Title
Resolution Approving the Application for a Utility Easement from the Department of Environmental Protection (B)
This item involves the approval and authorization to adopt a Resolution for the application for a Utility Easement from the Department of Environmental Protection
Explanation
The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida ("Trustee") owns property, commonly known as the 6th Street Rail Trail and the Downtown Connector, with the northern terminus at the south right of way line of Northwest 16th Avenue, running south and southeasterly to western right of way line of State Road 331 (Williston Road). The Trustee's responsibilities and obligations are exercised by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands. The City is desirous to install a fiber optic cable to accommodate the traffic signal management system in the segment of rail trail corridor running from South Main Street to Williston Road. The fiber optic cable will also accommodate new technology that once approved by the Florida Department of Transportation, would use a camera for pedestrian and bike detection to automate flashing beacons, eliminating the need for the existing push button activation, also allowing confirmation of its functionality and alarming its malfunction. The Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands requires a formal Resolution be adopted by the City Commission requesting the proposed utility easement
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $50 for administrative costs is available in the Public Works FY11 operating budget.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) adopt the Resolution; and 2) authorize the City Manager to apply for a Utility Easement with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, over all the 6th Street Rail Trail and the Downtown Connector from the northern terminus at the south right of way line of Northwe...
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