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Informational Item <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Prepared By: <br />Subject: <br />September 12, 2014 <br />Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager iS <br />Indian River Drive- Water Assessment Project Update <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On October 30th, 2013, the project specifics and preliminary costs were presented to the residents <br />within the proposed assessment area along Indian River Drive at a meeting held in the City of <br />Sebastian City Hall. The tabulated results the County received after the presentation did not <br />account for 2/3 in favor of the project to move to a design phase. Therefore, some of the residents <br />in favor of the project under their matters, brought an item to the Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners (BCC) for the Indian River Drive Water Assessment project to a design phase <br />irrespective of the 2/3 majority. On April 1st, 2014, the BCC directed staff to obtain surveying and <br />design information for the proposed Indian River Drive water line project in order to calculate a <br />more definite project cost for the residents. Staff started preparing 90% design plans soon <br />thereafter and completed the design in mid-May, 2014. <br />Once the 90% design was completed staff presented the findings to Mr. Alex Jernigan, who was <br />appointed as the point of contact by the Indian River Drive residents. The information was presented <br />via email on June 2nd, 2014 to solicit additional votes. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />On October 30th, 2013, the preliminary findings were presented to the residents within the <br />assessment area along Indian River Drive. The meeting was held at the City of Sebastian City Hall. <br />The cost and the results breakdown for the two scenarios from the preliminary design are as follows: <br />Alternative <br />Project Cost <br />Cost per <br />Parcel <br />Benefitting Parcels <br />Number of <br />Parcels <br />% in Favor <br />Scenario 1: Loop line to Roseland Road (70/30) <br />Split. <br />$ 238,774.25 <br />$ 8,796.95 <br />19 <br />58% <br />Scenario 2: Terminate line at Mr. Franklin Property. <br />(100% Paid by the benefitting properties). <br />$ 164,774.25 <br />$ 9,692.60 <br />17 <br />65% <br />10 <br />