Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 2/5/2019
Item Status: New
From: Ronald J. Cink, Budget Director
Submitted by: Anu Gary, Administration/Records Manager
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ITEM TITLE
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Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. Lease Agreement
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve a Lease Agreement between the Baldwin County Commission and Lillian Recreational Center, Inc., for the Lillian Recreational Center, Inc., to lease 6 acres, more or less, of county property known as the Lillian Recreational Center Park in Lillian for the purposes of providing a public park and a recreational facility. The term of the lease shall begin upon the date of full execution and expire five (5) years thereafter, unless sooner terminated by either party according to the terms contained in the agreement.
This agreement shall supersede and make null and void, any previous Lease Agreements between the Baldwin County Commission and Lillian Recreational Center, Inc., related to the County property known as the Lillian Recreational Center Park in Lillian.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: June 17, 2014 - Last agreement approval.
Background: The Chairman has received a verbal request from Mr. Melvin E. Whitehurst, President of the Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. to lease the county property known as the Lillian Recreational Center Park, for a term of five (5) years.
Since the late 1980's, when the County acquired the 6-acre Lillian Recreational Park property located in the unincorporated Lillian community on US Highway 98, the Commission has entered into a series of five-year lease agreements with Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. The property is used as a public park and recreational facility for the Lillian community. The County Parks Division performs grounds maintenance on Center property on a periodic basis, and the County Building Maintenance Department performs facilities/equipment maintenance at the Center on an infrequent basis.
The last lease agreement between the County and the Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. was approved in June 2014, and the agreement expires June of 2019. The attached Lease Agreement is proposed for Commission consideration to continue the relationship with Lillian Recreational Center, Inc.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: $1.00 per year will be paid to the County by the Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. for the next five (5) years. The County will pay $1,200 per year to the Lillian Recreational Center, Inc. to off-set miscellaneous repairs to the premises.
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If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
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ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
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FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Administration - correspondence to:
Mr. Melvin E. Whitehurst, Ph.D., President
Lillian Recreational Center, Inc.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
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