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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final August 19, 2025 <br />Attachments: Letter of Intent - IRC SEA OAKS -L01 7-17-25.pdf <br />Assignment of Lease - (Sea Oaks) 5-13-25.docx <br />Bill of Sale - (Sea Oaks) 5013025 v1.doc <br />25.8.5 Wireless Easement (Sea Oaks) 5-13-25 (1) Draft <br />Sea Oaks Commission Presentation 20250804 <br />Assistant County Attorney Chris Hicks provided background on the property which <br />was formerly used for utilities and had been declared surplus on June 18, 2024, at the <br />request of Sea Oaks. Staff was instructed at that time to negotiate with Sea Oaks for <br />their purchase of the property. While the property was no longer being used for <br />utilities, however, the County had entered into a 2007 agreement with Verizon <br />Wireless for the company to construct a cell tower and lease a portion of the property <br />from the County for the tower's operation. <br />After negotiations with staff, a purchase offer of $859,700 from Sea Oaks was <br />agreed to contingent upon the cell tower and its easement remaining in place. <br />Simultaneously, the County sought to sell the easement to Wireless Edge, and reached <br />a negotiated price of $2,100,000. The County was advised to first sell the cell tower <br />easement before closing on the sale of the underlying property to Sea Oaks. If the <br />Board approved the easement sale, staff would then continue on to finalize the sale of <br />the property to Sea Oaks. <br />Chairman Flescher stated he was pleased with the negotiated agreement. Vice <br />Chairman Loar confirmed that the cell tower did not have Emergency Services' <br />equipment installed on it. <br />Sea Oaks' attorney Bruce Barkett supported staffs recommendation. He stated the <br />residents of Sea Oaks would prefer to keep a monopole tower rather than a lattice <br />structure. Attorney Hicks noted the current lease prevented changes in the tower itself <br />which was owned by Verizon. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Loar, seconded by Chairman Flescher, to <br />approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman Loar, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />U.C. 25-0818 Florida Development Finance Corporation Consent Resolution for <br />Brightline <br />Recommended Action: The County Attorney's office recommends that the Board consider <br />approval of the Florida Development Finance <br />Corporation Consent Resolution for the Brightline <br />Project. <br />Indian River County, Florida page 21 <br />