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0 <br />service for runaway children. In 1995 the County executed a document which <br />gave an additional five years for the Children's Home Society to complete its <br />building program. In addition to its promise to build a shelter for runaway <br />children the Society paid Indian River County $25,000.00 for the land. <br />The Society Is now before the County asking for permission to sell the property <br />free of any and all restrictions on the condition that the money raised will be <br />spent by the Society to buy another, better situated property to construct the <br />shelter. <br />Staff has no objection to this proposal since the Society is a non-profit <br />corporation serving a valid public purpose which benefits all the taxpayers of <br />Indian River County by providing a safe shelter for troubled teenagers. <br />Therefore it Is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners authorize <br />the County Attorney's Office to work with the Children's Home Society of Florida <br />to allow it to sell the referenced property and to ensure that the money raised <br />therefrom will be used for the purpose of establishing a runaway shelter on <br />different and more suitable land. <br />Amanda T. McGee, Executive Director of Children's Home Society, explained the <br />request to the Commissioners and advised that the CHS serves approximately 100 Indian <br />River County children per year at their runaway shelter. Proceeds from the sale of the <br />property would enable them to reinvest those funds in their current property and projects in <br />Indian River County, including the acquisition of land next to the group home. <br />There were no questions. Commissioner Ginn thought it made good sense to have the <br />two facilities adjacent and Chairman Macht agreed. <br />Public Works Director James Davis advised that his department is now designing <br />some roadway improvements on Oslo Road and areas will be needed for stormwater <br />treatment. He asked that the County be given right of first refusal on the property and a little <br />time to investigate whether that parcel would be suitable to meet the stormwater needs for <br />Oslo Road. <br />Ms. McGee indicated that request made sense. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Vice Chairman Adams, <br />SECONDED BY Commissioner Tippin, to allow the Children's <br />Home Society to sell the property and use the proceeds for the <br />purpose of establishing a runaway shelter on different and more <br />suitable land adjacent to their current facility, and that the <br />County be given right -of -first refusal to purchase all or part of <br />the property for stormwater management. <br />July 13, 1999 <br />67 <br />• <br />BOOK <br />