Summary:
In 1954, the City deeded a parcel of land at Lake Lorna Doone Park to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to construct and operate a Boy Scout Club House there. A building was thus constructed and has been operating at the site for decades.
In recent years, the City, Florida Citrus Sports, LIFT Orlando, and residents of the neighborhood surrounding Lake Lorna Doone have been working on a plan to renovate Lake Lorna Doone Park for the benefit of the surrounding neighborhood, including the section of the Park where the aforementioned building is located. Since the Families, Parks and Recreation Department has alternative locations where the Boy Scouts' needs can be accommodated, the attached agreement obligates the City to provide space at City-owned and controlled facilities to accommodate Boy Scout meetings and activities that would otherwise have been held at the Lake Lorna Doone Park Boy Scout Club House, at no cost to the Boy Scouts, in return for which the Boy Scouts will vacate the Lake Lorna Doone Boy Scout Club House, beginning January 1, 2017 after the execution of this Agreement and continuing for a term of fifty (50) years.
As a result of the execution of this Agreement, the Boy Scout Club House currently owned by the Elks will no longer be used by the Boy Scouts and thus will revert to City ownership, and the Boy Scouts and the Elks shall have no further rights with respect to it. This will facilitate the City's ability to ensure that the renovation of the Park is carried out in a manner that best meets the needs of the surrounding neighborhood. |