SUBJECT
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Authorize a County Deed to the State of Florida, Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) and accept the subsequent easement for ingress/egress from FDOT, all in conjunction with the West Pipkin Road project. (No fiscal impact)
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DESCRIPTION
In 2020 the FDOT conveyed multiple parcels to the County, by Quit Claim Deed recorded in O.R. Book 11418, at Pages 1037 through 1045, associated with an abandoned state road project known as State Road 563. The parcels were conveyed for the purpose of being utilized by the County for a community investment four-lane road project known as the West Pipkin Road Improvement Project. The parcels were to be utilized for mainline right-of-way as well as for stormwater and wetland mitigation facilities for the County project and the deed contained a reverter provision to that effect.
One of the parcels, which is a portion of a parcel identified by FDOT as Parcel 114, was to be utilized by the County as access to a wetland mitigation site from Dosseywood Lane. The portion of Parcel 114 conveyed to the County consisted of an entire platted lot known as Lot 15 of the plat of Pipkin Village. The remaining platted lots at the end of Dosseywood Lane have been surplused by FDOT and sold back to the prior owner of the properties. The prior owner is constructing residences on the adjacent properties and contacted the County requesting a portion of the platted lot to accommodate additional units. The construction of the West Pipkin Road project is nearly complete and after a review it has been determined that only the easterly 30-feet of said Lot 15 is needed for access to the mitigation site; however, due to the reverter provision the property can only be conveyed back to FDOT. After discussions with the FDOT it has been requested that the County convey back the interest in the portion of Parcel 114 to fulfill the reverter provision so that FDOT can surplus the property through its normal process. To accommodate for the access that is needed to the wetland mitigation site FDOT has agreed to grant an easement for ingress/egress to the County over the easterly 30-feet of the parcel. Authorizing the conveyance of the portion of Parcel 114 owned by the County to FDOT and accepting the subsequent easement from FDOT over the easterly 30-feet thereof will give the County the access needed for its facility and give FDOT back that portion of the parcel not needed for the road project.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board authorize the conveyance, by County Deed, to FDOT for a portion of Parcel 114 as more fully described in the County Deed attached hereto and accept the subsequent easement from FDOT for ingress/egress and access to the mitigation facility.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
CONTACT INFORMATION
R. Wade Allen, Director
Real Estate Services
863-534-2577