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12.x, DEPARTMENTAL INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator FROM: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director SUBJECT: Unconditional Offer for a parcel of right-of-way located at 4740 58th Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida, owned by Paulette Brown DATE: December 26, 2019 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Paulette Brown owns a 0.98 -acre parcel of property located at 4740 58th Avenue. This site is rectangular in shape with 146 feet of frontage along 58th Avenue and is 293 feet deep. The property is located inside the urban service boundary and is zoned RS -6, single family, up to six units per acre. The property is improved with a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,090 sq. foot wood frame house built in 1990 which includes a two car garage. The site also contains a detached storage shed. This property is Ms. Brown's homestead property. According to the appraisal report, the kitchen and master bath were recently improved within the last 5 years. Updates to other areas of the home appear to have been made to accommodate wheel chair access. In order to accommodate the planned improvements to 58th Avenue, the County needs to acquire approximately 0.22 acres from Ms. Brown, 0.08 acres of which is encumbered by a Murphy Reservation. Site improvements lying within the area of take include approximately two thirds of the concrete circular drive, a majority of the front yard aesthetic pond, palm trees and some landscaping. Two brick pillars have been constructed at the entrance to the driveway, but the pillars lie within the Murphy Reservation. The home lies outside of the area of take and will be approximately 70 feet from the new right-of-way line. A copy of the sketch of the parent parcel, the part to be taken, and remainder are attached to this memorandum. A recent appraisal establishes the value of the entire parcel at $220,000. The partial taking was valued at $44,516. Severance damages may apply as the take will result in a 22% reduction to the size of the property if the Murphy Reservation is ignored or 14% if the Murphy Reservation is used. Both the full and partial appraisals are attached. While staff has been negotiating with Ms. Brown and her attorney, David Holloway, the Board is required to make an unconditional offer to Ms. Brown and provide her with a copy of the appraisal on which it is based. In the past, the Board has extended an offer of the appraised value plus 15% in order to defray possible attorney's fees. In this case the 196