ADOPTED - AUGUST 24, 2004

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ADDITION TO THE CREST VIEW HORSE TACK SHOP AT THE INGHAM COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

RESOLUTION #04-244

WHEREAS, pursuant to a lease agreement dated August 13, 1982, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, upon the recommendation of the Fair Board, authorized the construction of a 30' X 30' pole barn structure to be used by a private vendor for the purpose of selling various horse supplies; and

WHEREAS, the current vendor is Edward and Marilyn Taylor, with a lease beginning April 15, 2004 and ending March 31, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the current vendor has proposed to construct, at the vendor’s cost, a 30' X 30' addition to the existing building, with the understanding that such an addition will become the property of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the vendor is in agreement that the addition will be built to standards and specifications which meet the approval of the Ingham County Fair Board as well as all appropriate municipal and state agencies; and

WHEREAS, once the addition has been constructed, the vendor will assume the actual utility costs for the existing building and addition; and

WHEREAS, the Fair Board is recommending that the request for construction of the addition be approved, and that appropriate amendments to the current lease be made.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a 30' X 30' addition to the Crest View Tack Shop as recommended by the Fair Board.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the current lease between Ingham County and Edward and Marilyn Taylor to provide 1) that the vendor is authorized to construct, at the vendor’s cost a 30' X 30' addition to the existing building, built to standards and specifications which meet the approval of the Ingham County Fair Board as well as all appropriate municipal and state agencies; 2) that such addition will be the property of Ingham County; and 3) that once the building is constructed, the vendor will assume the actual utility costs for the existing building, in addition to and in lieu of the flat payment of $50 monthly as provided in the current lease.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners directs the County Attorney to develop the appropriate amendments to the lease, and that the Board Chair and County Clerk are authorized to sign the amendment to the lease as prepared by the County Attorney, upon the prior approval of the Fair Board.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, Thomas, De Leon, Hertel, Severino, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 8/17/04

FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, De Leon, Thomas

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 8/18/04