Okaloosa County BOCC — January 5, 2016 — Request to schedule a Public hearing to vacate right-of-way in Blk 52, — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: January 5, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Jason Autrey SUBJECT: Request to schedule a Public hearing to vacate right-of-way in Blk 52, Port Dixie DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 2 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Mr. Dave Parisot, on behalf of Board of Directors of Friends of the Shalimar Library, Inc. and himself, is requesting a public hearing to petition the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of platted right-of-way adjacent to Block 52, Townsite of Port Dixie subdivision in Shalimar. BACKGROUND: Mr. Parisot and parties of interest are petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate the adjacent 15 feet of platted county right-of-way, 8th Street lying adjacent to Lots 1 through 5, Block 52, and the adjacent 20 feet of platted county right-of-way of 5th Avenue lying adjacent to Lots 5 and 6, Block 52, also included is that portion of right-of-way beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 52 and proceed west 15 feet proceed south 20 feet proceed east 15 feet and proceed north 20 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 52 and beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 52 proceed west 15 feet proceed north 20 feet proceed east 15 feet and proceed south 20 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 52, Townsite of Port Dixie according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 64 - 66, or the Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida. As part of the vacation request the applicants are requesting the following: 1. In an effort to stay within time constraints created by an existing lease that is set to expire the applicants are requesting that the public hearing be scheduled for January 19, 2016 during the regular Board of County Commissioners' meeting. Should the Board elect to do set the hearing for that date, the required advertising could be performed within the available time. 2. The Friends of the Shalimar Library (half of the party to the request) have requested that half of the application fee - $345 - be waived as part of the request (see attached letter) since they are a not for profit agency. 3. The applicants have requested that all stipulations be removed as part of the right of way vacation with the exception of retaining an easement for utilities. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove the request to schedule a Public Hearing to vacate portions of 8th Street and 5th Avenue lying adjacent to Block 52, Townsite of Port Dixie. Approve/Disapprove the request to waive 1/2 of the application fee ($345). RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the request to schedule the Public Hearing at the January 19, 2016 Board of County Commissioner meeting to consider the vacation of portions of platted county right-of-way adjacent to Block 52, Townsite of Port Dixie as requested by petitioner. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator