Skip to main content
File #: 2025-19920   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/17/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 8/5/2025 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Resolution Releasing Mineral Rights in Connection With the Sandy Clay, LLC Parcel (Budget Impact - None)
Attachments: 1. Letter from Buyer requesting release, 2. Resolution Releasing Mineral Rights

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Resolution Releasing Mineral Rights in Connection With the Sandy Clay, LLC Parcel (Budget Impact - None)

Body

 

INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Matthew G. Minter, County Attorney

County Attorney

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

Marion County (County) previously owned the real property (Property) described as recorded in OR Book 8298, page 28. The County conveyed the Property to Sandy Clay, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (Buyer) pursuant to a Deed recorded in OR Book 8592, page 1750. Pursuant to Section 270.11, Florida Statutes, County was deemed to have reserved certain interests in phosphate, minerals, metals, and petroleum (collectively, the Mineral Rights) in the Property upon the conveyance. Section 270.11(2)(b), Florida Statutes, authorizes a local government to release the Mineral Rights upon petition of the owner of the real property encumbered by such Mineral Rights with a statement of reasons justifying such release. Buyer has provided to County such a statement and the County finds good cause exists to justify the release of the Mineral Rights.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

None

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve the Resolution Releasing Mineral Rights in connection with the Sandy Clay, LLC Parcel and authorize the Chairman and the Clerk of Court to execute same.

end