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Council authorizes FDOT work orders and seeks reduced permit fee for culvert project
Summary
The council authorized the annual FDOT lighting work order (~$22,216.46) and a three-year FDOT right-of-way maintenance agreement ($66,000/year). It also passed a resolution requesting a reduced permit fee for a culvert replacement project (from about $1,200 to $100) from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Keystone Heights approved routine but budget-sensitive agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation and a fee-reduction request tied to a culvert-replacement project.
Staff presented a lighting-maintenance work order under an existing multi-year FDOT agreement for $22,216.46 for the year (a roughly 3% escalation); council authorized the city manager to sign the work order. Separately, Engineering (ICE) is designing a culvert replacement that requires a permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District; staff presented a resolution asking the district to reduce the permit fee based on the city's fiscal constraints and lighter tax base. Council passed the resolution to request a reduction from approximately $1,200 to $100.
The council also reviewed a proposed three-year right-of-way maintenance agreement with FDOT in which FDOT would pay the city for maintenance of several stretches whose annual compensation rose from roughly $52,000 to $66,000. Council members asked staff to seek escalation language for years two and three and authorized the manager to negotiate within those bounds.
