Resolution 433-1989
lfunroe County Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 433 -1989
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE A
SUBLEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONROE COUNTY AND THE
KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT,
INC. IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND USE THE IMPROVEMENTS
LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY IN KEY LARGO AS A FIRE
AND RESCUE STATION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Mayor/Chairman of the Board is
hereby authorized to execute a Sublease Agreement between the
County and the Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue 'Oepartment,
Inc., a copy of same being attached hereto and made a part
hereof, in order to enab Ie the Fire Department to continue to
maintain and use the improvements located on the property in Key
Largo as a fire and rescue station.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the cRist: day of ~t.A..J j
, A.D. 1989.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
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MAYOR/CHAIRMAN
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Attest:
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SUBLEASE AGREEMENT
This sublease agreement is made and entered into this
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1989, by and between the
County of Monroe, a political subdivision of the State of Florida
(hereinafter referred to as the County', by and through its Board
of County Commissioners, and the Key Largo Volunteer Fire and
Rescue Department, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the Fire
Department'.
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
Trust Fund of the State of Florida has, by an agreement between
that Board of Trustees and the County, dated
1989, leased to the County certain real property lying in Monroe
County, Florida, and
wnereas, the County wishes to sublease this real property to
the Fire Department, for the use of this property, by the Fire
Department, as a fire and rescue station, and
v,Thereas, the Fire Department wishes to sublease this real
property from the County, for the use of this property, by the
Fire Department, as a fire and rescue station,
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual
considerations herein contained, the County does hereby lease to
the Fire Department that real property lying in Monroe County,
Florida, with the following legal description, together with all
improvements constructed thereon:
Lots 10 through 16, inclusive, of Block 5 of
Plat No.5, KEY LARGO CITY, INDUSTRIAL SECTION,
Plat Book 1, Page 176, as recorded in the Public
Records of Monroe County, Florida.
This lease shall be governed by the following terms and con-
ditions.
1. DEFINITIONS
A. "The property" means the real property described above,
and leased pursuant to this agreement.
B. "The lease agreement" means that agreement between the
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Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State
of Florida and the County, dated
1989, by
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which the Board of Trustees has leased the property to the
County.
C. "This sublease agreement" and "this agreement" mean the
instant agreement, between the County and the Fire Department.
2. TERM The term of this sublease agreement shall be the
same as the term of the lease agreement between the Board of
Trustees and the County. If that lease agreement is cancelled,
terminated, rescinded, or revoked for any reason prior to the
expiration of such term, then this sublease agreement shall be
deemed terminated as of the date of such cancellation, termina-
tion, rescission, or revocation of that lease agreement. If the
early cancellation, termination, rescission or revocation of the
lease agreement is not due to any fault of the County, then the
County shall not be liable to the Fire Department for any damages
arising from the early termination of the sublease agreement.
3. PURPOSE The purpose of this sublease agreement is to
facilitate and enable the Fire Department to continue to maintain
and use the improvements located on the property as a fire and
rescue station. The Fire Department may, and shall, conduct
activities incident to the operation of a fire and rescue station
on the property.
In addition, the Fire Department may conduct on the property
any other activity which is expressly permitted in the Management
Plan which the County is to develop pursuant to the lease agree-
ment between the Board of Trustees and the County. The Fire
Department shall not conduct on the property any other activity
which is not incident to the operation of a fire and rescue
department and which is not expressly permitted in the Management
Plan developed by the County, without prior written approval from
the County specifically authorizing such activity.
4. QQIET ENJOYMENT AND RIGHT OF USE The Fire Department
shall have the right of ingress and egress to, from and upon the
leased premises for all purposes necessary to the full quiet
enjoyment by the Fire Department of the rights conveyed herein.
5. UNAUTHORIZED USE The Fire Department shall, through
its agents and employees, prevent the unauthorized use of the
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leased premises or any use thereof not in conformity with this
lease.
6. ASSIGNMENT The Fire Department shall not assign any
right, title, or interest held by it under this sublease agree-
ment to any other party, without first obtaining express written
con8€nt to such assignment from both the County and the Division
of State Lands of the Department of Natural Resources, or other
agency of the State of Florida having responsibility for the use
of the property and having the authority to approve such an
assignment. Any assignment by the Fire Department of any right,
title, or interest held by it under this sublease agreement shall
be void, if made without such prior written consent on behalf of
the County and the State.
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EASEMENTS No easements of any nature are created under
this sublease agreement.
8. SUBLEASES The Fire Department may not further sublease
any right, title or interest held by the Fire Department under
this sublease agreement.
9. INSPECTION The Fire Department will allow the County
and any agency of the State of Florida to inspect the property
and any improvement thereon, at any and all times.
10. IMPROVEMENTS
The Fire Department will not erect or
construct on the property any buildings, structures, improve-
ments, or signs of permanent or temporary nature, without first
obtaining the express written approval for such construction from
both the County and the Division of State Lands of the Department
of Natural Resources, or other agency of the State of Florida
having responsibility for the use of the property, and having the
authority to approve such construction. Any such construction
shall be in compliance with all applicable building and fire
safety codes. The Fire Department shall not remove, disturb, or
clear any native trees or other native vegetation on the proper-
ty, without the prior written approval from both the County and
the State of Florida for such activity.
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11. INSURANCE The County shall be financially responsible
for, and shall indemnify and hold the Fire Department harmless
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for, and shall defend the Fire Department and its officers,
members, employees, and agents against, all suits of actions and
claims of any type brought against the State of Florida, the
County, or the Fire Department or any of its officers, members,
employees, or agents, if such suits or claims arise from, or are
related to, the occupation and use of the leased premises by the
Fire Department, to the extent such suits or claims are not due
to any negligent or wrongful act or omission on the part of the
Fire Department or its officers, members, employees and agents.
Nothing in this paragraph, or elsewhere in this agreement, shall
release the Fire Department from, or obligate the County to
indemnify the Fire Department against, any claims arising from or
due to a negligent or wrongful act or omission on the part of the
Fire Department.
12. INDEMNITY The Fire Department shall, at its own
expense, investigate any and all claims, of whatever nature, made
against the property or arising from activities on the property.
The Fire Department agrees to indemnify, protect, defend, and
hold and save harmless the County and the State of Florida from
any and all such claims, and from any civil lawsuits or other
demands arising from such claims to .the extent that any such
claims are attributable to acts or omissions on the part of the
Fire Department.
13. PAY}ffiNT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS The County agrees to
assume all responsibility for liabilities that accrue to the
leased premises or to the improvements thereon, including any and
all ad valorem taxes and drainage and special assessments or
taxes of every kind and all mechanic's or materialman's liens
which may be hereafter lawfully assessed and levied against the
leased premises during the effective period of this lease.
14. PERMANENT IMPROVE~mNTS All permanent improvements
located on the leased premises shall, at the termination of this
lease, become the property of the County.
15. NO WAIVER OF BREACH The failure of the County to
insist in anyone or more instances upon strict performance of
anyone or more of the covenants, terms and conditions of this
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lease shall not be constru~d as a waiver of such covenants, terms
or conditions, but the same shall continue in full force and
effect, and no waiver by the County of any of the provisions
hereof shall in any event be deemed to have been made unless the
waiver is set forth in writing.
16. TIME Time is expressly declared to be of the essence
of this sublease agreement.
17. NON DISCRIMINATION As a condition of obtaining this
sublease, the Fire Department hereby agrees not to discriminate
against any individual because of that individual's race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status
with respect to any activity occurring within the leased premises
or upon lands adjacent to and used as an adjunct of the leased
premises.
18. UTILITY FEES The County shall pay all charges for the
furnishing of gas, electricity, water and other public utilities
to the leased premises.
19. MINERAL RIGHTS This lease does not cover petroleum or
petroleum products or minerals and does not give the right to the
Fire Department to drill for or develop the same.
20. CONDITION OF PREMISES The leased premises herein are
leased by the County to the Fire Department in an "as is" con.di-
tion. and the County does not make or undertake any warranty,
express or impl ied, as to the current condition of the leased
premises or as to the fitness and suitability of these premises
for use as a fire and rescue station. The County shall, however,
be responsible for such care and repair of the leased premises as
may be required to maintain the leased premises in the condition
in which they exist at the time of the execution of this agree-
ment, with allowances made for normal use and wear.
21. NOTICES All notices required or allowed to be given
under this sublease agreement shall be made in writing and served
by certified mail or other delivery means providing a receipt
acknowledging delivery. Unless and until informed otherwise, the
Fire Department may serve notice on the County by delivering the
same to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of
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~ronroe County, Florida. Unless and until informed otherwise, the
County may serve notice on the Fire Department by delivering such
notice to Russell H. Cullen, Esq., attorney for the Fire Depart-
ment. whose mailing address is Cullen & Thomes, P .A., 99228
Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida 33037.
22. BREACH OF COVENANTS, TERMS OR CONDITIONS Should the
Fire Department breach any of the covenants, terms, or conditions
of this lease, the County may give written notice to the Fire
Department to remedy such breach with thirty (30) days of such
notice. In the event the Fire Department, after being given such
notice, tails to remedy the breach to the satisfaction of the
County within the time period specified, the County may terminate
all of the Fire Department's rights hereunder and recover from
the Fire Department all damages the County may incur by reason of
the breach of this lease.
23. DAMAGE The Fire Department agrees that it will not do,
or suffer to be done, in, on or upon the leased premises or as
affecting said leased premises, any act which may result in
damage or depreciation of value to the leased premises, or any
part thereof. The Fire Department agrees that the County may
take any remedy available to the County as a resul t of such
failure by the Fire Department.
24. SURRENDER OF PREMISES Upon termination or expiration
of this lease, the Fire Department shall surrender the premises
to the County. Upon termination or expiration of this lease, all
improvements shall automatically become the property of the
County, unless the County, at its option, should require immedi-
ate removal, at the Fire Department's expense, of any or all such
improvements upon written notice to the Fire Department. Any
improvenlcnt s to remain on the leased premises upon termination or
expiration of this lease shall be at the County's sole dis-
cretion. The Fire Department shall meet the following conditions
upon termination or expiration of this lease.
a) The structures or fixed improvements on the"",leased
premises shall meet all building and safety codes in the location
situated;
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b) The County shall properly dispose of paying any
utility fees, including having all the utilities turned off;
c' The Fire Department shall not commit waste, fair
wear and tear is acceptable; and
d' Prior to formal release a representative of the
County shall perform an on-site inspection and the keys to any
building on the leased premises shall be turned over the the
County.
If the leased premises do not meet all conditions agreed
upon, the Fire Department shall reimburse the County for any
expenses incurred in meeting the prescribed conditions. Any
structures or fixed improvements remaining on the leased premises
shall inure to the benefit of the County, as lessee from the
State of Florida.
25. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE In accordance with the
requirements of paragraph 18-2.004(1)(d), Fla.Admin.Code, the
Fire Department agrees that, in using and maintaining the proper-
ty, the Fire Department will implement and follow all applicable
"best management practices" which have been or may be selected,
developed, or approved by the Board of Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Fund or other agency of the State of Florida respon-
sible for land management.
26. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST LIENS OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCES The
Fire Department hereby covenants and agrees that fee title to the
leased premises is owned by the State of Florida and that the
Fire Department shall not do or permit anything to be done which
purports to create a lien or encumbrance of any nature against
the real property contained in the leased premises including, but
not limited to, mortgages or construction liens against the
leased premises or against any interest of the Fire Department
therein.
27. PARTIAL INVALIDITY If any term, covenant, condition or
provision of this lease shall be ruled by a court of competent
jurisdicti~n, to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the ~emain-
der shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated.
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28. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC SITES Execution of this
lease in no way affects any of the parties' obligations pursuant
to Chapter 267, Florida Statutes. The collection of artifacts or
the disturbance of archaeological and historic sites on
state-owned lands is prohibited unless prior authorization has
been obtained from the Division of Historical Resources of the
Department of State.
29. SOVEREIGNTY SUBMERGED LANDS This lease does not
authorize the use of any lands located waterward of the mean or
ordinary high water line of any lake, river, stream, creek, bay,
estuary, or other water body or the waters above such lands or
the air space thereabove.
30. DUPLICATE ORIGINALS This lease may be executed in
duplicate originals each of which for all purposes shall be
considered an original.
31. ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING This lease sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties. It shall not be changed or
terminated orally. The provisions of this lease are not
severable. This lease shall not be amended without the prior
written approval of such amendment by the Division of State Lands
of the Department of Natural Resources or other agency of the
State of Florida having responsibility for and authority to
approve subleases under Section 253.034(3\, Fla.Stat. All
amendments to this sublease agreement must be made in a written
agreement executed with the same formality as this sublease
agreement. If this sublease agreement is filed for recording in
the puhlic records of Monroe County, Florida, then any subsequent
agreement setting forth an amendment to this sublease agreement
shall also be filed for recording in those same public records.
32. MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS The County hereby cove-
nants and agrees to maintain the real property contained within
the leased premises and any structures or fixed improvements
located thereon, in a state of good condition and repair includ-
ing but not limited to, keeping the leased premises free of trash
or litter, maintaining any and all existing roads, canals,
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ditches, culverts, risers and the like in as good conditions as
the same may be at the date of this lease.
This lease shall be governed by and
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GOVERNING LAW
interpreted according to the laws of the State of Florida.
34.
APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
This sub lea..
agreement shall not be effective unless and until approved by the
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the
State of Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this sublease
agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Witness
Witness
By
Mayor/Chairman
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MONROE
The foregoing ins trument \Y'as acknowledged before me this
day of
, 1989, by
as Mayor/Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida.
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AND LEGAl. ~
Notary Public
BY
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Attomey. 0MlIe
KEY LARGO VOLUNTEER FIRE AND
RESCUE DEPARTMENT, INC.
By
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MONROE
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~B~
day of ~ · 1989. by ~ 2. ~f~
as President of Key Largo Volunteer Fire and escue Depar nt,
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on behalf of the corporation.
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Fund of the State of Florida on the
Consented to by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
, 1989.
This instrument was prepared by
Mark Graham Hanson
Assistant County Attorney
310 Fleming Street
Key West, FL 33040
day of
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF STATE
LANDS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, STATE OF FLORIDA
By
Approved as to Form and
Legality
DNR Attorney
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