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Dylan Reingold., County Attorney William K: DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attorney Office of INDIAN MEMORANDUM Attorney's Matters 11122116 RIVER COUNTY ATTORNEY TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P. E., Public Works Director o-1 FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney �,;�O— DATE: November 16, 2016 SUBJECT: Termination of the License Agreement for Jones Pier The Jones Pier property is a 16.5 acre tract of land adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon off of Jungle Trail. The property is improved with a single family home, out buildings and docks along the Lagoon. The County purchased the property in 2008 from the Jones family and as part of the purchase agreement, Mr. and Mrs. Jones remained living on the property for the remainder of their lives. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones passed away several years ago. In January 2012, the County entered into a License Agreement with Sergeant Brad Fojtik of the Indian River County Sheriffs Department for Sgt. Fojtik and his wife to reside in the home in exchange for providing law enforcement presence, mowing the lawn and maintaining the property. In 2014, the License Agreement was extended until January 2017. The Agreement also called for the Fojtiks to pay for utilities. . Sadly, the home and cottage on the Jones Pier property was flooded by storm surge during Hurricane Matthew. After inspecting the buildings, the Public Works Director determined the house was not fit for habitation and major repairs were necessary including removal of water damaged dry wall, cabinetry and flooring. In order to avoid the same flooding damage in the event of another storm surge in the future, the house should be raised significantly from its current elevation. The work will take an extended period of time. .l✓.0 , 1'1`11 � ING REGULAR AGEND i�fllY ATTQRNEY pro tdDate -1. 132