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RESOLUTION NO, 76-68
WHEREAS, on Friday, June 4, 1976, representatives from the
City of Vero Beach and Indian River County, met with the Department
of Transportation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the purposes of
resolving and expediting certain problems effecting the development
and completion of the 17th Street bridge; and
WHEREAS, the relocation costs for electric, water and sewer
at the bridge location site on the West bank of the Indian River
to Indian River Blvd, were represented by the City of Vero Beach
to be a tremendous burden for the City to assume; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vero Beach through its representatives
at the Fort Lauderdale meeting has agreed to convey the bridge
corridor to the Department of Transportation without costs, if
Indian River County contributed to the relocation costs for
utilities; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission for Indian. River County,
Florida has formally and unanimously approved contributing to the
costs of utility relocation at the bridge site in an amount up to
Four Hundred Three Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($403,600.00) of
the total cost of relocation; and
WHEREAS, the County's contribution to relocation costs is
conditioned upon the City conveying the bridge corridor site to
the D.O.T. without the necessity of proceeding through a condem-
nation action and further conditioned upon the City of Vero Beach
and/or Florida Power and Light Company as their interest may appear,
executing all necessary documents for the proper conveyance of
the bridge corridor location to the D.O.T.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that Indian River County
will contribute towards the cost of relocation of utilities at the
17th Street bridge site in an amount up to Four Hundred Three Thousand
Six hundred Dollars ($403,600.00) conditioned upon the City of Vero
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Beach conveying the proper bridge corridor to the Department of
Transportation by appropriate conveyance documents with title
and corridor legal description satisfactory to the D,O,T, and
further conditioned upon the joinder of Florida Power and Light
Company, if necessary, to release any interest Florida Power and
Light Company may have pursuant to their contract with the City
of Vero Beach effecting the bridge corridor location; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Vero Beach is re-
quested to pass a similar resolution accepting the terms of this
County resolution and agreeing to convey the 17th Street bridge
corridor to the Department of Transportation in consideration of
Indian River County's contribution towards the cost of relocation
of utilities as established herein,
This Resolution shall become effective as of the 5th day of
October, 1976.
Attest:
Ralph /�arris, Clerk
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:0/01
Willard W, Siebert, Jr. C airman