City of Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency Downtown North District
LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF LEASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA BY THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 163.380(3)(a), Florida Statutes, that the City of Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency (hereinafter “CRA”), owner of 819 11 ^th Street East, Panama City, Florida 32401 consisting of approximately 6 acres +/- of land which has 7 buildings comprising approximately 38,000 total square feet (AD Harris Learning Center) and listed by folio number at the bottom of this notice, intends to lease all or select portion(s) of said property on or after March 18, 2024.

Pursuant to Section 163.380(3)(a), Florida Statutes, prior to disposition including lease of any real property in a community redevelopment area, the CRA shall give public notice of such proposed lease by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the community, at least 30 days prior to the execution of any contract to lease or otherwise transfer. The advertisement must invite proposals from, and make all pertinent information available to, private redevelopers or any persons interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate the community redevelopment area or any part thereof. Such notice shall identify the area or portion thereof and shall state that proposals must be made by those interested within 30 days after the date of publication of the notice, and that such further information as is available may be obtained at such office as is designated in the notice. The community redevelopment agency shall consider all such redevelopment or rehabilitation proposals and the financial and legal ability of the persons making such proposals to carry them out. The community redevelopment agency may negotiate with any persons for proposals for the lease of any real property acquired by it in the community redevelopment area. The community redevelopment agency may accept such proposals as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes. The community redevelopment agency may execute such contract and deliver said leases after providing not less than 30 days notice to the governing body of the intention to accept such proposal.

Further, Section 163.380(2), Florida Statutes, requires that such real property be leased at a value determined to be in the public interest for uses in accordance with the community redevelopment plan and in accordance with such reasonable disposal procedures as the local government or the community redevelopment agency may prescribe. In determining that the lease price of the real property is in the public interest and that the proposed use is in compliance with the community redevelopment, the local government or the community redevelopment agency will take into account and give consideration to:

1. The long-term benefits to be achieved by the community redevelopment agency based on the proposed use when compared to any potential short-term losses or costs in the lease of such real property; and
2. The appraised lease value; and
3. The uses provided for in the community redevelopment plan and any other pertinent redevelopment or land use plans; and
4. The restrictions upon the property, and any covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the lessee of the property. Lease of this property shall benefit the Panama City Community Redevelopment Area Panama City North; and
5. The objectives of the plan for the prevention of the recurrence of slum or blighted areas.

In the event the lease price of the real property is less that the appraised lease value, such disposition requires the approval of the governing body of the municipality which approval may only be given following a duly noticed public hearing. Further the community redevelopment agency may provide in any instrument of conveyance to a private purchaser that such purchaser is without power to lease or otherwise transfer the real property without the prior written consent of the community redevelopment agency until the lessee has completed the construction of any or all improvements proposed in the response to this advertisement. The community redevelopment agency may require other covenants as part of the conveyance process.

Any party interested in leasing the properties listed below for the purposes of redevelopment is hereby notified that sealed proposals to lease said property must be received on or before 3:00 p.m. CT on March 18, 2024. Respondents can find this notice on the City’s website at https://www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx and should utilize the City’s Bonfire Portal online submission program found at the following website https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities or in the alternative, may submit One (1) original complete proposal package, one (1) duplicate copy of said package and One (1) flash drive copy, to the City of Panama City Purchasing Division – Attention: Johnnie Gallegos, 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401 on or before the due date stipulated above. All packages shall be clearly marked “Lease of CRA Property – AD Harris Learning Center.” The CRA will not be responsible in the event the U.S. Postal Service or any other courier system fails to deliver any package by the above referenced deadline. Late submissions shall not be accepted. Any such offer must include a description of the proposed uses for lease on the property, and documentation of the legal ability of the proposer, and availability of funding, to enter into the lease agreement. Conditions of acceptance of any such proposals may include a right to terminate. The CRA may further negotiate terms and conditions of the purchase of the property. The CRA may accept such proposal as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes.

Further information as may be available regarding the foregoing may be reviewed at the City of Panama City Purchasing Division, located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida, 32401 or by e-mailing Johnnie Gallegos at purchasing@panamacity.gov For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

Property Appraiser’s Parcel Identification Number 17013-000-000

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