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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2022 <br />Attachments: Staff Report JRTC <br />Proposed Second Amendment <br />First Amendment -- approved Feb 9, 2021 <br />Facility Lease Agreement Agenda Item -- Dec 18 2018 <br />Final Second Amendment (Red) <br />Final Second Amendment (Clean) <br />County Administrator Jason Brown referred to staffs memo dated July 7, 2022, as he <br />discussed the County's Facility Lease agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB), <br />operating as Verotown, LLC, to manage the operation of the Jackie Robinson <br />Training Complex (the Complex, formerly known as Historic Dodgertown). <br />Administrator Brown described the changes to the agreement which transferred <br />responsibility for certain planned Complex improvements over to Verotown. <br />He continued on to describe the three (3) projects which included: 1) reallocating <br />funds earmarked for the cancelled TV Platform refurbishment project; 2) construction <br />of a new Executive Building/Championship Hall; and 3) remediation of hotel rooms. <br />Administrator Brown advised that the County would turn over already -budgeted <br />funds to Verotown for their implementation, and he discussed the rationale behind <br />staffs recommendation to waive the County's bid requirement. <br />Chairman O'Bryan received confirmation that the County's financial obligation to these <br />projects was capped at the budgeted amounts, and any overruns would be <br />Verotown's responsibility. <br />Rachelle Madrigal, Managing Director, Jackie Robinson Training Complex, thanked <br />the Board for a successful partnership. <br />Commissioner Moss expressed opposition to waiving the bid requirement, as well as <br />to using tourism dollars for the Jackie Robinson Training Complex facility, stating it <br />lacked broad community appeal. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Earman, seconded by Commissioner <br />Flescher, to approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the following <br />vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Earman, Commissioner Adams, and <br />Commissioner Flescher <br />Nay: 1 - Commissioner Moss <br />12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS <br />Indian River County Florida Page 10 <br />