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<br /> 4_�� BOARD MEMORANDUM
<br /> Date: June 25, 2015
<br /> To: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator
<br /> From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Servi.• �l`
<br /> Prepared By: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District .N'•
<br /> Subject: Indian River County Former Correctional Institution Land
<br /> DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS:
<br /> The State of Florida has,for several years,tried unsuccessfully to sell the former Correctional Facility
<br /> located just south of the Indian River County Landfill. Recently the State had undergone a second
<br /> attempt to receive qualified sealed bids for the subject property. Solid Waste Disposal District
<br /> (SWDD) staff on January 20, 2015, brought an agenda to the SWDD board for approval to submit a
<br /> qualified sealed bid for the property. At that time, the SWDD board unanimously voted not to
<br /> submit a minimum sealed bid (Minimum bid amount at that time was$749,000).
<br /> ANALYSIS:
<br /> Based on previously unsuccessful attempts to sell the property, the Surplus Land Sales and
<br /> Dispositions section under the Division of State lands entered into dialogue with County staff to
<br /> examine possible paths forward, while adhering to state statutes. The SWDD owns a large section
<br /> acreage west of 1-95 that is reserved for future SWDD related uses. The possibility of doing a land
<br /> swap began to take shape and staff from the Division of State lands worked with SWDD staff to
<br /> gather data to explore this option. Ultimately, a land swap option was not feasible due to several
<br /> factors that included the future SWDD site as having a large, unusable surface water body and a
<br /> power line easement that cuts through a good portion of the land.
<br /> On June 12, 2015, county staff sent an informal offer to the State, based on prior SWDD board
<br /> discussions that identified some of the constraints of the land. Those constraints were the fact that
<br /> a phase 1 and phase 2 site assessment were needed to determine if any environmental impacts exist
<br /> on the correctional facility. The associated structures, which may have been included in the
<br /> appraisal assessment, are of no use to future landfill operations and would need to be demolished.
<br /> Assuming no asbestos or lead paint exists,tentative demolitions costs for removal and burial of the
<br /> material is estimated to be$250,000. Coupled with the miscellaneous costs the County would incur
<br /> above and beyond a purchase price, an offer of $450,000 subject to SWDD Board approval was
<br /> tendered to the State.
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