CR 470 Site Development Update

Agenda Agenda  Site certification  Look back  Certification requirements  Current status, what’s ahead  CR 470 Widening  Corridor plan  Leesburg segment  Current Status, what’s ahead

Site Certification Site Certification  Duke Energy Site Readiness Program  McCallum Sweeney Consulting (MSC)  Great site – lots of strengths, few weaknesses  Pursue “Site Certification”  Growing trend in Economic Development  Lets developers know site is shovel ready  State Program or 3 rd party certifier  Site Certification with MSC - $29,500

Site certification (Cont) Site certification (Cont)  Site certification requirements  Extensive list of requirements  3 page summarized list  10 page detailed list  Acceptable size, 100 acre minimum  Immediately available, properly zoned  Utilities available now or within 6 months  Approved master plan, protective covenants  Boundary survey  Preliminary land sale or lease agreement

Site certification (Cont) Site certification (Cont)  Site certification requirements (cont)  Environmental Due Diligence  Wetland delineation  Endangered species certification  Historical/Archaeological survey  Phase I, Environmental Site Assessment  Geotechnical/soil suitability evaluation

CR 470 Site Certification Cost PARCEL 323 AC513 AC596 AC719 AC GEOTECH Andreyev Engr$10,970$16,345$20,150$25,525 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SouthArc, Inc$8,375$14,500$17,265$23,750 HRP$16,830$28,315$35,056$43,149 ESA Assoc$1,800$3,600$5,400$7,200 withdrew WETLANDS DELINEATION HRP$36,410$69,021 $127,214 ESA Assoc$16,460$34,020$51,580$48,030 Bio-Tech$9,200$7,800$14,100$18,100 ENDANGERED SPECIES HRP$7,877$13,914$18,686$23,069 ESA Assoc$8,640$15,840$20,880$23,940 Bio-Tech$8,700$12,200$13,700$15,200 PHASE I ESA HRP$3,550$6,186$7,736$10,136 ESA Assoc Bio-Tech TOTAL $36,435$60,671$80,131$104,151

Site certification (Cont) Site certification (Cont)  Endangered Species Survey –  Documented habitat areas  Field investigations  Site certification requirement –  Clearance letters from FF&WL and USF&WL  Mitigation plan executed within 6 months  concerns  Gopher tortoise, indigo snakes, eagles, sand skink, scrub jay

Florida Sand Skink

Site certification (Cont) Site certification (Cont)  Sand skink survey – Plan A  2’x2’ cover boards, 40/ac, checked 2/week for 4 weeks,  estimated cost for 323 ac -$94,075  Sand Skink survey – Plan B  Visual pedestrian survey, submit results  Cost - $7,877  Mitigation cost- $30,000 -$60,000/ac  Place all other work on hold pending results

Site certification (Cont) Site certification (Cont)  Sand Skink Survey  Opted for Plan B  Visual survey completed – May  No skink sightings  Reports to FF&WL and USF&WL  Positive indications from FF&WL  No response from USF&WL

Site Certification QUESTIONS?

CR 470 Widening CR 470 Widening  Corridor plan  Leesburg segment  Current Status, what’s ahead

Use this background between titled slides and for long text, charts or graphics.

CR 470 Widening CR 470 Widening  Leesburg segment – Co line to SR 33  Approximately 4 miles,  R/W - $6m, Construction - $21m  County project, unfunded  Bridge Widening - $8m  SR 48 widening -SR 33 to Bridge - $13m

CR 470 Widening CR 470 Widening  Current Status  FDOT-Sumter Co road swap  Bridge widening $$ moved by MPO  Split Lake County segment  Move 2 nd segment to construction

CR 470 Widening CR 470 Widening  What’s ahead  TAC approved move to construction  Final R/W acquisitions - ~ 2 acres  Push for FDOT funding

CR 470 Widening QUESTIONS?