LETTER REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO LONG-TERM LEASE
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
POST OFFICE Box 4748, CLEARWATER, FLORiDA 33758-4748
TELEPHONE (727) 562-4750 FAX (727) 562-4755
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ADMINISTRATION
June 26, 2001
Mr. Ben A. Williams, III
Chairman and CEO
Noland Properties, Inc.
Post Office Box 971
Newport News, Va. 23607
RE: Lease - 1435 South Greenwood Avenue, Clearwater, Fl.
Dear Mr. Williams:
Both senior management and City staff has reviewed your letter of June 1, 2001.
The legitimate concerns you expressed regarding proposed changes to Noland
Properties long-term lease of the referenced property have been carefully
considered. In order to both comply with the current City of Clearwater Code of
Ordinances, and to ameliorate the Code's impact to Noland Properties use of the
lease site, I offer the following for your consideration and response:
. While outdoor storage is not permitted within the current
"Institutional" zoning district that governs the lease premises, the City
will undertake, at its cost and expense, to have the lease parcel
rezoned to a "Commercial" zoning designation that would provide for
outdoor storage. A copy of the applicable development regulations is
enclosed for your information and review.
. As we previously discussed, City management deemed it prudent after
so many years to have the lease parcel appraised to determine an
appropriate current lease rate. The enclosed transmittal letter
submitted by State Certified Appraiser L. Kenneth Frost, MAl, SRA,
reasonably estimated the current rental value of the site to be $10,000
per year, about $833 per month. Staff will support City Commission
approval of initial monthly rent for the new lease in the amount of
one-half that amount - $416.67 per month, adjustable annually
thereafter with the CPI.
BRIAN J. AUNGST, MAYOR-COMMISSIONER
ED HART, VICE MAYOR-COMMISSIONER WHITNEY GRAY, COMMISSIONER
HoYf HAMILTON, COMMISSIONER * BILL JONSON, COMMISSIONER
"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER"
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Noland Properties - June 26, 2001
. The current lease will terminate on July 31, 2001. It is anticipated that
senior management will permit the current lease terms to continue on
a month-to-month basis for a reasonable period to allow time for
amicable resolution of the aforementioned matters.
The City certainly desires to continue its longstanding relationship with Noland
Properties, while meeting its broader obligations to the citizens of Clearwater.
Please review the above proposals. I look forward working with you to timely
resolve these issues to the mutual benefit of both parties.
Sincerely,
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Earl Barrett
Real Estate Services Manager
cc: William B. Horne, II, Interim City Manager
Garry Brumback, Assistant City Manager
Pam Akin, City Attorney
Michael D. Quillen, P. E., City Engineer
Cyndi Tarapani, Assistant Planning Director