trucks could be operated by the Boathouse owners, but first the city council is combing through the agreement. <\/p>\n
Fox 4’s Bella Line tells us what the agreement says as of now:<\/p>\n
The Boathouse owners could take over the bistro at Jaycee Park, city council combs through the application<\/p>\n
The city manager says the Kearns Restaurant Group is the only company that applied to run the new bistro and food truck court at Jaycee Park.<\/p>\n
The group is asking for a 30-year deal, but city council is looking at a 10-year agreement with two renewal options instead.<\/p>\n
Under the proposed agreement, the Kearns Restaurant Group would pay more than $1 million over 20 years, plus an additional $1.3 million for 24 boat slips that would be credited.<\/p>\n
Most council members said they want more money up front from the restaurant group.<\/p>\n
“I don’t see us negotiating from a standpoint of weakness. It’s our property, it’s our facility, and I think we are the ones that dictate to some degree exactly what the minimum is that we are going to accept,” said Cape Coral Mayor John Gunter.<\/p>\n
Council members say they don’t want to go through another application process, but they also don’t have a backup plan. That means the bistro space could sit vacant if a deal isn’t reached.<\/p>\n
The city is aiming to reopen Jaycee Park in about two months.<\/p>\n
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