Agenda Item Name:
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Fairgrounds Redevelopment Area Offer Letter to US Army
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Presenter:
Sean McLendon, Strategic Initiatives Manager 352 548 3765
Description:
As part of the on-going due diligence of the US Army, this is a request for an offer letter on donating the Fairgrounds Redevelopment Area with conditions. This is not a contract or final agreement between parties.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Adopt the resolution and authorize the Chair to sign the letter of intent to donate the Fairgrounds Redevelopment Area to the US Army Reserve.
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Prior Board Motions:
December 2, 2019 Joint Board Meeting Commissioner Cornell moved the following:
1. Direct county staff to present the Board with comparable data to share with the community from other locations where the Army Reserves has located these type of equipment concentration sites.
2. Staff to ask the Army Reserve to help identify the necessary job skills and workforce training efforts to help our community prepare for this.
3. Staff to ask the Army Reserve to review the preliminary site plan and determine if one to three acres on the corner of Waldo and 39th could be carved out.
The motion carried 5-0.
At the May 28, 2019 Regular Meeting the Board Authorized the Chair to sign the Temporary Right of Entry Agreement between Alachua County and The Department of the Army for due diligence related to the Army's potential use of the Fairgrounds Redevelopment Area, once the final terms have been negotiated by parties and approved by the County Manager and the County Attorney.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
A US Army Reserve Equipment Concentration Site is estimated to bring $126 Million in direct economic benefits over the next 30 years to the local economy. In addition the facility will support between 65-75 livable wage jobs with Federal benefits. The Fairgrounds property is valued at $1,640,000.00.
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Background:
Florida Statute 125.38 sets conditions to ...
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