PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MILLS ROAD PAVING MSBU PUBLIC HEARING October 30, 2007 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MILLS ROAD PAVING MSBU PUBLIC HEARING October 30, 2007

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Background Right of Way MSBU Process Construction Schedule Requested Action

BACKGROUND Background Right of Way MSBU Process Construction Schedule Requested Action

Open Non-Maintained Roads Policy: December 2001 Improvements to be Shared by Orange County and Property Owners Property Owners Responsible for: 100% Right of Way Donation Road Construction to Dirt Road Standards with Appropriate Drainage Improvements Orange County is Responsible for Pavement BACKGROUND

EXISTING DIRT ROAD BACKGROUND

September 2004: Request from Property Owners Community Meetings Held with Commissioner Segal, Public Works Staff and Property Owners Initial Assessment of Tax Maps Showed No Public Right of Way Existed Extensive Title Search was Initiated to Determine Historical Right of Way Dedication Original Public Hearing in March 2007 Was Canceled Due to Pending Title Work Completion

RIGHT OF WAY Background Right of Way MSBU Process Construction Schedule Requested Action

Title Search Revealed 50 Feet Right of Way did Exist 25 Feet of Property was Lessed Out for Each Parcel Within the Deeds for Road Purposes However, the Dedication was Never Accepted by County September 18, 2007, County Commissioners Accepted this Right of Way for Road This Acceptance Eliminated the Need to Write Legal Descriptions and Recordation for Each Parcel RIGHT OF WAY

MSBU PROCESS Background Right of Way MSBU Process Construction Schedule Requested Action

Steps for Establishing MSBU: 67 % of Property Owners Must Agree to Share the Cost of Building the Road to Dirt Road Standard. Ballots were Mailed on August 29, 2005 to 24 Property Owners Results of Ballots: 95% (19 Out of 20 Respondent Property Owners) Agreed to Proceed with the MSBU MSBU PROCESS

Project Cost Distribution for MSBU: Total Cost of Construction: $72,785 Orange County Responsibility: $ 52,075 Property Owners Share: $20,710 MSBU over 10-year period MSBU PROCESS

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Background Right of Way MSBU Process Construction Schedule Requested Action

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Construction Will be Performed in Following Phases: Permitting Stabilization Swale Construction Paving Sod Placement Expected Completion: 2 Months Expected Start Date: Early Spring 2008

BCC ACTION REQUESTED Approval to Establish a Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) for $20,710 for Paving of Mills Road MSBU Effective Date: November 2008

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MILLS ROAD PAVING MSBU PUBLIC HEARING October 30, 2007 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MILLS ROAD PAVING MSBU PUBLIC HEARING October 30, 2007