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Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attomey Attorney's Matters - 06/03/14 Office of INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney DATE: May 23, 2014 SUBJECT: Request for Lease Amendment with St. Francis Manor St. Francis Manor of Vero Beach, Inc., a not -for profit corporation, has leased property from the County for over 40 years. The 99 -year lease began back in 1973 when St. Francis Manor (SFM) proposed to build a complex of apartments on County owned land that would be leased to low income senior citizens who are residents of Indian River County. The lease has been amended several times over the years. The 5.52 acre complex of apartments is located at 1750 20th Street and abuts the old County jail site to the east. In 1988, the Board declared the former County jail site at 1725 17th Avenue, Vero Beach to be surplus property and conveyed it to the City of Vero Beach for use as a recreational facility. The conveyance included a reverter clause so that when the City ceased using the property for a recreational facility, ownership of the property would revert back to Indian River County. On March 5, 2013 the City of Vero Beach determined the former jail site was no longer needed by the City for use as a recreational facility and conveyed the property back to Indian River County. On June 4, 2013, the County Commission approved the Eighth Amendment to the lease and included a portion of the former jail site to be added to SFM's existing 99 -year lease with the County. SFM would like to use the site for future expansion. The Eighth Amendment did not include the property underneath and around the existing communication tower that occupies the OId Jail Site. Representatives from SFM approached the City of Vero Beach concerning the planned expansion of SFM onto the leased portion of the OId Jail Site. City Planning staff indicated that an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan would be required to change the future land use of the Old Jail Site from a governmental use to a residential land use