Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Contract for Sale and Purchase from Karla Celiris Rodriguez as part of the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) - District 2.
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2021-2022: FEMA Grant H0565 - $175,000.00 (75% Grant/25% County)
Dept/Office:
Public Works Department / Land Acquisition / Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to: 1) execute the attached Contract for Sale and Purchase and Statement of Voluntary Participation for Acquisition of Property for Purpose of Open Space; 2) authorize the Chair to execute all required closing documents and all other required FEMA Grant Documents related to this contract; and 3) authorize the County Manager to sign all future contracts and any related contract documents, closing documents and all other related FEMA Grant documents of lands included in FEMA Grants H0564 and H0565 for Acquisition and Demolition of specified Flood Prone Properties in the West Cocoa and Silver Pines project areas.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The subject property is located in Section 17, Township 25 South, Range 36 East, on the northwest side of Matthew Drive at the intersection of Judith Terrace in Rockledge
The Board of County Commissioners, in regular session on January 12, 2021: 1) approved and executed FEMA Amendments, H0564-Project Number 4337-301-R and H0565-Project Number 4337-174-R; 2) authorized County Manager or designee to sign and grant amendments; 3) waived environmental site assessment report requirements unless deemed necessary by the department; 4) approved Land Acquisition Department to offer appraised values; 5) approved related property purchases; 6) approved advertisement and execution of contract(s) for the demolition work; and 7) approved related budget change requests.
This is a purchase under FEMA HMGP Agreement H0565 (Project number 4337-174-R) Silver Pines. The parcel owned by Karla Celiris Rodriguez has been identified as a flood prone property. The property meets FEMA Grant guidelines to purchase homes that have experienced repetitive losses in the past. The department has deemed that an environmental site assessment is not necessary for this purchase. Fair market value was established by obtaining an appraisal report from W. H. Benson and Company, dated August 30, 2021, with an assigned value of $175,000.00.
The User Department approves this request.
This acquisition follows the policies and procedures as set forth in Administrative Order 37.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Upon execution by the Chair, Public Works Department will contact the Clerk’s office to make arrangements to pick up the original executed Contract for Sale and Purchase and the original executed Statement of Voluntary Participation for Acquisition of Property for Purpose of Open Space.