Okaloosa County BOCC — November 18, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Jason Autrey SUBJECT: Gulf Power Amended Underground Distribution Easement to Wild Willy's DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 2 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Gulf Power is requesting to amend an underground distribution easement for the electrical supply to Wild Willy's Adventure Zone on Okaloosa Island. BACKGROUND: DBR Entertainment Productions, LLC (DBR), has a lease with Okaloosa County on Okaloosa Island for a development project known as Wild Willy's Adventure Zone. This project has been ongoing since late 2012 and is nearing completion of Phase 1. Gulf Power has jurisdiction on Okaloosa Island to supply power to customers. Gulf Power has prepared an amended easement which will grant access across County owned property. Power will be supplied to Wild Willy's Adventure Zone via an underground distribution easement connecting power from the north right-of-way of Highway 98 to the south property line of land leased by DBR for the project known as Wild Willy's Adventure Zone. See attached sketch for the location of the proposed easement. Gulf Power encountered an obstruction on the original alignment of the power to the Wild Willy's Adventure Zone causing the need to amend the original underground distribution easement. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove execution of the amended easement to Gulf Power and authorization to record the Amended Underground Distribution Easement. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve execution of the amended easement to Gulf Power and authorization to record the Amended Underground Distribution Easement. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, Interim County Administrator