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• TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator D ION HEAD CONCURRENCE: o^ rt . K C Community Developmen D' FROM: Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director DATE: May 26, 1998 SUBJECT: Request to Modify the Conceptual Master Landscape Plan for the I-95/SR 60 — Interchange and the County/Horizon Cash Deposit & Escrow Agreement It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 2, 1998. For over a year, county staff has worked with representatives of the Horizon outlet I 5/S 60 and FDOT staff and consultants to plan for and implement special landscaping e interchange area On January 13,1998)the Board reviewed a conceptual master landscape plan for the interchange and approved that plan with some revisions, stated its intention to enter into a maintenance agreement with FDOT for future county maintenance responsibility of specially landscaped areas, and authorized staff to coordinate with Horizon to prepare a highway beautification grant to fund landscape installation. On February 24, 1998.,the Board approved a revised mer landscape plan, granted final authorization for staff to apply for a beautification grant for the next landscape plan phase (Phase 2 only), and executed a cash deposit and escrow agreement with Horizon. Said funds from Horizon were to cover the county's match for the beautification grant. Subsequently, Horizon deposited $125,000 with the county under the terms of the agreement and staff submitted the grant application to FDOT. After reviewing the county's grant application for Phase 2 and master landscape plans for Phases 2 and 3. FDOT notified county staff that FDOT had determined the following: 1. During its I-95 resurfacing Project through Indian River County during 1999, FDOT will completely fund and install the Phase 2 and Phase 3 landscaping with additional improvements. The normal arrangement for county maintenance of specifically landscaped areas would be required. 2. The county's grant application for Phase 2 is now superfluous and is no longer being considered. 3. FDOT's landscape design consultant for the project, Thomas Lucido & Associates, was directed to work with the county on a landscape design based upon the county's grant application. County staffs response to FDOT and Horizon was that FDOT had presented a great opportunity and that Horizon's $125,000 would be needed by the county to cover costs for fimrre maintenance, and any material landscaping upgrades or future material replacement. County planning, public works, and attorney's office staff have coordinated with Thomas Lucido & Associates and with Horizon. Landscaping professionals who participated in SR 60 Task Force efforts and Task Force Chairman Gene Waddell participated in brainstorming and design review meetings. All parties have agreed upon a modified conceptual landscape plan for the interchange, and staff and Horizon have agreed upon changes to the cash deposit and escrow agreement that will give the county more flexibility to use the $125,000 in various ways to implement and maintain the special landscaping. The Board is now to consider approving the revised landscape plan and the revised cash deposit and escrow agreement with Horizon. As already agreed to with the grant application, at a later date, the Board will be presented a formal maintenance agreement whereby the county will take over maintenance of specially landscaped areas after the new landscaping is established. JUNE 211998 CJ -75- 600.K --- � ir:6C