Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 21-R59, Authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to Enter into and Execute an Airspace Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation for the Purpose of Constructing a Pedestrian Riverwalk Boardwalk Beneath the Right-of-Way of State Road 716 (Port St. Lucie Boulevard).
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Submitted By: Jennifer Davis, Project Manager, Community Redevelopment Agency
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal to enjoy culture, nature and fun activities.
Executive Summary (General Business): The purpose of this Resolution is to enter into an Airspace Agreement which allows for boardwalk improvements to be constructed beneath the Right-of-Way of State Road 716 (Port St. Lucie Boulevard) as part of the Port District Boardwalk Project. It should be noted that is a companion item to Resolution 21-R30, the Construction Agreement With FDOT, was brought forward and approved by City Council on March 22, 2021.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the resolution.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the resolution.
2. Move that the Council not approve the resolution and provide staff direction.
Background: The City's Boardwalk projects have played an integral role in the City's Capital Improvement Project program for several years.
Over the last 18 months, the City has been actively constructing the Boardwalk along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. The "Westmoreland Segment", which runs from the Banyan Tree on the Middle Tract, up to and connecting with Bridge Plaza, was complete and open to the public in September 2020. The "Southern Segment", beginning just south of the Banyan Tree and running southerly along the river adjacent to the Preserve (fka Conservation Tract) is scheduled to be complete and open to the public in Spring 2021.
There is currently a gap in the Boardwalk between ...
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