Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 24-03, Public Hearing, Ordinance Conveying Southern Grove School Site from the City of Port St. Lucie to Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC for Conveyance to the St. Lucie County School Board
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Submitted By: Mary Savage-Dunham, Director of Planning and Zoning
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): The City desires to transfer approximately 21.733 acres of property to Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC (“Mattamy) with a restriction that said property be conveyed to the St. Lucie County School Board in furtherance of the Amended and Restated Educational Facilities Impact Fee Credit Agreement between Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, and the School Board of St. Lucie County for the Southern Grove Development of Regional Impact (“Southern Grove DRI”).
Presentation Information: Staff will be available to answer questions upon request.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council complete a motion in the affirmative and authorize conveyance of the property to Mattamy.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and complete a motion in the affirmative and authorize conveyance of the property to Mattamy.
2. Move that the Council not approve conveyance of the property to Mattamy and provide direction.
Background: Two School Sites are required to be conveyed to the St. Lucie County School Board by the master developer, Mattamy, pursuant to the requirements set forth in that certain Amended and Restated Educational Facilities Impact Fee Credit Agreement for the Southern Grove DRI. One of the school sites is currently owned by the City, however, the property has always been planned to be a school site, including at the time that the GFC and City took title to the property.
Issues/Analysis: The City wishes to convey the school site to Mattamy to avoid obligations intended to be imposed on the master developer. The city owned school site is proposed to be conveyed to Mattamy by Quit Claim Deed with a reverter clause. The reverter clause that ensures that the property will be conveyed to the St. Lucie County School Board or revert back to the City.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Southern Grove Development of Regional Impact.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance
2. Quit Claim Deed
3. Partially Executed Amended and Restated Educational Facilities Impact Fee Credit Agreement for Southern Grove DRI.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 8442
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. Hertz, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, Interim City Attorney.