Placement: Resolutions
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 22-R51, Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Described as a Portion of Lot 14, Block 252, Port St. Lucie Section Six, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 36, 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, 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, Public Works.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Dennis A. Watkins and Michelle A. Watkins
3. Purpose: To acquire a portion of real property located at 783 SE Floresta Drive, Port St. Lucie Boulevard.
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): $680.00 plus associated 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 783 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 Floresta Drive corridor as both a 2-lane and 4-lane roadway section from a traffic standpoint. The new modeling 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 Oct...
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