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RESOLUTION 2010- 035 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, AMENDING POLICIES FOR <br />ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ROAD <br />EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS <br />PREVIOUSLY SET OUT IN RESOLUTION NO. <br />2007-0271 AND 2008-116 AND 2008-139. <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County is currently undertaking several major <br />road expansion and improvement projects throughout the County, and <br />WHEREAS, acquisition of necessary right-of-way is a vital element of <br />these projects; and <br />WHEREAS, the County is mindful that acquiring right-of-way can <br />sometimes entail taking a portion or all of a homeowner's or property owners <br />entire parcel; and <br />WHEREAS, the County desires to implement a policy to insure that all <br />homeowners and property owners are treated in a uniform and consistent <br />manner when the County seeks to purchase property for right-of-way purposes; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, by issuing this resolution, the County intends to create a <br />general policy of timely right-of-way acquisition that treats all people fairly, so <br />that if voluntary purchase of needed right-of-way is not accomplished, the County <br />may resort to its power of eminent domain; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County <br />Commissioners of Indian River County, that: <br />1. When a proposed road expansion and improvement project has been <br />proposed, and a typical cross section or roadway design has been approved <br />by the Board of County Commissioners and the project is fully funded for <br />construction and appears in the first three years of the County's Capital <br />Improvement Plan, staff should begin the process of acquisition of right-of- <br />way by contacting landowners to initiate the acquisition process. Working in <br />coordination with the design engineering firm selected for the project, <br />consideration should be given for the need for large parcels for storm water <br />treatment, utility relocation or parcels of special interest such as commercial <br />property. <br />2. When negotiating contracts with design engineering firms, the contract should <br />call for the firm to provide the County with parcel sketches and legal <br />descriptions of all right-of-way parcels needed and SCALE (safety <br />1 <br />