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11.G.2. RESOLUTION NO. 2000-121 -RECANTING RESOLUTION <br />NOS. 95-141 AND 95-142 CONCERNING CERTAIN PAVING AND <br />DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND WATERMAINEXTENSION FOR <br />VERO TROPICAL GARDENS SUBDIVISION AND A PORTION OF <br />PARADISE PARK SUBDIVISION, UNIT #3 -P - <br />Public Works Director James W. Davis reviewed and explained a Memorandum of <br />September 8, 2000: <br />TO: James Chandler, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: James W. Davis, P.E., Public Works Director <br />AND (� <br />Christopher J. Kafer, Jr., P.E., County Engine r�j' <br />FROM: Robert S. Skok, Civil Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Vero Tropical Gardens Subdivision <br />DATE: September 8, 2000 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On October 17, 1995 the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution Nos. 95-133 and <br />95-134 for water services and 95-135 and 95-136 for Paving and Drainage Improvements for the <br />Vero Tropical Gardens Subdivision. On November 7, 1995 the Board of County Commissioners <br />approved Resolution Nos. 95-141 and 95-142 for confirming the special assessments in connection <br />with paving and drainage improvements and a water main extension and providing for special <br />assessment liens to be made of record. <br />Over the past few years staff has been working with the St. John's River Water Management District <br />to resolve wetlands issues within the subdivision. To develop this subdivision, severe mitigation <br />would have to take place. To develop only the areas outside the wetlands areas would increase costs <br />for the remaining lots that the improvements would serve. <br />Vero Tropical Gardens was platted in two phases. The first phase was platted in 1957, and the <br />second phase in 1962. The property is located on north side of SR 60, just west of I-95. The <br />subdivision contains 420 lots having 145± property owners. In 1995 the Board of County <br />Commissioners approved resolutions to provide Paving and Drainage Improvements along with <br />Water Distribution services to the subdivision. In the fall of 1997, staff mailed -out Requests For <br />Proposals for a Wetland Study. In February of 1998, Environmental Consulting Group, Inc. <br />provided a wetland delineation report to the Indian River County Engineering Division. A map of <br />the subdivision with the wetlands delineation line was drawn. The wetlands consisted of 84.7± acres <br />of the 148.1± acre site (approximately 57%). The report stated that should Indian River County plan <br />October 3, 2000 <br />91 <br />BK 1 15 PG 329 <br />