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Martin County

File #: 24-0352   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 11/21/2023 Final action:
Title: TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY GRANT PROGRAM
Attachments: 1. Request Letter from FPL 09.05.2023.pdf, 2. FPL signed Grant Agreement
PLACEMENT: Consent
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TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY GRANT PROGRAM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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In November of 2018, the Board of County Commissioners approved a five-year Tangible Personal Grant (TPPG) program agreement with Florida Power & Light which expires on December 31, 2023. County Staff and Florida Power & Light have been working on a renewal of such an agreement and are proposing a new five-year agreement for the Board of County Commissioners to consider.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Don G. Donaldson, P.E.
Title: County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Florida Power & Light Company

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

1. Agreement drafted by: Martin County Attorney's Office and Florida Power & Light
2. Parties to the Agreement: Martin County Board of County Commissioners and Florida
Power & Light, site-specific
3. Purpose of the Agreement: To provide an incentive for the retention and attraction of
tangible personal property in the form of a grant
4. Duration: Five (5) years, expires on December 31, 2028
5. Benefits to Martin County: The retention and attraction of tangible personal property
Investment by Florida Power & Light as well as increasing
Tax revenues for Martin County and the Village of Indiantown
6. Cost to Martin County: The cost is dependent upon the total value of tangible
personal property retained.

Martin County (County) developed a Tangible Personal Property (TPP) Grant Program (Program) in 2015 to provide a tax-reduction incentive on a site that contained a large amount of inventory for Florida Power & Light (FPL). At the time, the Program was focused on economic development within the boundary of the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) in Indiantown. When Indiantown incorporated into the Village of Indiantown (Village), the Program had to be amended. At that time the County developed a revised Program for one year to allow the...

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