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Staff previews interlocal agreement with Lee County covering Prairie Pines mitigation and Ortiz conveyance
Summary
Staff outlined a multi-part interlocal agreement with Lee County: terminating an older Prairie Pines mitigation agreement, recording a conservation easement, ending a player-development lease, and conveying the Ortiz property (detention center/EOC site). Staff estimated mitigation at around $6 million and the Ortiz land value at just under $4 million.
Staff briefed council on a proposed interlocal agreement with Lee County that would tidy longstanding property and mitigation arrangements. The four principal components are termination of the Prairie Pines Preserve Agreement, recording a South Florida Water Management District conservation easement, termination of a player development lease, and conveyance of the Ortiz property (which houses the detention center and EOC).
Staff said the mitigation work to restore Prairie Pines was estimated "around $6,000,000" and that the Ortiz property land value is "a little less than $4,000,000." Staff described the agreement as largely housekeeping to resolve legacy contracts and told council the item would be brought back to a future meeting with more finalized details. Councilors asked about the probability of reconnecting the detention center to the city water system and were told county appetite for that was unclear. The city intends to place the interlocal agreement on a forthcoming agenda for formal action.
