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File ID: #3943
Date: 04/13/2018
Commission Meeting Date: 05/24/2018
Requesting Department: Department of Real
Estate and Asset Management
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 2
Type: Resolution
Subject: Authorize Grant of Easement - Watson Island
Purpose of Item:
The administration recommends that the Miami City Commission adopt the attached
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Grant of Easement on City -owned
property located on Watson Island, Miami, Florida, in substantially the attached form, to
Water and Sewer Department ("WASD"), of approximately fifteen (15) feet wide by two
hundred fifty (250) foot strip utility easement, as more particularly described in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof, for a perpetual non-exclusive easement on
the property, for the construction, operation and maintenance of underground utility
facilities, with the right to reconstruct, improve, change and remove all or any of the
facilities within the easement.
Background of Item:
On October 12, 2006, the City Commission approved the plat for the southwest side of
Watson Island, Resolution No. 06-0608 entitled "Watson Island Southwest". As part of
the platting requirements, an easement must be provided for each of the utilities. Water
and Sewer Department ("WASD") has requested the grant of approximately fifteen (15)
foot wide strip by two hundred fifty (250) foot strip easement on City -owned property for
the construction, operation and maintenance of water and sewer facilities in connection
with the development on Watson Island. This easement will be used for the
construction, operation, and maintenance of water and sewer facilities with the right to
reconstruct, improve, and change and remove all or any of the facilities within the
easement.
This easement shall further contain a reverter provision that if the easement is
abandoned or discontinued, the easement shall cease and revert back to the City.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item has NOT an Expenditure
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
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Reviewed B
Aldo Bustamante
Everton Garvis
Christopher M Rose
Fernando Casamayor
Valentin J Alvarez
Nikolas Pascual
Daniel Diaz
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
Nicole Ewan
Nicole Ewan
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Department Head Review Completed 04/13/2018 2:03 PM
Budget Analyst Review Completed 04/13/2018 4:13 PM
Budget Review Completed 04/14/2018 10:58 AM
Assistant City Manager Review Completed 04/23/2018 2:49 PM
Legislative Division Review Completed 04/24/2018 10:28 AM
City Manager Review Completed 04/25/2018 5:02 PM
ACA Review Completed 04/27/2018 11:50 AM
Deputy City Attorney Review Completed 04/27/2018 12:03 PM
Approved Form and Correctness Completed 05/01/2018 8:39 PM
Meeting Completed 05/10/2018 9:00 AM
Meeting Completed 05/24/2018 9:00 AM
Signed by the Mayor Completed 05/24/2018 2:57 PM
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 05/24/2018 3:02 PM
Rendered Completed 05/24/2018 3:03 PM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-18-0214
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 3943 Final Action Date:5/24/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF UNDERGROUND
EASEMENT ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON WATSON ISLAND, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO THE MIAMI- DADE
COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT OF AN APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN
(15) FOOT WIDE BY TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) FOOT LONG UTILITY EASEMENT
("EASEMENT"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" OF THE
EASEMENT, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, FOR A PERPETUAL NON-
EXCLUSIVE UNDERGROUND EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY, FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY
FACILITIES, WITH THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, CHANGE, AND
REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN THE EASEMENT WITH THE
FULL RIGHT OF INGRESS THERETO AND EGRESS THEREFROM; CONTAINING A
REVERTER PROVISION PROVIDING THAT IF THE EASEMENT SHALL BE
ABANDONED OR DISCONTINUED, THE EASEMENT SHALL CEASE AND REVERT
BACK TO THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department ("WASD") has
requested the grant of a perpetual, non-exclusive underground easement ("Easement") of an
approximately fifteen (15) foot wide by two hundred fifty (250) foot long strip of City of Miami
("City") owned land located at Watson Island, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Easement will be used for the construction, operation, and maintenance
of WASD facilities with the right to reconstruct, improve, change, and remove all or any of the
facilities within the Easement and with the full right of ingress thereto and egress therefrom; and
WHEREAS, the Easement shall further contain a reverter provision providing that if the
Easement is abandoned or discontinued, the Easement shall cease and revert back to the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute an Easement on City -
owned property located on Watson Island, Miami, Florida, in substantially the attached form, to
WASD, of an approximately fifteen (15) foot wide by two hundred fifty (250) foot long utility
easement, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" of the Easement, attached and
incorporated, for a perpetual non-exclusive underground easement on the property, for the
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited, to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions
construction, operation, and maintenance of underground utility facilities, with the right to
reconstruct, improve, change, and remove all or any of the facilities within the Easement with
the full right of ingress thereto and egress therefrom, and further containing a reverter provision
providing that if the Easement is abandoned or discontinued, the Easement shall cease and
revert back to the City.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission