Approval of a twelve (12) month Lease Agreement between the City of Fort Pierce and the Woods Family Limited Partnership II, for 7 parcels along Seaway Drive to provide additional parking for the public.

To address the need for additional public parking for access to our beaches and other waterfront amenities, staff discussed with the owner of seven (7) vacant properties along Seaway Drive leasing the parcels for a temporary parking solution. It is anticipated the parcels will yield 165 additional parking spaces. Previously, the city leased three (3) of the parcels for parking from the former owner.  The current proposed lease amount of $27,786.75 for the seven (7) parcels is less than half the amount previously paid for the three (3) parcels.The term of the lease calls for an initial period of twelve (12) months commencing on the effective date, with an option to extend the lease on a month-to-month basis.

If approved, the city will pay rent on a quarterly basis for a total amount of $27,786.75. The amount is equal to the total of the 2020 taxes paid to the City of Fort Pierce for the seven (7) parcels shown and depicted in lease Exhibit "A" (Proposed Lease Area).


 

Staff recommends approval.

Staff will proceed as directed by the City Commission.

Audria Moore-Wells, Special Projects Coordinator

Nicholas C. Mimms, P.E., ICMA-CM, City Manager
Peter Sweeney, City Attorney
John Andrews, City Engineer
Sandy Woods, owner
Attorney Linnes Finney