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13A Office of Attorney's Matters 02/15/2022 r, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Z. ATTORNEY 'ORI Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Susan J. Prado, Assistant county Attorney MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P. E., Public Works Director FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney DATE: February 8, 2022 SUBJECT: Unconditional Offer for a Parcel of Right -Of -Way Located at 8055 66th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967 Parcel 130 Owned by Robert and Marygrace Sexton Robert and Marygrace Sexton (the Sextons) own an 18.85 acre parcel of property that lies on the west side of 66th Avenue between 77th and 81St Streets. This site is rectangular in shape. The property is located outside the urban service boundary and is zoned A-1, Agricultural, up to one unit per five acres and is improved with an active citrus grove. The County needs a 0.40 -acre triangle shaped parcel to be used as right-of-way for the 66th Avenue project. The right-of-way parcel has 590 feet of frontage along 66th Avenue and is 72 feet wide at its deepest point. Improvements within the 0.40 acres are approximately 10 citrus trees with accompanying irrigation. An aerial photo of the parent parcel and sketch and legal description cf the part to be taken are attached to this memorandum. A recent appraisal establishes the value of the partial taking to be $20,500.00 which equates to a value of $51,250 per acre. A copy of the appraisal is available for review at the Board of County Commissioners' office. While staff has been negotiating with the Sextons, the Board is required to make an unconditional offer to the Sextons and provide them 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 appraised value of $20,500 plus 15% would equal $23,575. 182