Martin County

File #: 19-0952   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/22/2019 Final action:
Title: APPROVAL OF JOINT SOVEREIGNTY SUBMERGED LANDS LEASE (SSLL) RENEWAL WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND (TIITF) TO RED SKY, INC. (RED SKY) AND MARTIN COUNTY
Attachments: 1. Lease - unsigned with ADA.pdf, 2. Location Map.pdf, 3. Submerged Lands Lease-BOT #430125408 - BK2991 PG2404.pdf

PLACEMENT: Consent

TITLE:

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APPROVAL OF JOINT SOVEREIGNTY SUBMERGED LANDS LEASE (SSLL) RENEWAL WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND (TIITF) TO RED SKY, INC. (RED SKY) AND MARTIN COUNTY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

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Request for approval of a joint SSLL renewal with TIITF for the boat slip and dinghy dock area with Red Sky, Inc. and Martin County in Port Salerno.

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DEPARTMENT: Public Works                     

PREPARED BY:                      Name: Carla Segura                     

                     Title:                     Real Property Manager                     

REQUESTED BY: Department of Environmental Protection                                          

 

PRESET:     

PROCEDURES: None                     

 

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

 

1.                     Leases drafted by:                                                               Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust

Fund of The State of Florida -TIITF

 

2.                     Parties to the Leases:                                                               TIITF - Lessor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Red Sky, Inc. and Martin County - Lessees

 

3.                     Purpose of the Leases:                                                               Extension of the current lease for                                                                                                                                                                                                                   the boat dockage and dinghy dock area

 

4.                     New/Renewal/Modification                                          Renewal

 

5.                     Duration:                                                                                                         5 years

 

6.                     Benefits to Martin County:                                          Public use of dinghy dock and boat slips

 

7.                     Cost to Martin County:                                                               Minimal recording fees

 

In 2010, the County, TIITF, and Red Sky entered into Agreement No. 430125408 for a five (5) year term which expired May 25, 2014.

 

Several years of negotiations took place and in 2017 the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which allowed certain docking configurations in exchange for a public use dinghy dock and three boat slips.  In March 2018, the BOCC approved the lease modification for the RED SKY joint lease for 13 commercial docking slips and a connecting public boardwalk on sovereignty submerged lands as part of a 17-slip docking facility (4 slips are part of the public boardwalk are located on privately owned submerged lands.  The renewal expired on May 25, 2019.  To which staff notified all parties.  The Florida Department of Environmental Services (FDEP) inspected the site and issued the attached lease renewal with a five (5) year term, to expire on May 25, 2024.   All other terms and conditions remain the same as previously approved. 

 

Upon expiration of the terms, the parties may, upon mutual written agreement, agree to renew for an additional term as required by FDEP.

 

ISSUES:

 

None

 

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:

 

This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

 

RECOMMENDATION

Move that the Board approve the Sovereignty Submerged Lands Lease Renewal between Martin County and Red Sky, Inc. concerning the Submerged Lands Lease and Public Use Boat Dockage Area and Dinghy Dock, as well as authorize the Chairman to execute any and all documents necessary to complete this transaction.

 

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and direct staff.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

RECOMMENDATION

Red Sky, Inc. is responsible for paying the annual lease fee.

                     

Funding Source

County Funds

Non-County Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

None

 

DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:

Budget Transfer / Amendment                      Chair Letter                                                               Contract / Agreement

Grant / Application                                          Notice          Ordinance                     Resolution

Other:     

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