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Item R4 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: July 14, 2004 Division: County Administrator Bulk Item: Yes No~ Department: County Administrator AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction to staff regarding purchase of a portion of the Dog Track property on Stock Island as a fire station site. ITEM BACKGROUND: The subject property is part of a land condominium and there are legal issues associated with the County's ownership in a condominium. To resolve these issues, staff has proposed that the Seller either 1) remove the property from the condominium or 2) consent to a friendly condemnation action to extinguish the condominium restrictions. The Seller has not accepted either proposal. As a third alternative, staff has prepared a contract amendment requiring modification of condominium documents prior to closing to address the County's legal concerns. The Seller has indicated preliminary support of this concept. Under the existing contract, the County's due diligence period expires July 16, 2004, at which point the County must either terminate the contract or proceed to closing if funding from the sale of the Public Service Building is available. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On March 17, 2004 the Board entered into a contract to purchase the property. CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES: 1) Make the transaction contingent upon modifying the condominium documents. 2) Extend the due diligence period by 60 days. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Discussion by the Board and action as deemed appropriate. TOTAL COST: $ 1,115,960.50 BUDGETED: Yes No _X_ COST TO COUNTY: $ 1,115,960.50 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Sale of the Public Service Bldg REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No l AMOUNT PER MONTH YR APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/purc~ ~iSk Management _ DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: ~ ~'L ~- James L. Roberts, County Administrator DOCUMENTATION: Included To Follow X Not Required R.y- DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LANDS THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LANDS (hereinafter "Amendment") is made and entered into this day of , 2004, by and between Dog Track Partnership, a Florida general partnership, as Seller, and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter "County"), a political subdivision of the State of Florida, as Buyer. RECITALS A. Buyer and Seller executed that certain Agreement for the Purchase of Lands, dated March 18, 2004 (hereinafter "Agreement"), concerning the purchase and sale of certain real property situated on Stock Island in Monroe County, Florida, B. The parties wish to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms contained herein. AGREEMENT 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, the closing of the subject transaction is contingent upon the Dog Track Parcel Condominium documents or any other documents or recorded restrictions being amended to remove any obligation on the County as owner of the subject parcel to pay any assessment or charge not consented to and that no outside party can impose any lien on the County parcel for failure pay any consented to assessments or charges or for any other reason. Provided further, there can be no restrictions on the public access to the County parcel. 2. The 120-day due diligence period contemplated in Paragraph 17 of the Agreement is hereby extended by 60 days. 3. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in effect, including the right of the parties to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Paragraph 18 in the event the transaction has not closed within 180 days of the effective date of the Agreement. Dated as of the date first above written. Dog Track Partnership, a Florida general partnership Seller By: Old Town Key West Development, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership, as authorized general partner By: ,2004 Edwin O. Swift, Authorized General Partner The MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, acting by and through its CHAIRMAN/MAYOR, has executed this amendment on behalf of MONROE COUNTY this day of , 2004. A TIEST: DANNYL.KOLHAGE,CLERK MONROE COUNTY (Seal) By: Deputy Clerk Murray E. Nelson, Chairman/Mayor Monroe County Board of County Commissioners Approved as to Form: 2