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Parks and Recreation - Consent |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | December 18, 2018
| | DEPARTMENT: | Parks and Recreation
| | REQUESTER: | Jesse Lavender
| | TITLE: | Approve Lease Agreement with Miracle Baseball Club |
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| | | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | | A) Approve Lease Agreement between Kaufy Baseball, LLC. (Miracle Baseball Club) and Lee County for use of CenturyLink Sports Complex. |
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| | | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | | This lease agreement will reflect the recent change in majority ownership of the Miracle Baseball Club to Kaufy Baseball, LLC. Kaufy Baseball, LLC will be the managing partner. The prior owner SJS Beacon Baseball, LLC. will remain as a minority partner. The lease allows for continued use of the CenturyLink Sports Complex during a five-year term ending December 31, 2023 with an additional five-year extension. In FY 18, Miracle Baseball Club payments totaled $74,495.37. Included in budget. |
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| | | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | | Since 1991, Lee County has partnered with the Minnesota Twins minor league affiliate the Fort Myers Miracle for use of CenturyLink Sports Complex (formerly Lee County Sports Complex). The lease agreement allows for minor league baseball operations at the complex during the minor league season and provides entertainment to locals and tourists alike. Each time there is a change in the majority ownership of the team, Lee County must enter into a new agreement or amendment to reflect these changes. |
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| | | | | | | | | | C) | BoCC Goals | | | | Sports Tourism |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Current year dollar amount of item:
| $74,495.37 | | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | Yes | | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | Revenue | | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | Discretionary | | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
| No | | | F) | Fund: General Fund
Program: Pro/Am Sports
Project: Miracle Baseball Club
Account Strings: KH5722500100.347520.9000 KH5722500100.504310 | | | G) | Fund Type? | General Fund | | | H) | Comments:
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| | | | | | | | | VI. | TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION | | | Kaufy Baseball, LLC. has requested that the lease agreement be executed prior to January 1, 2019 for their book keeping records. |
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| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Parks and Recreation | Lavender, Jesse | Approved | 12/7/2018 - 9:41 AM | | Budget Services | Guttery, Angela | Approved | 12/7/2018 - 12:20 PM | | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 12/7/2018 - 12:22 PM | | County Attorney | Trank, Mark A. | Approved | 12/7/2018 - 1:53 PM | | County Manager | Harner, David | Approved | 12/7/2018 - 2:11 PM |
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