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RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />It is recommended that staff be authorized to prepare a long term <br />lease for the property (20 year renewable lease at $1.00/year) for <br />future board consideration. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously (4-0, <br />Chairman Bird being absent) authorized staff to <br />prepare a 20 -year renewable lease with the Indian <br />River Soccer Association at $1.00 per year, as <br />recommended by staff. <br />COUNTY GROVE FRUIT HARVEST <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated December 7, 1993, <br />with attached letter dated December 6, 1993: <br />DATE: <br />DECEMBER 7, 1993 <br />TO: <br />JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: <br />TERRANCE G. PINT <br />DIRECTOR OF UTIL TY% SERVICES <br />PREPARED <br />TERRY H. DRUM <br />AND STAFFED <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST <br />BY: <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />SUBJECT: <br />COUNTY GROVE FRUIT HARVEST <br />r" <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Department of Utility Services has (approximately) a 60 -acre <br />citrus grove located at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant <br />site. On November 23, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners <br />authorized the Department of Utility Services to negotiate the sale <br />of the 1993-1994 grapefruit crop. (See attached agenda item.) <br />ANALYSIS <br />One verbal bid price for each type of grapefruit (white and red) was <br />received. .The price for the white grapefruit is at the going market <br />price of $0.75 per pound solids "delivered in," less $1.65 per box <br />for pick, load, and haul. The price for the red grapefruit was <br />$3.25 per box on the tree. Both prices were quoted by Hubert Graves <br />Packing Company, Inc. (see attached). The white grapefruit have a <br />pick date of January, and the red grapefruit have a pick date of <br />February. The estimated total amount of fruit sales should be <br />approximately $32,000. <br />Last year's (1992-1993) grapefruit crop brought in prices of $0.85 <br />per pound solids, less $1.75 per box for pick, load, and haul for <br />white grapefruit, and $4.00 per box on the tree for red grapefruit. <br />RECOMMENDATION - <br />The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the <br />Board of County Commissioners authorize the sale of the 1993-1994 <br />grapefruit crop to Hubert Graves Packing Company, Inc., at the price <br />stated in the attached quote and execute the attached agreement. <br />W* <br />BOOK 91 PACE 248 <br />