Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 23-46, Public Hearing, Conveying an Easement to Florida Power & Light for Electrical Service to MIDFLORIDA Event Center Signage.
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Submitted By: David Stonehouse, Assistant Director, MIDFLORIDA Event Center.
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Florida Power & Light (FPL).
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and FPL.
3. Purpose: Provide electrical service to MIDFLORIDA Event Center signage.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: In perpetuity.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The easement is necessary to grant FPL a property right to install infrastructure necessary to provide electrical service to MIDFLORIDA Event Center sign.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): There is no immediate cost for conveying the easement.
Presentation Information: Staff will be available to answer questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Ordinance authorizing conveyance of an easement to FPL for the MIDFLORIDA Event Center sign.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Ordinance authorizing conveyance of an easement to FPL for the benefit of the MIDFLORIDA Event Center sign.
2. Move that the Council not approve the Ordinance and provide staff with direction.
Background: The City owns the MIDFLORIDA Event Center. The City desires to replace and reconstruct a sign at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center. The new signage requires electrical power. MIDFLORIDA Event Center staff seek authorization to convey an easement to FPL to power the new signage. The easement is more particularly described in the attached exhibits.
Issues/Analysis: This conveyance is necessary to run power to the MIDFLORIDA Event Center signage.
Financial Information: There is no immediate cost for conveying the easement.
Special Consideration: The easements are necessary to grant FPL the requisite interest in real property to provide power to the MIDFLORIDA Event Center signage. This is FPL’s form easement document which is broad in scope and potentially requires removal of obstructions within the easement area, which could potentially include City infrastructure, if there is such infrastructure, within the easement area.
Location of Project: MIDFLORIDA Event Center.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance - Authorizing Conveyance.
2. FPL Easement and Exhibit.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 10204.
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. Hertz, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.