HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-075Prepared By,
Record and Return to:
Michael Zito, Esq.
Deputy County Administrator
c/o Indian River County
1801 27th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FACILITY LEASE
AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FACILITY
LEASE AGREEMENT ("Third Amendment") is made as of the 9 day of April , 2024
(the " Third Amendment Effective Date"), by and between Indian River County, Florida, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "County"), and Verotown, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as "Verotown").
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, County and Verotown entered into that certain Amended and
Restated Facility Lease Agreement by and between County and Verotown effectively dated
January 2, 2019 as subsequently amended by that certain First Amendment to the Amended and
Restated Facility Lease Agreement as fully executed on February 16, 2021 and that certain Second
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Facility Lease Agreement as fully executed on July 12,
2022 (collectively referred to as the "Agreement");
B. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.02 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be
amended in a writing executed by both parties;
C. WHEREAS, in order to modify certain terms of the Agreement, including certain
rights and obligations associated with the Capital Improvements and the Capital Reserve Account,
Verotown and the County now desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter set forth, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Third Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
hereinafter contained, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Verotown and the County hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Recitals, Defined Terms. The above Recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall be given
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
2. Plumbing Improvements.
(a) Any funds from the Five Hundred Seventy Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($570,000.00) deposited into the Capital Reserve Account for the project described in
Section 8.05(a)(18) of the Agreement shall also be eligible for full reimbursement from the
County for any plumbing infrastructure improvements in connection with the hotel rooms
and/or another location as mutually agreed by the parties (the "Plumbing Improvements").
For the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the Second Amendment Fund Amount not
utilized for the project described in Section 8.05(a)(18) of the Agreement shall not be
required to be returned to the County so long as such portion is utilized for the Plumbing
Improvements.
(b) Pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in the Agreement, the County hereby approves the Five Hundred
Seventy Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($570,000.00) referenced in Section 2(a) of this
Third Amendment to also be used by Verotown to perform the Plumbing Improvements in
accordance with the terms of this Third Amendment and such amount shall not be subject
to any restriction outlined in Section 8.02 of the Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 8.01
of the Agreement, Verotown is not required to obtain County's approval in connection with
the Plumbing Improvements or Verotown's performance of any work associated therewith
(including, without limitation, any plans, drawings, selected materials or design features);
provided, however, that Verotown is required to obtain all necessary site plan approvals
and building department permits as required by law. The provisions of Section 8.03 shall
apply to disbursement of the Five Hundred Seventy Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($570,000.00) referenced in Section 2(a) of this Third Amendment.
3. Bid Process. The County hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the County and its
citizens to waive the requirements for bids and a public procurement process pursuant to
the process defined by the Indian River County ordinance and hereby contracts with
Verotown, as the lessee pursuant to the Agreement, to oversee and manage the Plumbing
Improvements. As such, Verotown is hereby authorized to independently determine the
selection of any contractors, subcontractors, materialmen and/or agents to perform the
Plumbing Improvements.
4. Effect of Third Amendment. Except as specifically amended by this Third Amendment,
the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and as modified hereby, the Agreement
is ratified and confirmed in all respects. If any of the provisions of this Third Amendment,
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, to any extent, be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Third Amendment or the circumstances other than
those as to whom or which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby,
and every provision of this Third Amendment shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by law. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Third
Amendment and the terms of the Agreement, this Third Amendment shall control.
5. Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, and,
when so executed, will have the same force and effect as though all signatures appeared on
a single document. Any signature pages of this Third Amendment may be detached from
any counterpart without impairing the legal effect of any signature thereon and may be
attached to another counterpart identical in form thereto but having attached to it one or
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more additional signature pages. Electronically transmitted signatures shall be deemed
original signatures.
6. Further Assurances. The County and Verotown shall do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, any and all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may
reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the
Agreement and this Third Amendment.
7. Captions and Headings. The captions and headings in this Third Amendment are for
reference only and shall not be deemed to define or limit the scope or intent of any terms,
covenants, conditions or agreements contained herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Third Amendment as of
the day and year first above written.
VEROTOWN, LLC
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online notarization, this 18 *day of Ag/L, 2024 by as ?/'&. of Verotown, a Delaware
limited liability company, on its behalf, who [>4 is personally known to me or [j has produced
as identification.
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Attest: Ryan L. Butler,
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Ryan L. Butler
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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William DeBraal, County Attorney
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