Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Presentation to the Board of County
  Commissioners
• January 27, 2009

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition
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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Outline
• History of environmental acquisitions
• Rybolt parcel particulars
• County/SJRWMD Participation Agreement terms
• Summary
• Action requested

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• History of environmental acquisitions
• 1990 02 Environmentally Sensitive Land
  Acquisition Program
• 13,260 acres
• 2002 08 Green PLACE
• 7,646 acres in 11 purchases
• Partners contribution 106.2M (SJRWMD, State,
  OOCEA, SFWMD, others)
• County contribution 52.7M
• primarily bonded Public Services Tax revenue

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Rybolt Parcel Particulars

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Parent tract 2,125 acres
• Purchase tract 694 acres
• SJRWMD Dec. 10, 2008 purchase price 11,247,870

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Environmental/
• Recreation Value
• Increases Econlockhatchee buffer
• River meanders 2.5 miles thru tract
• Adds to future corridor between Hal Scott
  Preserve and Charles Bronson State Forest (f/k/a
  Little Big Econ State Forest)
• Passive recreation

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Orange County/SJRWMD Participation Agreement terms

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• SJRWMDs purchase price for 694 acres
  11,247,870
• Countys reimbursement contribution 1,025,000
• County to receive 8.9 undivided interest in the
  parcel

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• SJRWMD to be primary land manager
• County and SJRWMD to jointly develop passive
  recreation including canoeing, hiking, fishing
• Sellers limited rights recognized
• No implied land-use approvals for future
  development of retained tract

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Orange County Contribution 1,025,000
• 1M Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Fund
• BCC approved use of impact fees for acquiring
  environmentally sensitive land with recreation
  component 10/28/08
• 25,000 Public Works
• Lawsuit against Orange County on 5-acre portion
  dismissed

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Summary
• County successes on purchases of environmentally
  sensitive lands
• Productive partnerships leverage available
  dollars
• Rybolt Ranch purchase benefits Econlockhatchee
  River, expands outdoor recreation opportunities
  for Orange County residents and visitors

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Action Requested
• Approval of Participation Agreement between
  Orange County and SJRWMD
• Approval of Quitclaim Deed from SJRWMD
• Authorization to disburse funds to pay purchase
  price, acquisition and closing costs
• Authorization to perform all actions necessary
  and incidental to closing

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Rybolt Ranch Acquisition

• Presentation to the Board of County
  Commissioners
• January 27, 2009