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CONSENT DA <br />• Meeting 06-18-2024 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA $ ► v <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Parks, Recreation & Conservation Department <br />Conservation Lands Division <br />Date: June 3, 2024 <br />To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />Thru: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Deputy County Administrator <br />Beth Powell, Parks, Recreation & Conservation Director <br />From: Wendy Swindell, Conservation Lands Manager <br />Subject: Approval of the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement between Florida <br />Inland Navigation District and Indian River County for the Recreational <br />Use of Lands within the Dredged Material Management Area IR -14 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On January 21, 2010, the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) and Indian River County <br />(County) entered into a Lease Agreement which allowed for passive recreation within a portion of <br />FIND's Dredged Material Management Areas IR -14B located east of Indian River Boulevard and <br />west of the Lagoon between 8'h and 120' Street. The purpose of the Lease Agreement is to allow for <br />the County to manage a trail through IR -14B for use by the public. <br />It is acknowledged in the 2010 Lease Agreement that the County had the option to enter into a <br />separate agreement with the Indian River Land Trust (IRLT) to develop and manage the recreation <br />areas (trails) within the Leased potion of IR -14B. The term of the Lease Agreement is 30 years, with <br />one (1) option to renew for a twenty-five (25) year extension. A copy of the 2010 Lease Agreement <br />is included as an attachment to this agenda item. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: <br />Based on discussions with the County and the IRLT, FIND has provided an amendment to the <br />original lease agreement expanding the trail network within IR -14. A copy of the First Amendment <br />to Lease Agreement is included as an attachment to this agenda item. The property being added to <br />this lease is depicted on Exhibit A, attached to this Amendment, and included by reference herein. <br />FUNDING: <br />No funding is required for the Approval of the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement between <br />Florida Inland Navigation District and Indian River County for the recreational use of lands within <br />the Dredged Material Management Area IR -14. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff respectfully requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve the First Amendment <br />to the Lease Agreement between Florida Inland Navigation District and Indian River County for the <br />46 <br />