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City renews three‑year maintenance agreement with FDOT covering nine rights‑of‑way; city receives $62,416 annually
Summary
Staff summarized a 20‑year ongoing maintenance agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation covering mowing, litter removal and related services on nine state road rights‑of‑way; the city receives $62,416 per year and staff said the city does more frequent maintenance than FDOT's payment covers.
City staff briefed commissioners on a three‑year maintenance agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation covering nine state road rights‑of‑way where the city performs mowing, litter removal, sweeping and edging.
Staff said the agreement has been in place for more than 20 years and compensates the city $62,416 annually for the work. The fact sheet (staff said) breaks maintenance tasks into large‑machine and intermediate‑machine mowing cycles; FDOT pays on 11 cycles per year, while staff said the city typically performs maintenance about 48 weeks of the year and at times more frequently.
"What DOT compensates us for ... they pay on 11 cycles, which is less than once a month. Maintenance of those roads, we maintain those roads, I'm gonna say on average, about 48 weeks out of the year," Mr. Smith said, adding the city often performs the work at a higher level than the payment reflects.
Roadways included in the agreement were listed as Cypress Gardens Boulevard, U.S. 17 and Havendale Boulevard, among others, and staff characterized the contract as a revenue supplement that residents have come to appreciate.
Why this matters: The agreement provides predictable revenue and assigns routine maintenance responsibilities to the city; staff highlighted that the city performs work at a higher cadence than the FDOT payment contemplates.
