SUBJECT:
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Request to Approve State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks Sublease Agreement 4013-135 Concerning Baseline to Marshall Swamp Trail (Budget Impact - Neutral)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer Office of the County Engineer
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
This is a request to approve Sublease 4013-135 between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks and Marion County. Sublease 4013-135 replaces Sublease 4013-107 which expired on February 29, 2024. Lease 4013, between the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (TIITF) of the State of Florida and the State Florida Department of Environmental Protection, concerns the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area.
Sublease 4013-135 is for an approximate 830 acres commonly referred to as “Baseline to Marshall Swamp Trail,” located between the intersection of State Road (SR) 35 and County Road (CR) 464 northeast to CR 314. The sublease grants management as resource based public outdoor recreation to the Marion County Parks and Recreation Department for a period of 20 years beginning on March 1, 2024, and ending on February 29, 2044.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; included with the Parks & Recreation operational budget.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the attached Sublease and authorize Chairman and Clerk to execute the same.
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