Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 7, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Mindy T. Cummings, Manager
FROM: David Sustachek, Senior Acquisition Agent
CONTACT: Mindy T. Cummings, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-7090
DIVISION: Real Estate Management Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Agreement for Sale and Purchase by and between Richard John Douglas and Martha Jo Douglas and Orange County, Florida, approval of Warranty Deed, and authorization for the Manager of the Real Estate Management Division to exercise all delegations of authority expressly provided by the Agreement for Sale and Purchase, disburse funds to pay purchase price in the amount of $880,745, and perform all actions necessary and incidental to closing for Green PLACE Parcel 244. District 5. (Real Estate Management Division)
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PROJECT: Green PLACE Parcel 244
PURPOSE: To preserve Environmental Sensitive Lands (ESL).
ITEM:
Agreement for Sale and Purchase
(Parcel 244)
Cost: $880,745
Size: 25.65 acres
Warranty Deed (Instrument 244.1)
BUDGET: Account No. 1023-068-4303-6110
REVENUE: NA
FUNDS:
$880,745 - Payable to Cobblestone Title Services, LLC (purchase price, title insurance, and closing costs)
APPROVALS:
Real Estate Management Division
Environmental Protection Division
REMARKS: This property is located on the north-side of East Colonial Drive and just north of a parcel located at 21917 East Colonial Drive in Christmas (“Property”) (see attached map - area in purple). The property is directly adjacent to the Green PLACE Savage/Christmas Creek Preserve. Property has a zoning of A-2, Farmland Rural District, with a Rural Future Land Use. This irregular shaped property consists of 24.6 upland acres and approx. 1.0 wetland acre and is within Zone “X” and “A” according to FEMA Flood Map 12095C0320F.
This action adds 25.65 acres of ESL to the Environmental Protection Division’s Green PLACE Program. Property meets the evaluation and selection criteria outlined in Administrative Regulation 11.07.01 ESL Acquisition (see attached criteria) and provides water resource protection, aquifer recharge, and flood plain storage; closes gaps between other publicly owned lands.
Closing is contingent upon completion and acceptance of due diligence of the Property, to be undertaken by the County during the inspection period. Seller to pay documentary stamp taxes and prorated taxes.