PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BRIDGE ON CR-708 (SE BRIDGE ROAD) OVER FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board is asked to adopt a Resolution that authorizes the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the maintenance of the bridge on CR-708 (SE Bridge Road) over Florida’s Turnpike.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Lisa A, Wichser, P.E., CFM
Title: Chief Project Engineer
REQUESTED BY: Project Manager for the Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study for the widening of Florida’s Turnpike
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Agreement drafted by: Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise and Martin County
2. Parties to the Agreement: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Martin County
3. Purpose of the Agreement: To establish the responsible agency and the maintenance responsibilities for the bridge on CR-708 over Florida’s Turnpike
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New
5. Duration: Perpetuity
6. Benefits to Martin County: The FDOT will maintain the existing bridge and provide a new bridge to Martin County when Florida’s Turnpike is widened
7. Cost to Martin County: Minimal sweeping costs (less than $1,000 per year) for first ten years after bridge is replaced (estimated to be after 2035)
Martin County accepted the right-of-way and the roadway for a segment of CR-708 (SE Bridge Road) from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in 2011 via the Quit Claim Deed, recorded in Official Record Book 2563, Page 1836 of the public records of Martin County, Florida. This segment of CR-708 (SE Bridge Road) includes the bridge over Florida’s Turnpike. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a district of the FDOT, is conducting a Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study for the widening of Florida’s Turnpike from Jupiter to Fort Pierce. During the study, it was determined that the bridge was not specifically identified during the transfer of the right-of-way and the roadway; therefore, the FDOT staff and County staff agreed that the FDOT would inspect and maintain the existing bridge until such time as the Turnpike is widened and the bridge is replaced. The staff developed the Memorandum of Agreement to establish the responsible agency and the maintenance responsibilities for the bridge on CR-708 (SE Bridge Road) over Florida’s Turnpike.
ISSUES:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, has identified and addressed legal risks, and has developed strategies for legal defensibility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board adopt the Resolution agreeing to enter into the Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the maintenance of the bridge on CR-708 (SE Bridge Road) over Florida’s Turnpike and authorizing the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Agreement.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and provide staff direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☒Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
☐Other: