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TITLE:
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ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN OPTION TO LEASE AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN COUNTY HEALTHY START COALITION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR USE OF COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY ON SE TOWER DRIVE IN STUART
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for adoption of a resolution approving an Option to Lease (Option) and Public Purpose Lease Agreement (Lease) between Martin County and Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. (MCHSC) for the construction and operation of a public community-based maternity center, located along SE Tower Drive between SE Salerno Road and SE Willoughby Boulevard.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Carla T. Segura, FRP
Title: Real Property Manager
REQUESTED BY: Samantha Suffich, Chief Executive Officer-MCHSC
PRESET: 9:30 AM
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Option to Lease and Public Purpose Lease Agreement Drafted By:
Martin County
2. Parties to the Option and Lease:
Martin County - Lessor
Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. - Lessee
3. Purpose of the Option and Lease:
Provide MCHSC with property on which to build a new community-based maternity center
4. New/Renewal/Modified:
New
5. Duration:
Option - exercise of Option on or before September 30, 2028 (30 months)
Lease - 25 years with an option to renew for an additional term approved by the Board.
6. Benefits to County:
Public facility for maternity care that will support a community-based maternity center in Martin County.
7. Cost to Martin County:
None
At its February 25, 2025, meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) authorized staff to proceed with preparing the Option and Lease with MCHSC. At that meeting, Samantha Suffich, Executive Director of MCHSC, addressed the Board and outlined the objectives and priorities for establishing a maternity center in Martin County to benefit the public following the discontinuation of such s...
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