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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES Date: September 27, 2016 To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services Prepared By: Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager Subject: Fischer Lake Island Subdivision Phase 1 through 6 and Replat of 7 Petition Water Assessment Project UCP 4118, Public Hearing and the Adoption of Resolution No. III BACKGROUND On August 16, 2016, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the adoption of Resolution 1(2016-072) and Resolution II (2016-073) for the Fischer Lake Island (FLI) Subdivision Phases 1 through 6 and Replat of 7, located north of CR -512 at the north end of Water Vliet Avenue in Sebastian. Since the adoption of Resolution I and 11, staff mailed out certified letters to the sixty (60) property owners notifying them of the preliminary assessment roll and the subject public hearing. Included in the letter was an invitation to an informal meeting held on September 15, 2016, at the Fischer Lake Island Clubhouse where project details and financing options were discussed. Eight (8) property owners were present at the meeting, including the point of contact, Mr. Richard McCormick. ANALYSIS The FLI Subdivision has 60 parcels benefitting from the water main. The clubhouse tract located at the entrance to the FLI subdivision was excluded from the assessment project. The parcels vary in size. The average parcel size is 0.865 of an acre. Excluding the clubhouse, signed petitions in favor of the project were received from 42 of the 60 residential parcels, or 70.0% of the property owners. The 60 parcels according to tax records are zoned as follows: • 19 Vacant lots • 41 Single Family Residential parcels • 1 Clubhouse tract The BCC, in its capacity to oversee the assessment process, shall meet as the equalizing board to hear and consider any and all support for, or complaints against, the proposed special assessments, and it shall adjust and equalize the special assessments on the basis of justice and right according to Indian River County Ordinance Chapter 206 (Special Assessments). The City of Sebastian was notified August 15, 2016 of the subject proposed water assessment project in accordance with the 1995 Interlocal Agreement. No objections from the City have been received. The cost of the single lateral and the meter box for the clubhouse has been divided amongst the 60 residential parcels. If the clubhouse tract is to be connected to county water, then a separate application for connection by the Fischer Lake Island Home Owners Association will be required. The total project cost is estimated at $486,424.20, which includes construction, surveying, engineering, administration and inspection. Therefore, F:\Utilities\UTILITY - Engineering\Projects - Assessment 198 Projects\OOOAssessments_2014_Proposed\FisherLakelslandWaterAssessment\Word Documents\Agenda Resolution III FisherLakelsland.docx