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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: October 7, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Rick Owen
SUBJECT: Opportunity Inc and Elder Services leased space
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request the Board consideration and approval of a proposed plan to
allow Elder Services to maintain lease in current location at the old Fort Walton Beach hospital
and to allow staff to draft lease agreement for Opportunity Inc. to relocate administrative offices
to vacant space in the same facility.
BACKGROUND: In March of 2012, the county entered into a lease with Elder Services for
approximately 6,800 s.f. in the old FWB hospital. Then, in November 2012, the Board approved
funding to renovate another section of the facility to relocate Elder Services. Since that time,
Elder Services has requested to remain in the current occupied location.
Staff was approached by the Executive Director of Opportunity Inc. with a request to use the
space previously planned for Elder Services in the old FWB hospital for a desperately needed
location for the organization's administrative offices to facilitate expansion of homeless
apartments on Lovejoy Road.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of plan to allow Elder Services to
remain in their current location and allow staff to develop a lease agreement for Opportunity Inc.
to use space previously planned for Elder Services.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator