TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
THROUGH: Jennifer W. Shuler, County Attorney
FROM: Susan J. Prado, Deputy County Attorney
DATE: November 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Disposition of Calcutta Dock Property
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BACKGROUND
The Country Club Pointe Unit 1 Re-Plat was approved by the IRC Board of County Commissioners on June 22, 1955. The County subsequently took possession and maintenance of the roads and the 35-foot canal in that subdivision. The County later entered “Dock License Agreements” with residents of the Country Club Pointe Subdivision to construct docks and use portions of the 35-foot portion of the canal denoted on the Country Club Pointe Unit 1 Re-plat. Originally, the annual payment on the Dock License Agreements was at a rate of $100 per year. That amount was amended some years later and some agreements have a higher rate. Residents of the Country Club Pointe Subdivision in Units 1 and 2 have through their counsel approached the County with a request to turn the 35-foot canal area over to them to be managed by a dock association.
The Country Club Pointe Dock Association, a not for profit organization, has been formed, and it continues to express a desire to take over ownership of the riparian land in order to continue to maintain the docks for use by residents in the subdivision. The docks are a recreational amenity that only serves residents of the Country Club Pointe Subdivision; therefore, they do not serve a public purpose. Conveyance of the docks and the 35-foot canal area to a not for profit is allowed pursuant to Florida Statute §125.38. Based on this, our office recommends that the BOCC convey any and all interest that the County may have in the riparian land lying adjacent to Calcutta Drive in the Country Club Pointe Subdivision Unit 1 Re-Plat to The Country Club Pointe Dock Association.
ANALYSIS
N/A
BUDGETARY IMPACT
There should be no budget impact as the quit claim deed would be recorded by The Country Club Pointe Dock Association. Further, it may be possible to lower impacts on the budget by relieving the staff time currently used to oversee the docks located on this property and any maintenance on the canal that may be needed in the future.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
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POTENTIAL FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS
N/A
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
N/A
OTHER PLAN ALIGNMENT
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the Board declare the riparian land surplus, approve the attached resolution, and dispose of the property via quit claim deed to The Country Club Pointe Dock Association, and authorize the Chairman to execute all documents.