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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW METRORAIL DEDICATED SERVICE AND APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, TO BE INSTALLED FROM TIME�TO-TIME, ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, LOCATED AT 2490 NW 41ST STREET, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AIRPORT LINK PROJECT; AND AUTHORIZING COUNTY MAYOR, OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE THE EASEMENT INSTRUMENT

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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board authorizes the conveyance of a Non-Exclusive Easement to Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for the construction, operation and maintenance of electrical facilities, as described in the attached FPL easement, in substantially the form attached hereto and made a part hereof; and authorizes the Mayor, or Mayor�s designee, to execute said easement for and on behalf of Miami-Dade County and to exercise all provisions therein; and pursuant to Resolution R-974-09, record the instrument of the easement conveyance accepted herein in the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida; and to provide a recorded copy of the instrument to the Clerk of the Board within thirty (30) days of execution of said instrument; and directs the Clerk of the Board to attach and permanently store a recorded copy together with this resolution.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairman Joe A. Martinez
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: Carlos A. Gimenez
Mayor

Subject:Resolution Authorizing the Conveyance of a Non-Exclusive Easement to Florida Power and Light Company for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the New Metrorail Dedicated Service and Appurtenant Equipment, to be Installed from Time�to-Time on Property Owned by Miami-Dade County, located at 2490 NW 41st Street, and in Conjunction with the AirportLink Project
..RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve the attached resolution authorizing conveyance of a Non-Exclusive Easement to Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for the construction, operation and maintenance of underground cables, underground conduits, and appurtenant equipment, to be installed from time-to-time, on property owned by Miami-Dade County (County), located at 2490 NW 41st Street, and in conjunction with the AirportLink Project. This easement is required for the new 13.2 KV feeder distribution cables that provide electrical power to the new Traction Power Substation (TPSS) # 2.

SCOPE
This easement is physically located within Commission District 3.

FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
There is no fiscal impact to Miami-Dade County for the conveyance of this Easement.

TRACK RECORD/MONITOR
The County has previously granted easements to FPL. The Right of Way, Utilities and Property Management (ROW) Division of Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) will process the easement documents for the execution once the installation work has been completed. The person responsible for administering the task is Froilan I. Baez, Acting Chief of said ROW Division.

DELEGATED AUTHORITY
In accordance with Section 2-8.3 of the Code of Miami-Dade County related to identifying delegation of Board authority, there are no authorities beyond that specified in the resolution which include authority for the Mayor, or Mayor�s designee, to execute and terminate the easement agreement.

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In 2009, the Board approved Resolution R-1305-09 authorizing the installation of new dedicated electrical service for the three new traction power substations for the AirportLink Project. FPL installed feeder distribution cables from their substations via public roads and then onto County property at the above mentioned location to the new TPSS # 2.

This easement will provide FPL access from a public road to the FPL vault located inside the new substation on said County property. The installation work has been completed according to the project schedule.


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Deputy Mayor/County Manager