HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022-13 Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement (FDOT - SR 434) RESOLUTION NO. 2022-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS,the City is granted authority, under Section 2(b),Article VIII, of the State Constitution,
to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, many roadside areas and median strips abutting Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) rights-of-way areas must be maintained and attractively landscaped; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Winter Springs beautify and maintain
various rights-of-way areas within the City of Winter Springs by landscaping to a higher standard than
provided by FDOT; and
WHEREAS,the City of Winter Springs desires to beautify and maintain various rights-of-way within
the City of Winter Springs by landscaping to a higher standard than usually provided by FDOT; and
WHEREAS, FDOT acknowledges that the City of Winter Springs has adopted SR 434 streetscape
requirements via Ordinance 2020-02, requiring certain canopy trees and landscaping of the size and type
authorized in the City Code to be planted within the available SR 434 right-of-way, subject to FDOT
approval, and that FDOT shall review applications made by property owners to construct, install, and
maintain the streetscape required by Ordinance 2020-02, and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Winter Springs wish to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Winter
Springs and the FDOT.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, HEREBY
RESOLVES,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Winter Springs hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter
into a Highway Maintenance Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Winter Springs and the
FDOT, in a form acceptable to the City Commission, and mutually agreed upon renewals or extensions, a
copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
Section 2. The City Clerk of the City of Winter Springs is hereby directed to send copies of this Resolution
to the FDOT and all other persons as directed by the Mayor and City Commission.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
RESOLVED BY the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled
this 13th day of June, 2022.
Kevin McCann, Mayor
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Christian Gowan City Clerk
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ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney