The restaurant at the city-owned Port Orange, Fla., golf course has been operated by interim management since last September. Kevin Hannah, who owns another restaurant in South Daytona, Fla., plans to run a new eatery called Flagsticks, and invest $40,000 into the operation.
Golfers will soon have a new place to grab some grub or a drink once they finish a round at the city-owned Cypress Head Golf Club in Port Orange, Fla., the South Daytona, Fla., Hometown News reported.
By unanimous vote February 20, the City Council approved a five-year lease for the clubhouse, which houses the restaurant. Kevin Hannah, owner of Hannah’s Family Diner in South Daytona, plans to create a new restaurant called Flagsticks, with a tentative opening date of April 2, the Hometown News reported.
Don Burke, who has managed the restaurant since September after it abruptly closed the previous month due to financial issues, will continue to manage it until Hannah takes over, the Hometown News reported.
Speaking to the council before the vote, Hannah said part of his motivation for renting and renovating the 5,200-sq. ft. building is that Cypress Head is his favorite area golf course. “I see, just, a lot of things that are, I guess, not quite done the way I would like to see it done,” he said. “I’d like to try and make those changes and make it a better place for the community and a better place for the golfers.”
Hannah submitted his proposal to take over the restaurant in late January after the city put out a public request. He was the only one to do so, according to the agenda documents made available at the meeting, the Hometown News reported.
Prior to the vote, Councilman Drew Bastian said it’ll provide another quality dining option in the city, even for those who don’t like to golf. “He’s got a good name in the industry and good knowledge,” the councilman said. “There’s some good food at his location in South Daytona. I’ve been there a few times.”
Hannah plans to have Flagsticks open every day, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner with southern staples like fried fish, meatloaf, baby back ribs, chopped steak and country fried steak as well as burgers and sandwiches. Most of those items will be priced at under $10, the Hometown News reported.
A “Happy Hour” is planned from 3 to 6 pm every weekday at the bar along with a mobile concession cart offering alcoholic beverages and snacks to golfers on the course during the weekends and tournaments. The banquet room also will be used during tournaments and for other special events, the Hometown News reported.
Hannah is required to pay $8,000 in deposits with at least half due 10 days after the lease is executed, according to Parks & Recreation Director Susan Lovallo. He’ll also be on the hook for all costs related to the name change as well as $100 in base rent monthly, 75% of the monthly utility cost, which city officials estimate will be around $1,350, and all regular maintenance and inspection costs, the Hometown News reported.
Hannah plans to invest about $40,000 to get the restaurant operational and claims he needs that in order to make it profitable by the third year of operation, especially since he won’t be able to sell the business at the end of the lease, the Hometown News reported.
“The selling of the business is what drives us to do a great job,” Hannah wrote. “In lieu of selling the business at the end of the lease, we simply will have taken the reduced rent as our selling of the business during the term of the lease.”
Both sides can agree to extend the lease agreement at least two more times for two years a piece after the initial five-year term runs out, the Hometown News reported.
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