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AI-25097 54.       
Meeting Date: 11/07/2017  
Director's Name: Thomas Hutka
Department: Public Works Division: Real Property

Information
Requested Action
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2017-523 to vacate a utility easement lying within Tract A of the Delta Pompano plat, located at 1951 North Powerline Road in Pompano Beach at no cost to the County; Petitioner: Waste Management Inc. of Florida; Agent: Craven Thompson and Associates, Inc.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2017-V-09. (Commission District 2)

ACTION:  (T-3:14 PM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

 
VOTE: 8-0.  Commissioners Geller and Holness voted in the affirmative telephonically.  Commissioner Udine abstained from voting.
Why Action is Necessary
Board of County Commissioners' approval is required to vacate utility easements pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 25.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides the property owner, Waste Management Inc. of Florida, with clear unencumbered title to the lands in the areas affected by this vacation.
Is this Action Goal Related
Previous Action Taken
The Board of County Commissioners approved the Resolution Authorizing Public Hearing on October 10, 2017 (Item No. 7).
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION/REAL PROPERTY SECTION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
 
The 10-foot-wide utility easement lying within Tract A of the Delta Pompano plat, as recorded in Plat Book 179, Page 67 of the Public Records of Broward County and is located at 1951 North Powerline Road in Pompano Beach in Section 28, Township 48 South, Range 42 East. The Folio Number affected by this proposed vacation is 4842-28-28-0010.

Vacating this utility easement will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owner, Waste Management Inc. of Florida.

The City of Pompano Beach approved this vacation by adopting Ordinance No. 2017-44 on May, 9, 2017. The Petitioner published a Notice of Intent to vacate on April 19, 2017 and April 26, 2017.

The vacation application and fee were received and the fee was deposited by the County's Real Property Section on May 25, 2017.

Review of this application by the County Attorney's Office, applicable Broward County agencies and utility companies was completed on August 3, 2017. No reviewing agency has indicated that the utility easement is currently used, nor is there a plan for future use. No objections to this vacation were raised by any of the reviewing agencies.

The Board of County Commissioners approved the Resolution Authorizing Public Hearing on October 10, 2017 (Item No. 7).

This vacation application has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
Purvi A. Bhogaita, Director, Real Property Section, (954) 357-7333
Thomas J. Hutka, P.E., Director, Public Works Department, (954) 357-6410

Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary:
Revenue was collected and deposited in the amount of $1,200 as a vacation application fee.

Vacating this utility easement will have little or no effect on ad valorem taxes.
Attachments
Exhibit 1 - Application
Exhibit 2 - Sketch & Legal Description and Location Sketch
Exhibit 3 - Review and Approval of Vacation Petition Application
Exhibit 4 - Resolution to Adopt
Exhibit 5 - Notice of Adoption
Exhibit 6 - Aerial Location Map


    

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