PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING TWO EASEMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND (STATE) FOR A WEIR DRAINAGE PROJECT FOR WARNER CREEK
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the adoption of a resolution approving and accepting two Easements from the State for access, construction, and maintenance of a weir project at Warner Creek, which will be within the Savannas Preserve State Park located off of NE Jensen Beach Boulevard north of Pinecrest Lakes Boulevard in Jensen Beach.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Carla T. Segura, FRP
Title: Real Property Manager
REQUESTED BY: Jim Gorton, Public Works Department Director
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Agreement/Contract drafted by: State
Parties to the TCE and Easement: Martin County, Grantee
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
Fund of the State of Florida (State), Grantor
Purpose of the TCE and Easement: Access for the construction and maintenance of a
weir project to benefit Warner Creek drainage
New/Renewal/Modification: New
Duration: 5-Years - Construction
Perpetual - Maintenance
Benefits to Martin County: Regulate the downstream flow of water in Warner
Creek
Cost to Martin County: There is no cost for acquiring these easements
CIP #124902 approved for Warner Creek Project
Savannas Preserve State Park stretches from Fort Pierce to Jensen Beach, Florida and is the largest and most intact remnant of Florida's East Coast Savannas. The Park preserves and protects environmentally unique and irreplaceable lands associated with the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, including Warner Creek.
In the early 1990's FP&L provided mitigation for wetland impacts for the construction of the Levee-Midway Transmission Line. This mitigation included restoring wetlands within the Savannas Prese...
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