PLACEMENT: Departmental
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REQUEST APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DRAINAGE EASEMENTS FOR A DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM SW FEROE AVENUE TO SW REILLEY AVENUE AND BETWEEN SW 34TH TERRACE AND SW 35TH STREET, OLD PALM CITY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Staff is requesting that the Board approve and adopt a resolution accepting 10' drainage easements from property owners for a drainage project that will run from SW Feroe Avenue to SW Reilley Avenue and between SW 34th Terrace and SW 35th Street in Old Palm City.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Colleen J. Holmes, CLA
Title: Real Estate Coordinator
REQUESTED BY: Terry Rauth, P.E., Public Works Director
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
As part of the Old Palm City Neighborhood Restoration Project, the Public Works Department and Utilities Department are working jointly to prepare engineering design drawings and bid packages for a vacuum sewer system, drainage pipe replacements, road resurfacing and other neighborhood restoration projects in Old Palm City. The entire project area is located west of SW Mapp Road and between SW 29th Terrace and Martin Highway.
The drainage portion of the Project includes installation of piping and drainage structures in existing ditches and filling in and replacing existing ditches with shallow swales. The locations and existing conditions of these ditches have caused maintenance and operations problems, especially during major storm events. The project will result in better storm water flow capacity and a more functional ability to maintain the drainage to avoid flooding. There are approximately six (6) existing ditch areas with a total of approximately 3,140 linear feet of ditch to be piped and filled. The Proposed Improvements map shows the locations of the ditches to be piped.
The first phase of the drainage project is located between SW Mapp Road and SW Reilley Avenu...
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