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DATE: JUNE 6, 1991 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: TERRANCE G. PINTO DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICES PREPARED JAMES D. CHASTAI� C_ AND STAFFED MANAGER OF ASSESS IZTT PROJECTS BY: DEPARTMENT OF UZ+ILITY SERVICES SUBJECT: 12TH STREET WATER SERVICE PROJECT RESOLUTION III INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PROJECT NO. UW -90 -09 -DS BACKGROUND On May A4, 1991, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners approved Resolutions 91-59 and 91-60, which contained_ the preliminary assessment roll and established the date of the public hearing for the subject project. Property owners have been notified of the public hearing by certified mail. Resolution 91-59 was published in the PRESS JOURNAL on May 20, 1991. ANALYSIS Design of the water distribution system is complete.. Approval of the attached Resolution III will confirm and approve the preliminary assessments. The attached map displays the area to benefit from the assessment project. The project will serve an area bordered by and abutting: 12th Street on the north, 8th Street on the south, 43rd Avenue on the west, and 27th Avenue on the east. This project contains 610 lots, of which 81 originally petitioned ,for water, 32 of which are substandard sized. There are an additional 326 substandard -sized lots. These 407 lots represent 66.8% of the total 610 -lot project. Providing water service to these substandard -sized properties is required through the Comprehensive Plan. This assessment cost to the property owners is $827,825.00. The projected cost for construction of the water main lines on 12th and 8th Streets and 43rd and 27th Avenues is $314,295.00 but is not included as a part of the assessment cost. The lines on 12th and 8th Street and 43rd and 27th Avenues are a part of the master water. transmission system set forth in the Water Master Plan. These lines; are funded as a part of the impact fee. The interior transmission. lines within the project are included in the assessment cost. There are three.potential methods of assessment: square footage, lineal front footage, and per unit. Any one of these methods wild recover the total assessment cost. The most equitable for thel property owners has been proven to be the square footage method.; This method has been and is presently used and recommended by thel Department of Utility Services. It is the only method which has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Florida. RECOMMENDATION The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve Resolution III, which -affirms the preliminary assessment of the subject project. 17 BOOK. 83