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Office of the INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator ADMINISTRATOR MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners FROM: Jason E. Brown County Administrator DATE: May 4, 2022 SUBJECT: Dasie Hope/ West Wabasso Progressive Civic Club Lease Termination and Amendment to the Health Department Agreement Background //A On September 23, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners entered into a cooperative facility use lease agreement with the West Wabasso Progressive Civic Club and the Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center, Inc. for a portion of the "Old Douglass School" located at 8445 64ffi Avenue in Wabasso. The County leases the remainder of the property to the Economic Opportunities Council under a separate agreement. On February 1, 2022, the Health Department made a presentation to the Board proposing to add the Dasie Hope facility as a satellite location for their operations. The Health Department has a long history of providing public health services to Wabasso area residents. This includes a significant partnership with Dasie Hope over the past several years that has grown and expanded to include parenting classes, women's health, and plans for a food pantry and congregate meal site. Both Dasie Hope and the Health Department have realized increased possibilities in the future by transferring this site from the Dasie Hope lease to a Health Department facility with continued services from Dasie Hope and the Health Department. Under their proposal, the Health Department would provide services to address resident identified areas of need or concern: • Senior and children's services • Access to healthy foods • Unsafe Housing and neighborhoods • Lack of transportation • Lack of continued educational opportunities • Low wages and lack of employment opportunities • Unsanitary living conditions 62