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IaA Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K DeBxaal, Deputy County Attorney Kate Pingolt Cotner., Assistant County Attorney Office of INDIAN MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney DATE: February 1., 2017 SUBJECT: 16th Street Ball Fields Attorney's Matters 02/0772097 RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY The 16th Street Ball Fields are located north of 16th Street between 20th Avenue and 17th Avenue within the city limits of Vero Beach. An aerial photo of the Property is attached as Exhibit A. A December 2016 survey shows the property to be 11.57 acres in size. Property consists of three softball/little league/baseball diamonds with lights; fencing, parking, concession, press boxes and announcers' booths. In 2013, the property was under a ten year lease with Indian River Sports Complex, Inc. but that lease was terminated by the mutual consent of the parties. The property is currently being maintained by the County. As the property lies within the City of Vero Beach, the Vero Beach zoning code applies to the parcel. The ball field property is zoned R1, residential, up to six units per acre. The 40 acre property to the south is Vero Beach High School and owned by the Indian River School District. It is also zoned R1. The 4.33 acre property to the east is the high school football stadium owned by the School District. It is zoned RM 10/12, residential, multifamily up to 10 to 12 units per acre. The 1.41 acre property to the northeast is owned by Sunshine Physical Therapy and is zoned H, hospital and institutional. The property due north of the ballfields is owned by Indian River County and leased to the Boys and Girls Club and St. Francis Manor. The 3.8 acres leased to the Boys and Girls Club is also zoned H, hospital and institutional. The 5.52 acres leased to St. Francis Manor is zoned RM 13, residential, multifamily up to 13 units per acre. To the east of the subject property is Little Acre Farms subdivision and the zoning in that subdivision is R1, residential, up to six units per acre. A zoning map and future land use map depicting the area are attached to this memorandum as Exhibit B. Before a county can sell a parcel of property this size, it first must be declared surplus by P183