Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: April 29, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Mindy T. Cummings, Manager
FROM: Maria Esham, 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 Wintersweet Investments, LLC 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 $1,912,115.75 for 28.72 acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land, and perform all actions necessary and incidental to closing for Green PLACE Parcel 234. District 1. (Real Estate Management Division)
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PROJECT: Green PLACE Parcel 234
PURPOSE: To preserve Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL).
ITEM:
Agreement for Sale and Purchase
(Parcel 234)
Cost: $1,912,115.75
Size: 28.72 acres
Warranty Deed
(Instrument 234.1)
BUDGET: Account No. 1023-068-4303-6110
REVENUE: N/A
FUNDS: $1,912,115.75 - 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 accessed by Lake John Circle and is bordered along the south-side by Florida’s Turnpike with a physical address of 4th Street, Winter Garden, Florida, identified by Parcel ID 28-22-27-0000-00-039 (“Property”).
The Property is vacant and zoned A-1, Citrus Rural District, with Rural future land use and contains approximately of 28.72 acres, 7.56 net upland acres, and 665 feet of lake frontage. The Property is irregular in shape (see attached map in yellow) and located within Zones “X” and “A” of FEMA Flood Maps 12095C0200H / 12095C0200H.
This action adds 28.72 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 criteria attached) and provides water resource protection, aquifer recharge, and floodplain storage; closes gaps between other publicly owned lands. The acreage is based on the Orange County’s Property Appraisal website, final acreage will be determined by survey.
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.