Subject:
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Declaration of Surplus Easement and Assignment of the Easement to the City of Tarpon Springs. (Companion to Item No. 23)
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the Declaration of Surplus Easement and approval of the Assignment of Easement (Assignment) to the City of Tarpon Springs.
• The County is partnering with municipalities to transfer rights-of-ways and maintenance responsibility for streets within, or partially within, municipal limits.
• This Assignment is listed in the Road Transfer Interlocal Agreement as Exhibit C but was requested by the City to be processed as a separate assignment action.
• This Assignment transfers the easement recorded in Official Records Book 20793, Pages 1128 through 1130 to the City of Tarpon Springs.
• There is no cost associated with the Assignment.
Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest the Assignment of Easement and record it in the official records of the County.
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Summary:
Summary
This Assignment provides for the transfer of jurisdiction and associated maintenance responsibilities in the City of Tarpon Springs for the easement recorded in Official Records Book 20793, Pages 1128 through 1130. This Assignment is listed in the Road Transfer Interlocal Agreement (Legistar 21-1271A) as Exhibit C but was requested by the City to be processed as a separate agreement.
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Background Information:
The Department of Public Works is partnering with County municipalities to better define right-of-way maintenance responsibility in areas where jurisdictional boundaries are shared. This assignment is a required part of the companion Road Transfer Interlocal Agreement, which transfers jurisdictional responsibility for designated public road segments that are within, or partially within, the City municipal limits.
The City and County agree that it is in the best interest of the parties that responsibilities associated with operation, maintenance, planning, design and construction of the identified road segments, along with any future improvements thereto, be transferred to the City or County. The City or County accepts all legal rights of the roadway segments that are within, and appurtenant to, the right-of-way being transferred.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Partners:
City of Tarpon Springs
Attachments:
Assignment of Easement
Project Location Map