Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 22-R65, Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Described as a Portion of Lot 26, Block 257, Port St. Lucie Section Twenty-Four, as Recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 31, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida, for the Floresta Drive Improvement Project from Southbend Boulevard to Prima Vista Boulevard.
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Submitted By: Frank Knott, Manager, Engineering Public Works
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Frank Knott, Manager, Engineering Public Works
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and James A. Whisler & Nellie Colon
3. Purpose: To acquire a portion of real property located at 597 SE Floresta Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL, for the Floresta Drive Improvement Project.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New
5. Duration: N/A
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): $3,950.00 plus closing costs and the appraisal.
Presentation Information: Staff will be available to answer any questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve of the acquisition of a portion of real property located at 597 SE Floresta Drive, for the Floresta Drive Improvement Project.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the acquisition.
2. Move that the Council not approve the acquisition and provide staff direction.
Background: Improvements to the Floresta Drive corridor are a priority for the City Council. At the 2017 Summer Retreat, Council directed staff to model the corridor from a traffic standpoint for both a 2-lane and 4-lane roadway section. The new modeling was performed, and it included the new Crosstown Parkway Extension Project connection to U.S. Highway 1 at Village Drive, for the projected traffic volumes in the year 2037. The results/recommendations were presented to City Council on October 30, 2017, for consideration. The City Council unanimously passed the motion for the approval of the 2-lane conceptual improvement roadway plan for Floresta Drive.
Public Information workshops were conducted in January and March of 2018 and were well attended. The Master Plans were revised pursuant to public comment and input received. The final decision on the Floresta Drive Corridor Master Plan layout and amenities were approved by the City Council on May 14, 2018.
Issues/Analysis: The portion of the subject property is included in Phase II of the Floresta Drive Improvement Project, and it will be utilized to construct additional roadway width to enable U-turn movements.
Financial Information: On November 6, 2018, the one-half cent sales tax voter referendum was approved and one of the projects included by the City Council on the list of projects to be funded by the new sales tax is the design and construction of the Floresta Drive Corridor from Southbend Boulevard to Prima Vista Boulevard. The acquisition will cost the City $3,950.00 plus closing costs and the appraisal. The certified appraisal confirmed the market value of the portion of property to be acquired is $1,950.00. The City Manager approved the acquisition price of $3.950.00.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The portion of the real property to be acquired by the City is located at 597 SE Floresta Drive.
Attachments:
1. Resolution
2. Exhibit “A” to Resolution - Vacant Land Contract with Exhibit and Addendum
3. Location Map
4. Appraisal
5. City Manager Approval Memo
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: 6278
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Margaret M. Carland, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.