Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Lary S. Mahoney
Department: Public Works Division: Real Property Section
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution approving an Agreement to Transfer Property; authorizing the acceptance of a Quit Claim Deed from the City of Sunrise (“City”) for four parcels of land in the City of Sunrise that includes Pat Salerno Drive and its associated right-of-way; and granting a utility easement to the City. (Commission District 9)
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Why Action is Necessary
County Commission approval is required to convey real property pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code, Section 6.23 and to enter into agreements with third parties.
What Action Accomplishes
Conveys property from the City of Sunrise to the County that will enable the County to meet the terms and conditions required by the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) allowing for the design and construction of a fully directional interchange at Pat Salerno Drive and the Sawgrass Expressway.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
Broward County and the City of Sunrise (“City”) have asked the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) to consider the design and construction of a fully directional interchange at Pat Salerno Drive and the Sawgrass Expressway, with ramps accommodating traffic movements both to and from the south and north (“Full Interchange”) as part of the FDOT’s expansion of the Sawgrass Expressway (“Project”). FDOT has agreed to add the Full Interchange to the Project, subject to certain conditions, including transfer of four parcels of land that include Pat Salerno Drive and its associated right-of-way (“Property”) owned by the City. The City has installed water main improvements in the Property and has requested, as a condition of the transfer of the Property, that the County grant the City a utility easement within the Property to allow for the City’s continued maintenance and operation of the water main.
The Resolution authorizes the execution of an Agreement to Transfer Property between the City and the County that sets forth the terms of the transfer of the Property, (i) including that if construction of the Project does not commence within ten years, the Property will revert to the City; and (ii) limitations on the County’s ability to rename Pat Salerno Drive and associated rights-of-way. It also authorizes that acceptance of the quit claim deed for the Property and the conveyance of an easement to the City for the construction and maintenance City’s water main located in the Property.
The Motion and attachments have been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
Lary S. Mahoney, Director, Real Property and Real Estate Development, Public Works Department, 954-357-7357
Trevor M. A. Fisher, P.E., MBA, Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6410
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
There is no fiscal impact to Broward County.