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F F B 171982 lox 48 F, E 853 TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: February 11, 1982 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners FROMJ(' Neil A. Nelson County Administrator SUBJECT: Disposition and future use of the Welfare Services and Veterans Services Building, located at 14th Avenue and 25th Street in Vero Beach REFERENCES: DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The County Welfare Department and the Veterans Service Office has been relocated to the Administration Building. In recent times Staff has received requests from the Salvation Army and the Disabled Amevican Veterans Organization. These groups desire to utilize the building located at 14th Avenue and 25th Street. This building is of frame construction and contains approximately 2300 square feet of usable space. These groups have expressed a desire to lease the building at a nominal rate. At the present time, Staff does not envision need for this building, it is therefore available as surplus property. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS A. The County Commission could determine that there no longer exists a public need for the property. Thus the building could be declared surplus and in excess of County need. Under this approach it would be appropriate to; 1. Obtain a proposal in order to determine fair market value for the property. 2. Staff would prepare specifications and a legal advertise- ment inviting public interest regarding the disposition of the building under either a lease or purchase agreement. 3. Upon receipt of proposals from interested citizens it would be necessary for staff to evaluate the proposals and make recommendations to the Commission in order to determine the final disposition regarding the property. As a part of the decision-making process, consideration could be given to such issues as the appropriateness of a short or long term lease as well as the possibility of outright sale of the property. B. The Commission could determine that it is in the public interest to retain ownership of the building. We could therefore utilize it for overflow space for future expansion of County Staff and/or storage as the situation dictates. C. The Commission could decide to lease or sell the building to a public service type organization. Under this approach the Commission could appropriately lease the building space at a very nominal rate such as a $1.00 per year, and dictate as part of the agreement that these groups must continue in their effort to serve the needs of the community as well as address issues involving facility maintenance and the like. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING It is recommended that the County Commission accept Alternative A and authorize the County Staff to proceed accordingly. 24