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BCC Necessity of Take Lipfert, Williams, Sexton, Van Antwerp and Barker/Strickland June 29, 2021 Page 12 the widest point. This property is on the east side of 66th Avenue. The only improvement in the part to be taken are a palm tree and a bush. The landowner is Audrey Williams. Parcel 130, 8055 66th Avenue, is owned by Robert and Mary Grace Sexton. The parent parcel is on the west side of 66th Avenue and is 18.845 acres in size. The County needs a 0.40 -acre triangle shaped parcel to be used as right-of-way. This parcel is also zoned A-1, Agricultural, up to one unit per five acres. The property is improved with an active citrus grove. Improvements within the 0.40 acres are approximately 10 citrus trees with accompanying irrigation. Parcel 132, 6555 81St Street is owned by Frederick and Florence Van Antwerp. The parcel is 4.39 acres in size and zoned A-1, Agricultural, up to one unit per five acres and lies on the northeast corner of 66th Avenue and 81st Street. The County needs to acquire a 0.99 -acre parcel to be used as right-of-way. There are no improvements on the property, but the site has been the location of the corn maze in years past. The Van Antwerps lease this parcel and an adjacent parcel to Country Side Family Citrus. Countryside, as tenants, are entitled to notice and possible damages due to the take. Parcel 151, 7860 66th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL, contains a single-family residence owned by Ruby Strickland and Wesley Barker. The single story house built in 1961 has 3 bedrooms and one bath and is approximately 1,254 sq. ft. in size. The parent parcel is 0.55 acres and the County needs to acquire 0.10 acres to be used for right-of-way. Improvements in the area of take include two oak•trees; two palm clusters and part of a marl driveway. The property is on -.the east side of 66th .Avenue, ;north of 77th :Street. A Resolution of Necessity does not require a public hearing. It requires the Board to review the safety, cost, alternative routes, long-range planning and environmental aspects of the project in relation to the proposed take. The Board considered all of those factors at the meeting of March 17, 2009 and approved the Corridor Study for 66th Avenue and the proposed alignment in front of the five properties. A copy of the Corridor Study is available for review at the County Commission Office or the Office of the Clerk to the Board. The property owners are represented by various law firms. Upon approval of this Resolution of Necessity, and after a Board approved Unconditional Offer, the County will file a lawsuit in eminent domain and file a motion for an Order of Take. If the Court approves the motion, the County will deposit its appraised value into the Court Registry and take title to the rights-of-way and access easement, and the landowners may access the deposit in the Court Registry, less any taxes, liens or mortgages owed on the property. The parties. will then attend a mediation conference in order to settle the issue of compensation. If the mediation is unsuccessful, the parties will proceed to a twelve (12) person jury trial and the jury will determine the amount of compensation to be paid to each landowner. Acquisition of these parcels is important as it provides needed rights-of-way for the expansion of 65th and 69th Streets at their intersection with 66th Avenue. The attached Resolution of Necessity with copies of the sketches and legal descriptions of the needed rights-of-way and the access easement are attached to this memorandum and provides for the following: • The Board finds it necessary to acquire the property using eminent domain • Authorizes the County Attorney or outside counsel to file a lawsuit against the owners of the needed property • Authorizes County employees and its agents to take action necessary to prosecute the lawsuit 122