Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 20-R119, Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property located at 595 SE Chapman Avenue in Port St. Lucie for the Floresta Drive Improvement Project.
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Submitted By: Frank Knott, Project Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Frank Knott, Project Manager
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie City of Port Lucie and Earl Clarke, as personal representative of the Estate of Pabla Campbell.
3. Purpose: To acquire real property located at 595 SE Chapman Avenue, 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): $220,000.00 plus fees, costs and the appraisal.
Presentation Information: No presentation, but staff will be available to answer any questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve of the acquisition of real property located at 595 SE Chapman Ave. 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 and 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 app...
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