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GROUND LEASE THIS GROUND LEASE ("Lease") is entered into this 26h day of September, 2023, between the District Board of Trustees of Indian River State College ("Lessor"), the Medical Examiner for the 19th Judicial Circuit ("Medical Examiner"), and Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County, and St. Lucie County, political subdivisions of the State of Florida that collectively constitute the 19th Judicial Circuit (collectively, the "Counties" or "Lessee"). WHEREAS, the Lessor owns approximately 50 -acres of land located on Kirby Loop Road in St. Lucie County that is currently occupied by the Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex; WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner has declared a need for a new facility to serve the residents of the Counties; WHEREAS, Section 406.08(5), Florida Statutes, provides that autopsy and laboratory facilities utilized by the district medical examiner or his or her associates may be provided on a permanent or contractual basis by the counties within the district; WHEREAS, the Counties have agreed to share the cost of design and construction of the Medical Examiner's facility as set forth in that certain Interlocal Agreement recorded on Jan ar 24, 2023 at Official Records Book 4942, Page 345-363 of St. Lucie County ("Interlocal Agreement"); WHEREAS, the Counties as Lessee desire to lease from Lessor and Lessor desires to lease to Lessee approximately two (2) acres of Lessor owned land for the construction and operation of the new Medical Examiner's facility and its related site improvements ("ME Facility") for the benefit of the Medical Examiner; and WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the benefit of the Medical Examiner to the citizens of the Counties and the students and faculty of Lessor. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the rents to be paid by the Lessee and agreements hereinafter provided to be performed by the parties hereto, Lessor leases to Lessee, and Lessee accepts and rents from Lessor, the premises hereinafter described upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. ARTICLE I LEASED PREMISES; USE Section 1.01. Leased Premises. Lessor does hereby lease, demise and let unto Lessee, and Lessee does hereby lease and rent from Lessor, that certain parcel of land described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Premises"), being a portion of Lessor's Massey Campus ("Campus"), for purposes of designing, engineering, constructing, and operating the ME Facility on the terms outlined herein ("Permitted Use").