SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Request a lease from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the former Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) construction office located at 3204 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., authorize the City Manager to execute the lease with FDEP and adopt Resolution 17-04.
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SUMMARY:
The FDOT no longer needs and has vacated the Clearwater Construction Office located at 3204 Gulf-to-Bay (SR 60) Boulevard located east of the intersection of SR60 and Bayshore Boulevard.
The City of Clearwater initially owned the parcel and issued a warranty deed to the FDOT for its use as a construction office in 1957. The deed included a reversion clause that stated that the property would revert back to the City if the FDOT failed to use the site for a Resident Engineer’s office within two years. This was not the case.
At some point, the deed was transferred by the FDOT to the FDEP.
Because of the proximity of the site to the Bayshore and Courtney Campbell Causeway trails, the City desires to utilize the site to support trail users, visitors, and residents by providing restrooms, parking, a welcome center, supporting offices and other amenities.
FDEP does not have the ability to directly transfer the property to the City of Clearwater, but has to abide by procedures that would offer the property for sale at fair market value. In lieu of a property transfer and a sale, the FDEP will entertain a request for lease in the amount of $300 annually.
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