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local residents. In an effort to identify an alternative location for the hub, MPO and Senior <br /> Resource Association (SRA) staff identified and analyzed a number of publicly owned sites in <br /> east-central Indian River County. Most of the sites identified, including the Vero Beach <br /> Airport, Downtown Vero Beach, and the School District's old maintenance complex, lacked <br /> sufficient public support and/or had technical issues that prevented those sites from being <br /> considered as the permanent location of the future transit hub. <br /> In the spring of 2012, City of Vero Beach staff offered an alternative location for the hub. That <br /> location is a city-owned parcel on the south side of 17th Street west of the FEC railroad tracks. <br /> In September of 2012, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a Bus Livability <br /> Grant in the amount of$1,150,000 to Indian River County for constructing hub improvements. <br /> In December of 2012, county staff presented a lease to the Board of County Commissioners for <br /> use of the 17th Street site as the new hub location. At that time, county staff recommended <br /> against the then-proposed lease because of unresolved maintenance responsibilities between <br /> Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. The primary issue was whether the City or <br /> the County would be responsible for the maintenance of landscaping at the 17th Street location. <br /> Since that time, staff from the county, city, MPO and SRA examined a number of alternative <br /> hub locations,but were unable to identify another viable site for the hub. <br /> Recently, MPO and SRA staff reconsidered the proposed 17th Street location and determined <br /> that the location is acceptable as the site of the County's transit facility. As part of that <br /> reconsideration, Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach resolved a number of <br /> outstanding issues pertaining to the long term maintenance and operation of the facility. <br /> Specifically, the County agreed to maintain shelters, bathrooms, and other transit amenities at <br /> the site and also agreed to maintain site landscaping. Those responsibilities are identified in the <br /> agreement between Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach for the use of the 17th <br /> Street site (Attachment 1). Because the proposed site can function as the transit system's hub <br /> and because there are no outstanding maintenance issues, the project is now ready to proceed at <br /> the 17th Street site. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners consider the attached lease <br /> agreement, provide staff with any comments, and approve the attached lease agreement. <br /> ATTACHMENT <br /> 1. Lease Agreement with the City of Vero Beach for 17th Street Transit Hub Site <br /> Indian River A roved Date APPROVED AGENDA ITEM: <br /> Co. / �} <br /> Admin. �`�s % FOR: l ✓lC�� <br /> Legal <br /> Budget 1545 BY: ( Y <br /> Dept. a 4 <br /> Risk Mgr. <br /> FACom -W Development\Users\MPD\Meetings\BCC\2033\iansit Nub at 111h 51—t.dx 2 <br />