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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTuskawilla Retail Partners II, LLC - 2026 01 12 Second Modification to Development Agreement - 7BWinterspringsfl, LLC (Seven Brew at The Blake Commons)Grant Maloy, Clerk Of The Circuit Court & Comptroller Seminole County, FL Inst #2026004564 Book:10967 Page:1806-1815; (10 PAGES) RCD: 1/15/2026 3:16:51 PM REC FEE $86.50 THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PREPARED BY AND SHOULD BE RETURNED TO: Anthony A. Garganese City Attorney of Winter Springs Garganese, Weiss, D'Agresta & Salzman, P.A. I I I N. Orange Avenue, Suite 2000 Orlando, FL 32802 (407)425-9566 SECOND MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL LLC (Lot 2 Commercial Development - Seven Brew at The Blake Commons) THIS SECOND MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered this 14k day of t/' , 20.240, by and between the CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, a Florida MunicipaY Corporation ("City"), whose address is 1126 East S.R. 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708, and 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, with its principal address at P.O. Box 6480, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902 ("Developer"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, Tuskawilla Retail Partners II, LLC is the fee simple owner of certain real property located in the City of Winter Springs consisting of 8.11 acres, more or less, located Southeast of the corner of Michael Blake Boulevard and East State Road 434, as more particularly described herein (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property is subject to that certain Development Agreement dated March 10, 2015, and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County at Official Record Book 8446 Page 1131, as modified by the First Modification of Development Agreement dated January 9, 2017, and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County at Official Record Book 8852 Page 1719 (the "Original Development Agreements"); and WHEREAS, the Property is also subject to that certain Tuskawilla Retail Partners II Development Agreement (Blake Commons), dated August 25, 2025, and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County at Official Record Book 10887, Pages 649-660 (the "Development Agreement"); and City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 1 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1807 Instrument# 2026004564 WHEREAS, the Property is also subject to that certain First Modification to the Tuskawilla Retail Partners II Development Agreement, which provides for the construction of a daycare project on Lot 3 of the Blake Commons plat, dated December 22, 2025 and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County at Official Record Book 10955 Pages 1757-1768 (the "First Modification Development Agreement"); and WHEREAS, Developer 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC, is the contract purchaser of Lot 2 of the Blake Commons final plat; and WHEREAS, Developer has applied for Final Engineering/Site Plan Approval, Aesthetic Plan Approval, and Waivers from the City Code to construct an approximately 510 square foot, two-lane drive -through Seven Brew coffee shop with no indoor or outdoor seating on Lot 2 of the Blake Commons plat, an approximately 0.50-acre parcel located on the southeastern portion of the Property; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 20, Zoning, Article II, Division 1, Section 20-29.1 of the Winter Springs City Code ("City Code"), public hearing notices were mailed to all owners of real property adjacent to and within approximately five -hundred (500) feet of the subject property and all Homeowner's Associations on file within the City of Winter Springs on October 13, 2025, and a Community Workshop for the Project was held on June 10, 2025; and WHEREAS, Section 20-29(c) of the City Code requires that all site plans shall be binding on the use of the subject property and, further, that as a condition of approval by the City Commission, all development projects requiring a community workshop pursuant to Section 20- 29.1 of the City Code shall be required to be memorialized in a binding development agreement; and WHEREAS, this Development Agreement shall be recorded against the Project Area so that the terms and conditions of approval related to the Project shall run with the land; and NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the parties mutually agree as follows: 1.0 Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. 2.0 Authority and Conditions Precedent; Closing and Acquisition by Developer. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the Florida Municipal Home Rule Powers Act. The Parties agree and understand that a condition precedent to this Agreement is acquisition of the Project Area (Lot 2) by the Developer and the recording of the sale in the Public Records of Seminole County, Florida. The Patties agree this Agreement will automatically terminate if the Project Area is not conveyed and transferred to the Developer within one year of execution of this Agreement by the Parties. As such, Developer shall keep the City fully apprised of the status of City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 2 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1808 Instrument# 2026004564 said closing and shall faithfully and expeditiously complete the closing within one year of the Effective Date of this Agreement. 3.0 The Project Area. The real property subject to this Agreement consists of Lot 2 of the Blake Commons plat and is legal described in EXHIBIT "A," attached hereto and fully incorporated herein by this reference (the "Project Area"). 4.0 Project Description and Requirements. Developer shall, at its expense, design, permit and construct an approximately 510 square foot, two-lane drive -through Seven Brew coffee shop with no indoor or outdoor seating at the Project Area (the "Project"). The supporting infrastructure shall be constructed in accordance with the Blake Commons/Sea Hawk Cove Extension final engineering plans as approved in the Development Agreement for the Blake Commons in a single phase and simultaneously with the Seven Brew Project and any associated parking. (Hereinafter the project description and requirements are referred to as the "Project"). The Developer shall construct the Project in a manner consistent with the approved Final Engineering/Site Plans, Aesthetic Plans, and Waivers that are on file with the City with the following file numbers and consistent with the requirements contained in this Agreement: File No.: FEDP-2025-0012 File No.: AERV-2025-0006 File No.: WAIV-2025-0016 File No.: WAIV-2025-0017 File No.: WAIV-2025-0018 For convenience, a copy of the Overall Site Plan is attached hereto and fully incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit "B." Specific conditions of approval for the above -referenced Site/Final Engineering Plans, Aesthetic Review and Waivers include the following, which are also addressed in the staff report for the Final Engineering/Site Plans, Aesthetic Plans, and Waivers: 1. Approval of the Project is conditioned upon and contingent upon approval of the Blake Commons final engineering plans, which provide for access, utilities, and stormwater drainage to the subject site. 2. An Economic Impact Analysis Report as required by the Town Center Design standards shall be reviewed and approved prior to the project being heard before the City Commission. City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 3 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1809 Instrument# 2026004564 3. All grass areas on the Project Area shall use Bahia grass. No St. Augustine grass or grass types with low drought tolerance shall be permitted. 5.0 Future Permitting. Developer shall be required to receive building permits and substantially commence vertical construction of buildings, which shall at minimum include building foundations, for the Project within two (2) years of the Effective Date of this Agreement. 6.0 Representations of the Parties. The City and Developer hereby each represent and warrant to the other that it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This Agreement will, when duly executed and delivered by the City and Developer, constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against the parties hereto. Upon recording of this Agreement in the Public Records of Seminole County, Florida, the Agreement shall be a binding obligation upon the Project Area in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Developer represents that it has voluntarily and willfully executed this Agreement for purposes of binding himself and the Project Area to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 7.0 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall automatically be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the City and Developer and their respective successors and assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement similarly shall be binding upon the Project Area, and shall run with title to the same upon being duly recorded against the Project Area by the City. 8.0 Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. The venue of any litigation arising out of this Agreement shall be in Seminole County, Florida or, for federal court actions, in the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division. 9.0 Amendments. This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except by written agreement duly executed by both parties hereto (or their successors or assigns) and approved by the City Commission. 10.0 Entire Agreement; Exhibits. This Agreement and all attached exhibits hereto supersede any other agreement, oral or written, regarding the Project Area and contain the entire agreement between the City and Developer as to the subject matter hereof. The Exhibits attached hereto and referenced herein are hereby fully incorporated herein by this reference. 11.0 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect in any respect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement. 12.0 Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective upon approval by the City Commission and execution of this Agreement by both parties hereto. City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 4 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1810 Instrument# 2026004564 13.0 Recordation. Upon full execution by the Parties and closing on the Project Area by the Developer, this Agreement shall be recorded in the Public Records of Seminole County, Florida by the City. The Developer shall be responsible for all recording fees associated with this Agreement. 14.0 Relationship of the Parties. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is contractual and Developer is an independent contractor and not an agent of the City. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture or principal -agent relationship between the parties, and neither party is authorized to, nor shall either party act toward third persons or the public in any manner, which would indicate any such relationship with the other. 15.0 Sovereign Immunity. The City intends to avail itself of sovereign immunity and other applicable limitations on City liability whenever deemed applicable by the City. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of the City's right to sovereign immunity under section 768.28, Florida Statutes, or other limitations imposed on the City's potential liability under state or federal law. As such, the City shall not be liable under this Agreement for punitive damages or interest for the period before judgment. Further, the City shall not be liable for any claim or judgment, or portion thereof, to any one person for more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), or any claim or judgment, or portion thereof, which, when totaled with all other claims or judgments paid by the State or its agencies and subdivisions arising out of the same incident or occurrence, exceeds the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00). 16.0 City's Police Power. Developer agrees and acknowledges that the City hereby reserves all police powers granted to the City by law. In no way shall this Agreement be construed as the City bargaining away or surrendering its police powers. 17.0 Interpretation. The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that they have both participated equally in the drafting of this Agreement and no party shall be favored or disfavored regarding the interpretation to this Agreement in the event of a dispute between the parties. 18.0 Third -Party Rights. This Agreement is not a third -party beneficiary contract and shall not in any way whatsoever create any rights on behalf of any third party. 19.0 Specific Performance and Enforcement. Strict compliance shall be required with each and every provision of this Agreement. The parties agree that failure to perform the obligations provided by this Agreement shall result in irreparable damage and that specific performance of these obligations may be obtained by a suit in equity. The failure to timely comply with any mandatory condition of this Agreement shall further constitute a violation of the City's Code of Ordinances and shall be subject to enforcement action as described therein including, but not limited to, enforcement before the City's Code Enforcement Board under Chapter 2, Article III, Division 2. — Code Enforcement. 20.0 Attorney's Fees. In connection with any arbitration or litigation arising out of this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for their own attorney's fees and costs. City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 5 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1811 Instrument# 2026004564 21.0 Development Permits. Nothing herein shall limit the City's authority to grant or deny any development permit applications or requests subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement in accordance with the criteria of the City Code and the requirements of this Agreement. The failure of this Agreement to address any particular City, County, State and/or Federal permit, condition, term or restriction shall not relieve Developer or the City of the necessity of complying with the law governing said permitting requirement, condition, term or restriction. Without imposing any limitation on the City's police powers, the City reserves the right to withhold, suspend or terminate any and all certificates of occupancy for any building, trailer, structure or unit if Developer is in breach of any term and condition of this Agreement. 22.0 Default. Failure by either party to perform each and every one of its obligations hereunder shall constitute a default, entitling the non -defaulting party to pursue whatever remedies are available to it under Florida law or equity including, without limitation, termination of this Agreement, an action for specific performance, and/or injunctive relief. Prior to any party filing any action as a result of a default under this Agreement, the non -defaulting party shall first provide the defaulting party with written notice of said default. Upon receipt of said notice, the defaulting party shall be provided a thirty (30) day opportunity in which to cure the default to the reasonable satisfaction of the non -defaulting party prior to filing said action. 23.0 Termination. The City shall have the unconditional right, but not obligation, to terminate this Agreement, without notice or penalty, if Developer fails to receive building permits and substantially commence vertical construction of buildings, which shall at minimum include building foundations, for the Project within two (2) years of the effective date of this Agreement. The Developer may apply to the City Commission for an extension of this Agreement, which may be granted upon good cause shown. In addition, the City shall have the right, but not obligation, to terminate the Agreement if Developer permanently abandons construction of the Project, provided, however, the City shall first deliver written notice and an opportunity to cure to the defaulting party as set forth in Section 22 above. If the City terminates this Agreement, the City shall record a notice of termination against the Project Area in the public records of Seminole County, Florida. 24.0 Indemnification and Hold Harmless. Developer shall be solely responsible for designing, permitting, constructing, operating and maintaining this Project. As such, Developer hereby agrees to indemnify, release, and hold harmless the City and its commissioners, employees and attorneys from and against all claims, losses, damages, personal injuries (including, but not limited to, death), or liability (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs through all appellate proceedings), directly or indirectly arising from, out of, or caused by Developer and Developer's contractor's and subcontractor's performance of design, permit and construction, and maintenance activities in furtherance of constructing the Project and maintaining the improvements of this Project. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 25.0 Force Maieure. The parties agree that in the event that the failure by either party to accomplish any action required hereunder within a specified time period ("Time Period") constitutes a default under the terms of this Agreement and, if any such failure is due to acts of God, acts of government authority (other than the City's own reasonable acts), acts of public City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 6 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1812 Instrument# 2026004564 enemy or war, riots, civil disturbances, power failure, shortages of labor or materials, injunction or other court proceedings beyond the control of such party, or severe adverse weather conditions ("Force ivlajeure Event',), then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, that failure shall not constitute a default under this Agreement and any Time Period proscribed hereunder shall be extended by the amount of time that such party was unable to perform solely date to tlae Force hviajeure Event. The extended Time Period shall be agreed to in writing by the parties and said agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by either party. The City Manager shah have the authority to grant an extended Time Period. An extension of any Time Period for reasons of a Force Majeure Event shall be requested solely as provided in this Section. Developer hereuy"-naives and relinquishes the right to notify the City of the intent to exercise the tolling and extt.'-lsion of any permit related to the Project, including Time Periods under this Agreement, deveiopur�-nt orders, and building permits, available under Section 252.363, Florida Statutes, as the res)-)It of a declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency. ` I'vctice. Whenever either party desires to give notice to the other, notice shall be sets;- by C=and delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be sent to: _c,,_ the i_5�: =�f�r cf ��Ii:ter Springs 26 East S.R. 434 te"p=_'ngs, Florida 32708 mi addiLiorial notice to: �iihony A. Garganese, City Attorney Yarganese, Weiss, D'Agresta & Salzman, P.A. N. Orange Avenue, Suite 2000 =1ttndo, FL 32802 ?�evel00er: WINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC --: J�ol , W. Bradbury, Manager '.O. Box 6480 dot Springs Arkansas 71902 Phone:Mail- �l Aft: �c , vi =0 riv City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 7 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1813 Instrument# 2026004564 Either party may freely modify their respective contact person and address contained in this Paragraph by providing written notice of the modification to the other party. Any Notice given as provided herein shall be deemed received as follows: if delivered by personal service, on the date so delivered; and if mailed, on the third business day after mailing. 27.0 Assignment. Prior to completing the construction of the Project and reaching final build -out of the Project, Developer shall not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Such assignment shall require the written approval of the City by amendment to this Agreement, which shall not require a public hearing and shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, Developer shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated entity in which Developer or its members are members or interest holders without City consent, provided that the City is given notice of such assignment in accordance with Section 26.0 herein. Any assignment authorized by this subparagraph shall require the assignee to be a formal signatory to this Agreement and fully assume all of Developer's obligations, commitments, representations, and warranties under this Agreement. In any assignment, the rights and obligations contained herein shall be binding on successors in interest to the Project Area, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and any respective successors and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seal on the date first above written. ATTEST: By: Christian Gowan, City Clerk CITY SEAL �ntEr Spr'� o� .� otPOrat�, �u u o �v CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS By:� Kevin McCann, Mayor Date: ®/ // 2 Z20 2 G APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY For the use and reliance of the City of Winter Springs, Florida only. Date: By: Ai ny . Garganese, City Attorney for the City of Winter Springs, Florida City of Winter Springs / 713WINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 8 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1814 Instrument# 2026004564 Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of the following witnesses Si' r .tore of'',fiii�css I Punted Name of Witness TO ZoX (Q` ggcj Audress of \i iutcss 'e1r, i1t; '1 Printed Name of Witness Address of Witness � S STATE 0` COUN T -\' OF - 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC, an Arkansas limit-,,.i liability company ,!E� V "fA Print name: Title: e__Q�� c, V r� Date: I i,20D (J The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of Ah"sicalpresence or r_] ooline notarization, this 10)- day of;_ i , 20 , by th_FVP.IAV11 y o f 7BW INTERSPRINGSF , LLC, c>tYi aiy. oii behalf of the company. �I l` Ttj_f�`ir SEAL] �ipN�nu�np���i Z ' v \O TA a G)• w %� • o AC/gL Cd .�� an Arkansas limite liability known to me or produced as id ntifcation. �; $$ t� 1 (Print Name) Notary Public, State of S� Commission No.: My Commission Expires: ' who is personally City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 9 of 10 Book 10967 Page 1815 Instrument# 2026004564 EXHIBIT A PROJECT AREA LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lot 2, BLAKE COMMONS, according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 91, Page 65, Public Records of Seminole County, Florida. Il axi : i. OVERALL SITE PLAN ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR Tn 7_RRFVA/ IIFVFI (IRAAFAIT ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 7-BREW DEVELOPMENT. GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL NECESSARY CONSTRUCTION ITEMS AS NEEDED. City of Winter Springs / 7BWINTERSPRINGSFL, LLC Development Agreement — Second Modification Page 10 of 10