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Blue Cypress Lake Stilt Houses February 25, 2015 Page 12 storms, the shacks were rebuilt as stilt houses with significant expansion and improvements to the point where they now resemble single family homes, not fishing shacks. The stilt house owners contend that the 1947 conveyance from the Holmans to the County included a strip of submerged lands where the houses are situated. The County Attorney's Office does not agree with this assertion. The deed into the County from the Holmans mentions nothing about submerged lands. Tracing title back to the 1914 plat, the plat clearly identifies the shore line of Blue Cypress Lake and depicts the lake as a separate lot, Lot K and no part of Lot L extends past the shoreline. The County has no interest in this property and wishes to avoid being ensnarled in the ongoing lawsuit. The attorneys for the Trustees have approached the County in an effort to keep the County from being joined in the lawsuit. They propose that the County execute the attached Quit Claim Deed in favor of the Trustees, thus eliminating any possible claim the County may have to ownership of the property and settling any dispute over whether the County owns the submerged lands upon which the stilt houses sit. Funding: There is no funding associated with this matter. Recommendation: In order to attempt to avoid litigation in this matter, the County Attorney's Office recommends the Board approve the Quit Claim Deed transferring all of the County's right, title and interest, if any, to the Trustees and authorize the Chairman to execute the Quit Claim Deed on the Board's behalf. c: Richard Malloy, on behalf of the Trustees Louis B. Vocelle, Jr. and Charlie Sullivan, Sr., co -counsel for Defendants 200