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BOOK, 98 NAS€ 6 It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of May 14, 1996. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS At its meeting on August 8, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners authorized staff to contact the State regarding a proposal that a portion of the Sebastian Creek Conservation and Recreational Lands (CARL) project be surplussed for expansion of an industrial park at I-95 and CR 512. Subsequently, when the Governor and Cabinet approved the State purchase on November 29, 1995, the Governor and Cabinet acknowledged the surplus proposal and directed State staff to coordinate with the County to facilitate the surplus. Since that time, county staff has coordinated closely with state staff, including a number of field meetings to evaluate site environmental constraints. As a part of the coordination process, the scope of the proposal has expanded to potentially include County leasing of +100 acres of the now state-owned property west of the Sebastian Rlver Middle School, for a north county regional active recreational park. Attached is a draft conceptual use plan of the proposed industrial park (+130 acres) and recreational park (±100 acres). As part of the County's application for the land surplus, the County is required to adopt a formal resolution requesting that the State sell the specified surplus property to the County. For this reason, a draft resolution is attached for the Board's approval. ANALYSIS The configuration in the attached graphic was determined as part of a concerted effort by state and county staff to accommodate the surplus request while minimizing impacts to environmentally sensitive wetlands and other natural areas. This "up -front" coordination with state staff, prior to submittal of a formal county surplus application, will help to facilitate the State's approval. Elimination of environmentally constrained areas from the proposed surplus land benefits the County; it reduces the total number of surplus acres without reducing "buildable" acreage, thereby reducing the cost of the surplus acquisition. As discussed with state staff, the County and the State would mutually benefit from a lease arrangement regarding the recreational park area; it would serve to fulfill public recreational access on the property consistent with CARL objectives, and allows the County to establish a north county regional park without the cost of buying the land. The State purchased the overall Coraci property at a cost of $3,000 per acre. If the County is able to purchase the proposed surplus at that same cost,' the surplus project. is estimated to 'cost +$390,000 (130 acres x $3,000). RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached resolution, and authorize staff to submit a formal surplus application to the State for the attached configuration. 56 May 14, 1996