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DATE: October 18, 2000 <br />TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: James E. Chandler, County Administrator <br />FROM: Thomas Frame, General Services Director • -,&4.A u/ <br />SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Lease of 2525 St. Lucie Avenue <br />(former HRS building), Vero Beach, Florida, to the Coalition for the <br />Homeless of Indian River County Florida, Inc. and Approval of the Proposed <br />Lease. <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />Attached is a proposed resolution and lease agreement. The proposed resolution is the <br />authorizing document which will allow the Board of County Commissioners to lease the former <br />HRS building located at 2525 St. Lucie Avenue to the Coalition for the Homeless of Indian River <br />County, Inc. The authority for the Board to lease this property to the Coalition is as provided for <br />in Section 125.38, Florida Statutes (1999). <br />The proposed lease is the results of several rounds of discussions between representatives of the <br />Coalition, the County Attorney and the Director of General Services, and the following are <br />highlights of the proposed lease: <br />• The term of the lease is for a thirty-year period for one dollar per year with an ability to <br />renew the lease for additional periods of ten (10) years. Initially, the Coalition had requested <br />a fifty- year lease. <br />• The Coalition would responsible for all utility charges and costs. <br />• The Coalition is specifically prohibited from using the facility for any unlawful, improper or <br />offensive use. They further will undertake the proper posting of the property by posting signs <br />to discourage loitering or lingering on the property. They further would be required to <br />investigate such complaints and take prompt measures which may include the filing either <br />civil or criminal complaints to eliminate such loitering or lingering. <br />• They would be required to keep the premises free of garbage and trash. And they would be <br />required to screen with fencing/landscaping any area that would be used for congregation of <br />people outside the building. <br />• The Coalition would be required to obtain the Board's prior approval if it desired to assign <br />the lease or the Board's/County Administrator's approval in writing in order to sublet the <br />premises or any part thereof. <br />• Should the Coalition vacate the premises or cease to use at least 75% of the building, the <br />lease would terminate. <br />OCTOBER')A 2000 PG <br />t� 6 7 3 -102- <br />