Submitted By: Sean Lanier
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve agreement with the Diocese of Orlando concerning the conveyance of property for Trinity Catholic High School and granting a new drainage easement to the City of Ocala
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
Trinity Catholic approached the City of Ocala (City) requesting to acquire and perpetually maintain a City Parcel as part of its development of the rest of the Trinity Catholic High School Property and has requested City to convey the City Parcel to Diocese in exchange for Diocese granting to City a drainage easement over and across the City Parcel.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Diocese is the owner of the Trinity Catholic High School Property, which includes property adjacent and contiguous to the western, northern, and eastern boundaries of the City Parcel. The City Parcel constitutes a fingerlike extension into the Trinity Catholic High School Property disrupting what would otherwise be a unified rectangular whole solely owned by the Diocese.
City is willing to convey the City Parcel in consideration of the Grant of Easement pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.
Staff recommends approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The contract will be reviewed and approved for form and legality by the City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE:
Approve
Deny
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