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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Easement Agreement With Florida Power & Light Company For The Purpose Of Installing And Maintaining New Power Services Related To The Hollywood Art And Culture Center Expansion Project, A General Obligation Bond Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In a Special Election held on March 12, 2019, voters of the City approved a variety of projects to be funded by a General Obligation Bond, including the Arts and Culture Center expansion project. On February 21, 2024, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2024-058, authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute a Phase II Construction Services Agreement with Pirtle Construction Company ("Pirtle"). The Arts and Culture Center expansion project is now in the Construction phase and requires power services be provided.
Florida Power & Light Company ("FPL") has completed the design of the relocation of the power pole to the NW corner of the property and undergrounded the overhead lines on the west side of the property at the back of the sidewalk. FPL requested an easement for the underground lines and the proposed transformer on the City parcel containing the Arts and Culture Center expansion project.
The easement is necessary for FPL to install and maintain equipment for electric transmission and distribution lines, including the rights to reconstruct, inspect, alter, improve, enlarge, add to, change the voltage, as well as the nature or physical characteristics of, replace, remove, or relocate such facilities or any part of them within the agreed easements. The City desires to grant the above-referenced easement to FPL in support of the Art and Culture Center expansion project.
The attached, "Exhibit 1", contains the sketch and legal descrip...
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