HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/30/2011 MINUTES ATTACHED
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
VERINDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
k COMMISSION AGENDA
SPECIAL CALL MEETING
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 30 . 2011 - 2 : 00 P .M.
County Commission Chamber
Indian River County Administration Complex
OW 180127th Street, Building A
Vero Beach, Florida, 32960-3388
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Gary C . Wheeler, Chairman District 3 Joseph A. Baird , County Administrator
Peter D. O ' Bryan Vice Chairman District 4 Alan S . Polackwich , Sr. , County Attorney
Wesley S . Davis District 1 Jeffrey K. Barton , Clerk to the Board
Joseph E . Flescher District 2
Bob Solari District 5
1 . CALL TO ORDER 2 : 00 P. M.
2 . INVOCATION Commissioner Wesley S . Davis
3 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Alan S . Polackwich, Sr. , County Attorney
4 . COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS
1 . To consider the assignment of the Facility Lease Agreement for the Vero
Beach Sports Village, from MiLB Vero Beach, LLC , a Florida limited
liability company, to Verotown, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company,
and related documents .
5 . ADJOURNMENT
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� which the appeal will be based.
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in
advance of meeting .
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Main Library, the IRC Courthouse Law Library, and the North County Library .
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JEFFREY K. BARTON
Clerk to the BoardR1pA
INDEX TO MINUTES OF SPECIAL CALL MEETING
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DECEMBER 30 , 2011
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2 . INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 . COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 . A . 1 . TO CONSIDER THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE
VERO BEACH SPORTS VILLAGE , FROM MILB VERO BEACH , LLC , A FLORIDA
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , TO VEROTOWN , LLC , A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY , AND RELATED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 . ADJOURNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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JEFFREY K. BARTON
Clerk to the Board
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December 30 , 2011
SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSIDERATION OF THE FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT
FOR THE VERO BEACH SPORTS VILLAGE , FROM MILB
VERO BEACH , LLC , TO VEROTOWN , LLC
The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in a Special
Session at the County Commission Chambers , 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Friday ,
December 30 , 2011 , to consider the assignment of the Facility Lease Agreement for the Vero
Beach Sports Village , from MiLB Vero Beach, LLC , a Florida Limited Liability Company , to
Verotown, LLC , a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and related documents . Present were
Chairman Gary C . Wheeler, Vice Chairman Peter D . O ' Bryan, and Commissioners Wesley S .
Davis, and Bob Solari . Commissioner Joseph E . Flescher was absent . Also present were County
Administrator Joseph A . Baird, County Attorney Alan S . Polackwich, Sr. , and Deputy Clerk
Leona Adair Allen .
1 . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Wheeler called the meeting to order at 2 :• 00 p . m .
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2 . INVOCATION
Commissioner Davis delivered the Invocation .
3 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
County Attorney Polackwich led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag .
4. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS
4.A. 1. TO CONSIDER THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE FACILITY LEASE AGREEMENT
FOR THE VERO BEACH SPORTS VILLAGE, FROMMILB VERO BEACH,
LLC. A FLORIDA LIMITED LmBILITY COMPANY. TO VEROTO WN, LLC. A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
Attorney Polackwich recapped his memorandum dated December 28 , 2011 , providing
background on the former Dodgertown Facility Lease Agreement with Minor League Baseball
(MiLB) ; the amendment to the lease which included the "cloverleaf property" ; and MiLB ' s
request for the County to approve an assignment (transfer) of the current lease to Verotown,
LLC , a proposed arrangement where five individuals/entities (MiLB , Peter O ' Malley (through a
solely owned limited liability company named POM Vtown, LLC , Terry O ' Malley Seidler,
Hideo Nomo , and Chan Ho Park) would operate the Vero Beach Sports Village under the name
of Verotown, LLC .
Attorney Polackwich explained the minor changes to the proposed " Second Amendment
to Facility Lease Agreement, " and recommended Board approval . He informed the Board that
MiLB had requested the Agreement to be dated January 1 , 2012 , and the Capital Reserve
Account Agreement with MiLB to have Verotown, LLC substituted as the new party .
Craig Callan, MiLB Vice President, conveyed that the joint venture would take the
operation to the next level , and the addition of the cloverleaf and soccer field, which doubles the
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playing facilities , would put money into the local community, making it a win-win situation for
everyone .
Commissioner Davis questioned whether the name of the facility could be changed back
to the historical Dodgertown name .
Mr. Callan hoped that with the change in ownership of the Dodgers , the first order
would be to go to the new owner(s) and request the use of the name due to its historic value .
ON MOTION by Vice Chairman O ' Bryan, SECONDED
by Chairman Wheeler, by a 4 - 0 vote (Commissioner
Flescher absent) the Board : ( 1 ) approved ;the proposed
Second Amendment to the Facility Lease Agreement with
MiLB Vero Beach, LLC ; Verotown, LLC ; and National
Association of Professional Baseball Leagues , Inc . ;
,r (2) approved a date modification to January 1 , 2012 ; and
(3 ) authorized the Chairman to execute same .
AGREEMENT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD
ALL BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, RESOLUTIONS , AND ORDINANCES ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AND ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES
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5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at
2 : 15 p . m.
ATTEST :
Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk Gary C heeler, Chairman
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