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Commission approves amended MOU and lease framework for West King Street parking garage; 100-year lease secures tax-exempt status
Summary
The commission approved an amended memorandum of understanding and lease framework with West Augustine Gateway LLC to build a municipal parking garage (design ~707 spaces; MOU requires minimum 650); the amendment restructures terms to qualify for property-tax exemption via a 100‑year lease and sets key financing milestones and a construction timeline.
The St. Augustine City Commission on Jan. 12 approved an amended memorandum of understanding (MOU) and lease framework with West Augustine Gateway LLC to deliver a municipal parking garage on the Bridal property at 198–212 West King Street.
Assistant City Manager Rudin Franklin summarized material changes: the amendment raises the MOU’s minimum public-parking requirement to 650 spaces (design is currently at about 707), restructures the lease to a 100‑year term to qualify for property-tax exemption, and allows the city to prepay certain design costs to reduce principal.…
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