Potential Good News re the Beach!

This item is appearing on next Tuesday's (2/5) City Commission agenda under new business. The cover memo from City Attorney Karns below refers to amendments to the ground lease that address the concerns raised by those that sued the City over the beach agreement. Essentially, passage of these amendments would eliminate confusion surrounding the term of the lease so that there is no question that the lease is for no more than 20 years. It also addresses the question about existing sub-leases at the end of the less than 20 year term.

This amendment would also correct the eastern boundary of the ground lease so that it is measured from the bulkhead line from the mean high water line.

Let's hope this puts the matter to bed once and for all. I can't help but think there were better ways of dealing with these issues than the filing a lawsuit.