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County Administrator's Report 13. 10.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	09/05/2013
Issue: Conveyance of a Parcel of Property in the Deerfield Estates Subdivision to Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Conveyance of a Parcel of Property in the Deerfield Estates Subdivision to Emerald Coast Utilities Authority - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the conveyance of a portion of County-owned property (approximately 0.014 acres) located in the Deerfield Estates Subdivision to Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) for a sanitary sewer lift station site:

A. Approve the conveyance of a portion of County-owned property (approximately 0.014 acres) located in the Deerfield Estates Subdivision to ECUA for a sanitary sewer lift station site; and

B. Authorize the County Attorney to prepare, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman to execute, any documents necessary to complete the conveyance without further action of the Board.

BACKGROUND:

Meeting in regular session on December 6, 2012, the Board approved a Memorandum of Agreement between Escambia County, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) and the Deerfield Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc., related to the sanitary sewer collection system within Deerfield Estates Subdivision and the lift station which services that system. The existing lift station is located on a parcel of property which includes a County retention pond. As part of the Memorandum of Agreement, upon completion of the project the County shall convey and ECUA shall accept ownership of the real property on which the lift station is sited, and any improvements on said property.

The sanitary sewer system improvements are now complete and ECUA is requesting the conveyance of the property pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement. Public Works staff have reviewed this project and have determined that the conveyance of the property for the lift station site to ECUA will not adversely affect the County's retention pond and drainage system.

Board approval is required for the conveyance of this property to ECUA.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

All costs associated with accepting and recording of documents will be borne by ECUA.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The Deed was approved as to form and legal sufficiecy by Stephen West, Senior Assistant County Attorney, on July 23, 2013.

PERSONNEL:

All work associated with this request is being done in-house and no additional staff is required.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon Board approval and upon execution of the documents by the Chairman, staff will transfer the documents to ECUA for acceptance and recording in the public records of Escambia County, Florida. County staff will continue to work with ECUA in meeting any requirements.

Attachments
Deed
Memorandum of Agreement
BCC Action 12/06/2012
Aerial Map