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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #07 Approval of the Vineyards HOA Agmnt. for Upgraded Street Lightse t of Good Li. AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET Meeting Date: March 5, 2013 Item # Reviewed By Contact Name: David A. Wheeler, P.E. Department Director: Contact Number: 407 - 905 -3100, ext. 1504 City Manager: Subject: Approval of Homeowners Association Agreement for Upgraded Street Lights (District 1 — Commissioner Gary Hood) Background Summary: The Vineyards subdivision was constructed in 2003/2004 and platted in September of 2004, and the homes were constructed over the next few years. As part of the construction of the infrastructure for the development, Cambridge Homes, Inc. had upgraded street lights installed. An Upgraded Street Light Agreement was never executed and the development was never billed for the cost differential between the standard lights and the upgraded lights. In addition, when the budget for the HOA was set up by Cambridge Homes, the monthly HOA assessment did not include extra dues from the home owners to pay for the upgraded street lights. The Vineyards HOA approached the City a few years ago about possible additional street lights or changes to the existing lights because they felt that their neighborhood was too dark. The current street lights were laid out and installed by Progress Energy according to the minimum standards. Progress Energy and the developer executed an agreement for the street lights that spells out capital costs, monthly operating costs, and timeframe for which these costs are based upon, among other details. The City is not a party to the agreements between developers and Progress Energy. At the time that the Vineyards HOA was looking to change their lights, the agreement's timeframe was not quite expired; therefore, Progress Energy was going to request additional capital costs to replace the street lights. Because of economic reasons, neither the City nor the HOA had the finances for any new lights or different lights at that time. The HOA waited until the agreement's timeframe was about to expire and reopened the issue with Progress Energy about replacing the lights with either standard lights that would not require any additional cost or replacing the street lights with a less expensive upgraded street light. Progress Energy offered to replace the lights at no cost to the HOA. Progress Energy has since discovered that they made a mistake in their cost estimate, but has agreed to honor their written proposal. Progress Energy has stated that it should take eight to ten weeks to install the new street lights once their agreement with the City is executed. The attached Homeowners Association Agreement for Upgraded Street Lights was proposed by Staff and Legal Council and agreed to by the Vineyards HOA. Once the Agreement is executed by the City, the HOA will start paying the upgraded street light cost differential upon installation of the new lights. See the attached Agreement between Progress Energy and the City of Ocoee. The City began billing the HOA for the cost differential in October of 2011, seventeen months ago, when a review of all subdivisions and street lights was conducted. Therefore, the City will need to waive the past bills to the Vineyards HOA for the monthly cost differential for the current street lights and direct staff to delay in billing for the new lights until they are installed. The street light payments from the HOAs are not listed as a revenue stream in the City's Budget but are credited against the expense line item in the Budget for payments to Progress Energy for all street lights in the City. Issue: Should the Mayor and City Commission accept the Homeowners Association Agreement for Upgraded Street Lights for the Vineyards subdivision and execute the Agreement and waive seventeen past due and three future bills to the Vineyards HOA? Should the Mayor and City Commission waive the payment of the upgraded street light cost to the Vineyards HOA for the past seventeen months and for the future three months until the lights are installed? Recommendations Staff recommends that the City Commission accept the Homeowners Association Agreement for Upgraded Street Lights and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement. Staff also recommends waiving the past due and three months future bills to the Vineyards HOA for the cost differential for the upgraded street lights. Attachments: 1) Homeowners Association Agreement for Upgraded Street Lights with the Vineyards Residents Association, Inc. 2) Progress Energy Agreement with the City of Ocoee Financial Impact: The waiving of the past due seventeen months bills will relieve the Vineyards HOA of an $8,918.64 debt and future three months will relieve them of $1,573.86 future debt. The city will erase these invoices from the accounts receivable ledger. Type of Item: (please mark with an °x') Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use: Ordinance First Reading X Consent Agenda Ordinance Second Reading Public Hearing 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 0 N/A OA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT FOR UPGRADED STREET LIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT FOR UPGRADED STREET LIGHTS (this "Agreement ") is made and entered into this day of , 2012, by and between VINEYARDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not for profit corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Association "), and the CITY OF OCOEE (hereinafter referred to as the "City "). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Association is the property owners association for the Vineyards Subdivision located in the City of Ocoee, Orange County, Florida, as described in the plat of the Vineyards recorded at Plat Book 58, Page 147 of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida (the "Subdivision "); and WHEREAS, the Association desires to upgrade the street light fixtures within the Subdivision to 100 Watt Ocala type street lights on existing decorative poles (the "Upgraded Lights "); and WHEREAS, the costs associated with the rental, maintenance and fuel /energy charges for the Upgraded Lights shall be in excess of the amount paid by the City for street lighting pursuant to the City's existing agreement with Progress Energy; and WHEREAS, the City is in agreement to allow the installation of this type of street lighting by the Association for use in the Subdivision, provided that the additional costs thereof is paid for by the Association; and WHEREAS, the Association agrees to pay the additional costs thereof. NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. The Association shall be responsible for any costs associated with the rental, maintenance and fuel /energy charges for the Upgraded Lights arising out of this Agreement that are in excess of those otherwise paid by the City for standard street lighting pursuant to the City's existing agreement with Progress Energy (the "Streetlight Costs ") and shall reimburse the City for said Streetlight Costs plus an administrative charge equal to ten (10) percent of the Streetlight Costs (together with the Streetlight Costs, the "Additional Costs "); 2. If Progress Energy seeks to charge the Association for the cost of installing the Upgraded Lights, which is currently at no charge to the Association, then the Association may elect to terminate this Agreement, in which event this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect. ORLA_1668754.1 The Association may downgrade to standard street lighting at any time, in which event, the Association shall pay all costs of the downgrade, including installation. In the event that the Association downgrades the Upgraded Streetlights to standard street lighting, the City acknowledges that no additional Streetlights Costs or Additional Costs shall be due from the Association once Progress Energy's invoice to the City reflects the standard street lighting costs. 3. The Association shall pay the cost of recording this Agreement in the Public Records of Orange County, Florida. 4. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Association and any successors in interest or assigns and supersedes all prior written and verbal agreements, if any. 5. This Agreement shall first be executed by the Association and submitted to the City for approval by the Ocoee City Commission. Upon approval by the Ocoee City Commission, this Agreement shall be executed by the City. The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be the date of execution by the City. 6. The parties may amend this Agreement only by written agreement of the parties that identifies itself as an Amendment to this Agreement. 7. The Association acknowledges that in the event that payment of an invoice from the City for the Streetlight Costs and the Additional Costs arising out of this Agreement are not made within sixty (60) days from the date of the invoice, the City shall have the right to institute legal proceedings to collect the unpaid amounts plus its reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs incurred at trial and on appeal. 8. The City may enforce the terms of this Agreement at its discretion, but if the Association breaches any terms of this Agreement and the City does not exercise its rights under this Agreement, the City's forbearance shall not be construed to be a waiver of such term, or of any subsequent breach of the same, or any other term of this Agreement, or of any of the City's rights under this Agreement. No delay or omission by the City in the exercise of any right or remedy upon any breach by the Association shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. The City shall not be obligated to the Association, or to any other person or entity, to enforce the provisions of this Agreement. 9. If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by any court, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other parts of this Agreement if the rights and obligations of the parties can continue to be effected. To that end, this Agreement is declared severable. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES] 2 ORLA_1668754.1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be signed as of the date and year first above written. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of ASSOCIATION: VINEYARDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC. Signature: A Print Name: Title: ppe, tJe (SEAL) STATE OF v,2c d[L COUNTY OF qg I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State R d County aforesaid to take acknowledgments, personally appeared vin P s4nT ersona known to or who produced as identification, as the A re s , de„ r of t !e ; I cs Homeowners Association, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, and that he /she acknowledged executing the same freely and voluntarily under authority duly vested in him/her by said corporation and that the seal affixed thereto is the true corporate seal of such corporation. WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid this a(o of 4obe" , 2012. Notary Public My Commission Expires: LANETTE CARROLL MY COMMISSION # EE100970 EXPIRES June 07, 2015 SS ORLA 1668754.1 Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: Signature Print /Type Name Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk (SEAL) Signature Print/Type Name FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY this day of , 2012. Shuffield Lowman & Wilson P.A. City Attorney STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF OCOEE, a Florida municipal corporation " CITY " S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor Attest: APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD ON , 2012 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State and County aforesaid to take acknowledgments, personally appeared S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT and BETH EIKENBERRY, personally known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA and that they severally acknowledged executing the same in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, freely and voluntarily under authority duly vested in them by said municipality. WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid this day of , 2012. Notary Public My Commission Expires: 4 ORLA_1668754.1 Progress Energy PE Contact: JEFF ZAHARIS Address: 452 E. Crown Point Rd. Winter Garden, FL 34787 Phone: 407 -905 -3303 Project Details Customer: CITY OF OCOEE Account: 43401 -05548 Site: VINEYARDS LIGHTING Contact: DAVID WHEELER Phone: 407 - 905 -3100 1504 Lighting Proposal WR 129543 February 22, 2013 Scope of Request I THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK ORDER REMOVE 32 SANIBEL LIGHT FIXTURES AND INSTALL 32 OCALA FIXTURES EXISTING INVENTORY Per Unit sub -Total Quantity Product Description Fixtures and Poles Rental Maint. F & E Unit Total 32 10OW SANIBEL BLK L87 $18.16 $1.72 $3.03 $22.91 $733.12 2 16' VICTORIAN II DUAL PLBC16VD $18.06 $0.00 $0.00 $18.06 $36.12 28 16' VICTORIAN Ii SNGL PLBCI6V $13.07 $0.00 $0.00 $13.07 $365.96 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $o.00 Rental, Maintenance, F &E Totals: $983.20 $55.04 $96.96 Existing Estimated Monthly Rental $1,135.20 PROPOSED INVENTORY Per unit Sub -Total Quantity Product Description Fixtures and Poles Rental Maint. F & E Unit Total 32 100W OCALA BLK L51 $8.78 $1.72 $3.03 $13.53 $432.96 2 16' VICTORIAN II DUAL PLBC16VD $18.06 $0.00 $0.00 $18.06 $36.12 28 16 VICTORIAN 11 SNGL BLK PLBC16VB $13.07 $0.00 $0.00 $13.07 $365.96 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Rental, Maintenance, FILE Totals: Estimates valid for 30 days and subject to change. $683.04 $55.04 $96.96 Project Summary I Totals Proposed Estimated Monthly Rental $835.04 t Deposit $0.00 4 CIAC $0.00 Estimated Monthly Rentals excludes applicable taxes, franchise fees and any customer changes. t Deposit - The deposit amount equals approximately two months of the monthly rental and will be billed to you separately. 4 CIAC - The invoice for the Contribution in Aid of Construction will be mailed to you separately upon approval of this proposal and payment is due before the work can be released to scheduling of construction. in order for us to Proceed with the above Proposed liahtina design we will need an authorized signature on this Proposal and any other reauired documents enclosed. Please return these slaned documents to the mailing address above or email the scanned PDF if instructed The CIA charge is subject to change after 30 days or in the event you request or cause any changes to this proposal. Progress Energy will cap for locate of all public facilities. Any customer owned utilites would need to be located and marked at your expense. If any or all of these lighting facilities will eventually be submitted to a governmental agency for inclusion into a taxing district. MSTU or MSSU special assessment program, please verify that these facilities meet the requirements within that jurisdiction. Should the agency not accept these facilities into Thank you for your lighting request. We took forward to working with you on this project. Authorized Signature Date (Please sign and date to approve this proposal and return to the mailing address above) to . 3 Progress Energy PE Contact: Phone: JEFF ZAHARIS 407 - 905 -3303 Details Customer: CITY OF OCOEE Site: VINEYARDS Contact: DAVID WHEELER Pho ne: 407 - 905 -3100 March 2, 2011 Scope of Request STANDARD LIGHTING (32) 100 WATT HPS (30) 30' CONCRETE POLES Estimated Monthly Rental excludes applicable taxes, franchise fees and any customer charges. t Deposit - DO NOT pay the deposit until you receive your bill. The deposit amount equals approximately two months of the monthly rental and will be billed to you separately on your Progress Energy bill. b CIAC - Contribution of Aid in Construction is due BEFORE this Work Request can be released to construction. In order for us to proceed with the above proposed liahtina design it is necessary that all enclosed documents have an authorized signature and are returned in the enclosed envelope alona with the CIAC payment made out to Progress Enerav Florida, Inc The CIAC charge is subject to change after 30 days or in the event you request or cause any changes to this proposal Progress Energy will call for locate of all public facilities. Any customer owned utilites would need to be located and marked at your expense. If any or all of these lighting facilities will eventually be submitted to a governmental agency for inclusion into a MSTU or MSBU special assessment program, please verify that these facilities meet the requirements within that jurisdiction. Should the agency not accept these facilities into their program, the entity who signs the Lighting Service Contract will remain responsible for payment. Thank you for your lighting request. We look forward to working with you on this project. Lighting Proposal WR 3517200 Authorized Signature Date (Please sign and date to approve this proposal and return in the enclosed envelope) Per Unit Sub -Total Quantity Required Product Description Fixtures and Poles Rental Maint. Fuel & Energy Unit Total 32 100W HPS ROADWAY Q116, Q116S $6.22 $1.72 $3.02 $10.96 $350.72 30 30/35' CONCRETE PLBC301 / 351 $5.05 $0.00 $0.00 $5.05 $151.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Rental, Maintenance, F &E Totals: Estimates valid for 30 days and subject to change. $350.54 $55.04 $96.64 Project Summary Totals Estimated Monthly Rental $502.22 t Deposit CIAC $0.00 Estimated Monthly Rental excludes applicable taxes, franchise fees and any customer charges. t Deposit - DO NOT pay the deposit until you receive your bill. The deposit amount equals approximately two months of the monthly rental and will be billed to you separately on your Progress Energy bill. b CIAC - Contribution of Aid in Construction is due BEFORE this Work Request can be released to construction. In order for us to proceed with the above proposed liahtina design it is necessary that all enclosed documents have an authorized signature and are returned in the enclosed envelope alona with the CIAC payment made out to Progress Enerav Florida, Inc The CIAC charge is subject to change after 30 days or in the event you request or cause any changes to this proposal Progress Energy will call for locate of all public facilities. Any customer owned utilites would need to be located and marked at your expense. If any or all of these lighting facilities will eventually be submitted to a governmental agency for inclusion into a MSTU or MSBU special assessment program, please verify that these facilities meet the requirements within that jurisdiction. Should the agency not accept these facilities into their program, the entity who signs the Lighting Service Contract will remain responsible for payment. Thank you for your lighting request. We look forward to working with you on this project. Lighting Proposal WR 3517200 Authorized Signature Date (Please sign and date to approve this proposal and return in the enclosed envelope) CITY OF OCOEE 150 N. LAKESHORE DR. OCOEE, FL 34761 -2258 Vineyard Residence Assn, Inc. Sentry Management 2180 West SR 434 Suite 5000 Longwood, FL 32779 -5042 ACCOUNT NO: 40027 STATEMENT DATE :02 /26/13 PAGE NO: 1 Vniu iv /LU /ii 6Lreet iignting 524.6- .00 524.62 9671 11/20/11 Street Lighting -N 524.62 .00 524.62 9672 12/20/11 Street Lighting D 524.62 .00 524.62 9673 01/30/12 Street Lighting J 524.62 .00 524.62 9754 02/16/12 Street Lighting 524.62 .00 524.62 9798 03/15/12 STREET LIGHTING 524.62 .00 524.62 9877 04/16/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 9941 05/15/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10026 06/18/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10088 07/16/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10136 08/15/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10186 09/15/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10280 10/18/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10289 11/18/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 10386 12/17/12 SPECIAL STREET LI 524.62 .00 524.62 CITY OF OCOEE 150 N. LAKESHORE DR. OCOEE, FL 34761 -2258 Vineyard Residence Assn, Inc. Sentry Management 2180 West SR 434 Suite 5000 Longwood, FL 32779 -5042 10552 02/15/13 SPECIAL STREET LI PLEASE RETURN THIS ACCOUNT NUMBER: 40027 Vineyard Residence Assn, Inc. Sentry Management 2180 West SR 434 Suite 5000 Longwood, FL 32779 -5042 REMIT TO: CITY OF OCOEE 150 N. LAKESHORE DR. OCOEE, FL 34761 -2258 TOTAL DUE: 8,918.54 AMOUNT PAID: ACCOUNT NO: 40027 STATEMENT DATE:02 /26/13 PAGE NO: 2 524.62 .00 PORTION WITH PAYMENT INDICATE INVOICES PAID: 9670 524.62 9671 524.62 9672 524.62 9673 524.62 9754 524.62 9798 524.62 9877 524.62 9941 524.62 10026 524.62 10088 524.62 10136 524.62 10186 524.62 10280 524.62 10289 524.62 10386 524.62 524.62