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LEE COUNTY <br />ICU <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT <br />ITEM NO. V. A. <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: August 4, 2014 XX Action Item <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT Community & Economic Development Joint Use Facility Buggy <br />Factory Lease <br />DEPARTMENT Administration <br />CONTACT PERSON John Crumpton, County Manager <br />REQUEST Approve Lease with Progressive Contractors and Interlocal <br />Agreement with the City of Sanford for the use by Community and Economic Development <br />Departments and Agencies at the Buggy Factory <br />SUMMARY The City of Sanford and Lee County Intergovernmental Relations <br />Committee had been discussing and developing a plan for over a year that would co- locate <br />Community and Economic Development departments and agencies into one facility. At the June <br />16, 2014 Commissioners meeting the Board approved a Resolution of Support for this project. As <br />a reminder it is the intent of the City and County to co- locate the following departments <br />and agencies to the Buggy Factory: Partnership for Prosperity (Chamber of Commerce <br />and Economic Development), Community Development, Planning, Building Inspections, <br />Code Enforcement, Downtown Sanford Inc., Strategic Services (GIS), Environmental <br />Health and Marketing. <br />BUDGET IMPACT In the Fiscal Year of 2015 -16 the County will begin making lease <br />payments to Progressive Contractors of Y2 of the space that the City and County Departments <br />occupy. Of the $190,000 lease payment the City and County will together pay $150,000 with this <br />amount being evenly split between the two governments. Utilities will be evenly split as well. <br />Each agency will be responsible for furnishings for the Departments that they control. <br />ATTACHMENT(S) (1) Lease with Progressive Contractors. Resolution and Interlocal <br />Agreement with the City of Sanford will be provided prior to the meeting. <br />PUBLIC HEARING No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION Commissioners approved a Resolution of Support for the project at <br />their June 16, 2014 meeting <br />RECOMMENDATION Approve Lease Agreement and Interlocal Agreement for the Buggy <br />Factory as presented <br />