AGENDA DATE: 3/7/2018
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Ivy Road Sidewalk
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution to authorize the purchase of rights-of-way and easements for the construction of sidewalks along Ivy Road
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Letteri, Kamptner, Herrick, Henry, Abplanalp, Kelsey
PRESENTER (S): NA
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The County's Department of Facilities and Environmental Services - Project Management Division received Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) approval to commence the right-of-way and easement acquisitions for the locally administered Ivy Road Sidewalk ("Project") Revenue Sharing project. The Project will construct 1625 feet of sidewalk on the south side of Ivy Road. The acquisition of public rights-of-way and/or easements across approximately 10 parcels will be necessary to construct this project. The costs of acquiring the rights-of-way and easements are subject to a state match from VDOT's Revenue Sharing Program. As a condition of the Revenue Sharing Program, VDOT requires that the County determine the amount of just compensation for the rights-of-way and easements, and that the County inform the property owners of their right to receive just compensation.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: This executive summary is to request that the Board authorize the County's purchase of all rights-of-way and easements necessary to complete this project at a price not to exceed the just compensation amount and not to exceed the current project budget. This procedure, implemented at the start of the right-of-way phase of previous Revenue Sharing sidewalk projects, has helped facilitate our property acquisition process and is consistent with Locally Administered VDOT Revenue Sharin...
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