Okaloosa County BOCC — July 1, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: July 1, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Okaloosa Lane Right-of-way acquisition payment DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 1 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Public Works has received a signed Warranty Deed for the right-of- way acquisition in conjunction with the Okaloosa Lane paving and stormwater improvements. BACKGROUND: Staff is in the process of obtaining the necessary right-of-way along Okaloosa Lane to pave the existing dirt portion from Shoal River Middle School north to Aplin Road. The Bishops have returned the executed Warranty Deed to Public Works granting the County the required right-of-way adjacent to their parcels. As part of the acquisition effort staff had third party appraisals performed and a value of $4,000 was assigned to the parcel of land required from the Bishops. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have agreed to accept the appraised value of $4,000 for the acquisition and have returned their signed Warranty Deed with the expectation of payment by the County. This is the first of seven parcels required from private property owners in order to construct the project; efforts continue to obtain all other remaining parcels. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove acceptance and recording of the warranty deed for necessary right-of-way along Okaloosa Lane and for payment of $4,000 to the Grantor; Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve acceptance and recording of the warranty deed for necessary right-of-way along Okaloosa Lane and for payment of $4,000 to the Grantor; Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator