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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #19 Resolution to Permanently Close Vehicular Access from Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie Road, Except for Emergency Vehicles Center of Good Lip,_ ' s AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET Meeting Date: December 6, 2011 Item# 19 Reviewed By: Contact Name: Michael Rumer, Cit Department Director: Planner P Contact Number: Ext. 1018 City Manager: / // Subject: Resolution to Permanently Close Vehicular Access From Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie Road, Except For Emergency Vehicles Commission District # 4 — Joel Keller Background Summary: The City Commission requested a survey of the homeowners in the Forest Oaks Subdivision and a public hearing to consider the permanent closing of vehicular access from Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie Road, except for access by police, fire, ambulance and emergency vehicles. Currently, Rich Drive terminates before Hackney Prairie Road and is inaccessible due to the changes in elevation between Hackney Prairie Road and Rich Drive, and an existing gate located at the end of Rich Drive. The City mailed out 292 surveys to the homeowners in Forest Oaks asking them to make a selection between permanently closing the vehicular access from Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie regardless of the proposed Hackney Prairie Relief School and keeping the access opened if the proposed Hackney Prairie Relief School is approved. Of the 106 completed surveys, 103 requested that Rich Drive be permanently closed and 3 requested it remain open. Eighteen surveys were returned by the post office as non - deliverable with no forwarding address. Rich Drive is a public road as dedicated on the plat for Forest Oaks Unit II, Phase II. Forest Oaks Subdivision was approved with two access points with Rich Drive as the second access point. Rich Drive was not improved up to the intersection of Hackney Prairie Road because Hackney Prairie Road was an unimproved dirt road. Orange County required a gate to be installed to keep vehicles from accessing the unimproved Hackney Prairie Road. On May 17, 2011, the City entered into a tri -party agreement with the Orange County School Board (OOPS) and Orange County for the construction of the Hackney Prairie Road Area Relief School Site. Section 8(C) of this agreement requires the Orange County School Board to provide the following improvements to Rich Drive: (a) extend rich Drive north to connect to Hackney Prairie Road, (b) extend the sidewalk located to the west of Rich Drive to the southern edge of Hackney Prairie Road, (c) construct curbing and guttering to the east and west of that portion of Rich Drive and (d) construct a pedestrian crosswalk from the southern side of Hackney Prairie Road to the new sidewalk on the north side of Hackney Prairie Road. The tri -party agreement further states, should the City not approve the entirety of the Rich Drive Improvements, OCPS shall make those improvements called for in Section 8(C)(i)(b). After OCPS makes the required improvements to Rich Drive, the City will be responsible for replacing the gate to provide for pedestrian access while closing off vehicular access to Rich Drive. Issue: Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners adopt a resolution permanently closing vehicular access from Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie Road, except for access by police, fire, ambulance and emergency vehicles; providing for the City to allow temporary vehicular access from Rich Drive to Hackney Prairie Road as determined by the City Manager? Recommendations: Staff supports the resolution as stated since the resolution provides for pedestrian, police, fire, ambulance and emergency vehicle access. Attachments: Copy of Plat Showing Dedication and Access Permanent Access Closing Resolution Financial Impact: The City will be responsible for replacing the gate to provide pedestrian access and closing off vehicular access to Rich Drive. Type of Item: (please mark with an x') X Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use: Ordinance First Reading Consent Agenda Ordinance Second Reading Public Hearing X Resolution Regular Agenda X Commission Approval Discussion & Direction Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution Reviewed by City Attorney N/A Reviewed by Finance Dept. N/A Reviewed by () N/A THIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY: Paul E. Rosenthal, Esq. FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 111 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1800 Orlando, FL 32801 -2386 (407) 423-7656 AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk For Recording Purposes Only CITY OF OCOEE 150 N. Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 905 -3100 RESOLUTION NO. (Road Closing Resolution for Rich Drive) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, PERMANENTLY CLOSING VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM RICH DRIVE TO HACKNEY PRAIRIE ROAD, EXCEPT FOR ACCESS BY POLICE, FIRE, AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR THE CITY TO ALLOW TEMPORARY VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM RICH DRIVE TO HACKNEY PRAIRIE ROAD AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING FOR RECORDATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to permanently close vehicular access from and between Rich Drive and Hackney Prairie Road (the "Road Closing "); and WHEREAS, the Road Closing has been initiated by the Ocoee City Commission; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing of the proposed Road Closing was published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Ocoee. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: A -1 4824 - 9793 - 0510.1 SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this Resolution pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. Road Closing. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida, hereby permanently closes and prohibits vehicular access from and between Rich Drive and Hackney Prairie Road, except for access by police, fire, ambulance and emergency vehicles; provided, however, that the City may from time -to -time allow temporary vehicular access from and between Rich Drive and Hackney Prairie Road in the event the City Manager deems such temporary access to be in the best interest of the public. In connection with the foregoing Road Closing, the City may erect such gates or other barriers as may be determined by the City Manager, but the City shall not be obligated to do so. Appropriate signage may also be installed by the City. The foregoing Road Closing is not intended to in any way prohibit or impeded pedestrian from and between Rich Drive and Hackney Prairie Road. SECTION 3. Recordation. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Orange County Comptroller and duly recorded among the Public Records of Orange County, Florida. SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and adoption. 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of December, 2011. APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) ADVERTISED , 2011 READ FIRST TIME AND ADOPTED December , 2011 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY this — day of December, 2011. 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