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Public Hearings Xk Indian River County, Florida Department of Utility Services Board Memorandum Date: February 24, 2021 To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator From: Vincent Burke, PE, Director of Utility Services Prepared By: John Boyer, PE, Utility Engineer Subject: Proposed Water Main Assessment Project along 51St Avenue and Portions of Winter Beach Highlands and Winter Beach Park Subdivisions Resolution.11l: Public Hearing Background On January 19, 2021, the Indian River County (IRC) Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the adoption of Resolution 1 (2021-012) and Resolution II (2021-013) for a special assessment for certain properties abutting 51St Avenue from 65th Street to 691h Street within portions of Winter Beach Highlands and Winter Beach Park located within unincorporated Indian River County. Analysis Winter Beach Highlands Subdivision has twenty (20) residential lots. Lots 1, 3, 26 and 29 have been removed from the water assessment by way of not benefitting from the proposed water main extension or already being connected to,County water, leaving sixteen (16) lots benefitting from the water assessment project. A portion of Winter Beach Park has sixteen lots (16), although lot 15 has been removed from the water assessment by way of not benefitting from the proposed water main extension or already being connected to the County water, leaving fifteen (15) lots benefitting from the water assessment project. See Attachment 1 — Assessment Area Map. Therefore, the total number of parcels in the assessment area is 31. Signed petitions indicating affirmative votes were received from 24 of the benefitting lots. Thus, 24 of the 31(77.4%) benefitting lots are in favor of the assessment project. Since the adoption of Resolutions I and II, staff mailed out letters to the thirty-one (31) benefitting parcels notifying them of the preliminary assessment roll and the subject public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing was published in the Indian River Press Journal on February 23, 2021, and March 2, 2021, as required by Section 206.06 IRC Code. The total project cost is estimated at $291,400.00, which includes construction, surveying, engineering, administration. and inspection. Therefore, an equal per parcel cost of $9,400.00 will be levied against all thirty-one (31) benefitting parcels. 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, proposed special assessments, and it shall adjust and equalize the special assessments on the basis of justice and right according to Chapter 206 (Special Assessments) of the IRC Code (Attachment 2 — Resolution III and Assessment Roll). 51