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Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Prepared By: <br />Subject: <br />Consent Item <br />• <br />• <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />September 20, 2017 <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager <br />Utility Easement Purchase Agreement <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On July 18, 2017, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the adoption of <br />Resolution 111 (2017-073) confirming the North Sebastian Septic to Sewer Phase 1 sewer project in Sebastian. A <br />portion of the proposed gravity sewer will convey flows into a lift station to be constructed on Central Avenue <br />south of Davis Street. The lift station has been located outside of the City of Sebastian right-of-way and on <br />private property due to the limited road right-of-way. The proposed location is at 1662 N. Central Avenue. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />In order to purchase the perpetual utility easement, the County drafted the attached purchase agreement. A <br />similar agreement was drafted and approved by BCC in June, 2011, to purchase a utility easement at Young's <br />Market located at 2106 South US Highway 1. That transaction included the County purchasing 6,370 square <br />feet for a total price of $45,251.90, which included attorneys and engineering fees. The 1662 N. Central Avenue <br />property is owned by Harold Hall and Christine L. Hall (Owners). The County requires approximately 703 square <br />feet of a perpetual utility easement to construct the lift station that would serve approximately 36 parcels. <br />The County's initial offer to the Halls was $3,000.00. The owners recognize the value of a centralized sewer, <br />but countered the County's offer at $5,000. Their reasoning was that all other properties would benefit from <br />the sewer project with an added future value to their properties, but the Halls would be the only property <br />owner who would be encumbered with a lift station. Based on the Young's Market purchase analysis, staff <br />concurs with the owners' counter offer as reasonable. Therefore, staff offered $4,990.00 for the subject utility <br />easement, and the Halls have accepted the offer. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funds to purchase the perpetual utility easement will be derived from Fund Balance. Fund Balance is derived <br />from water and sewer revenues. <br />Description <br />Account Number <br />Amount <br />North Sebastian S2S, Phase I -Utility Easement <br />471-166154 <br />$4,990.00 <br />C:\Users\ legistar\AppData\Local \Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@ BCL@D40D4215\@BCL@D40D4215.docx <br />P49 <br />