Subject:
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First Amendment to the Interagency Agreement with the Tierra Verde Community Association, Inc. for highway landscape maintenance.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the First Amendment to the Interagency Agreement with the Tierra Verde Community Association, Inc. for highway landscape maintenance.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.4 Invest in infrastructure to meet current and future needs
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
This First Amendment incorporates requirements from an agreement between the County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) into the agreement between the County and the TVCA. The County is serving as the pass-through entity to the TVCA for this project.
Background/Explanation:
The County is partnering with the Tierra Verde Community Association, Inc. (TVCA) for landscaping enhancements on the medians of State Road 679 on the Pinellas Bayway. The FDOT is providing $1 million in grant funding for the TVCA landscaping project through a separate agreement between the County and the FDOT. This First Amendment to the TVCA highway landscape maintenance agreement incorporates the following requirements:
1) Requires TVCA to relocate or remove any landscaping as needed for any future Intelligent Transportation System devices.
2) Requires the specific removal of fallen palm fronds, fruit, flower stalks, twigs and limbs from all landscaped areas of the project.
3) Incorporates E-Verify requirements.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A - There is no cost associated with this amendment.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this First Amendment is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(2).
Staff Member Responsible:
Rahim Harji, P.E., Director, Public Works
Partners:
TVCA
FDOT
Attachments:
First Amendment