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(2-C. I. DEPARTMENTAL BCC Meeting May 22, 2018 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM Assistant County Administrator / Department of General Services Date: May 14, 2018 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Through: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator From: Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator Subject: Assignment and License Agreement for Operation of Middleton's Fish Camp BACKGROUND On October 10, 1979, the County entered into an agreement with Joneal Middleton to fulfill the obligations to manage and maintain Middleton's Fish Camp Park at Blue Cypress Lake ("Park"). On December 2, 2008 Joneal's wife, Jeanne Middleton was added as a party to the Agreement. Joneal Middleton passed away in 2014. Jeannie Middleton now desires to assign the current Agreement and the Amendments thereto to Roy Bass. The Agreement may be assigned or transferred only with the approval of the County Commission. Roy Bass resided with the Middleton's at the age of 14, and has served the Fish Camp operation for 40 years. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: The Park is 23 acres in size and includes improvements consisting of bathroom facilities, bait shop, boat launch, parking lots, picnic tables, grills, rustic camping sites and a utility lift station among other amenities. The Park is a popular destination for fishing, boating, camping, birdwatching and other active and passive recreational activities. Since 1979, Joneal "Joe" and H. Jean "Jeanne" Middleton have been the caretakers of the Park under a series of agreements and amendments with the County and have operated the bait shop and rented boats for fishing or sightseeing. Roy Bass has purchased the bait shop, and pontoon boat inventory from Jeanne Middleton and is desirous of accepting the assignment with the benefits and duties contained in the Agreement and Amendments thereto together with those contained in the attached License Agreement with the County. Under the Agreement, Roy Bass would accept the assignment of the Agreement dated January 2, 1985, and the Amendments thereto. The County would grant to Roy Bass a revocable license to use and occupy the real property and improvements described on Exhibit A attached to the License Agreement, Specifically, Roy Bass is authorized to use and occupy the bait shop and surrounding property containing the bait and minnow tanks solely as a bait shop/convenience store/office, and for no other purposes. The Agreement shall take effect on the date approved by the Board of County Commissioners and shall expire on September 1, 2025. This Agreement shall be extended upon mutually agreeable terms, automatically for an additional five (5) years, unless one party notifies the other party in writing of its intent to not renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. F:\County Admin\BCC Agenda Items\2018\Assignment Middleton Fish Camp Lease.doe 187