Sarasota County Schools
Agenda Item #49
Title
APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF NORTH PORT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, FOR A CONFERENCE CENTER AS PART OF THE STC NORTH PORT CAMPUS
Description
The City of North Port approached the School Board about the possibility of including a Conference Center (modeled after the Conference Center at the North County STC campus) as part of phase I of the STC North Port project. The site is large enough to accommodate this change. Both the School Board and the City staff have identified a great deal of collaborative opportunities associated with such a space. The School Board has also supported moving the Culinary Arts program into Phase I of the project in part to accommodate this collaboration. The attached Interlocal Agreement established conditions by which the City of North Port pays for the upgrades associated with design, construction, and site implications associated with these improvements. In summary, the City of North Port agrees to pay the School Board $715,000.00 plus any site costs associated with these additional improvements. The Interlocal Agreement also established both the need for a future Use Agreement and the basic ground rules for priority use, rental of spaces, and maintenance and custodial support.
Recommendation
That the Interlocal Agreement between the City of North Port and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, to include and fund a Conference Center as part of the STC North Port Campus Project be approved as presented.
Contact
LEMPE
Financial Impact
N/A
Attachment: NP Conf Center.pdf