CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: April 5, 2024
Agenda Date: April 9, 2024
Prepared By: Anthony Garganese, City Attorney
Through: Jack Walsh, Utilities Director
Requested Action:
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Approval of Petition for Annexation and related consent forms and affidavit for the voluntary annexation into the City of Orlando of ten parcels of land owned by the City of Cocoa in Orange County and authorizing the City Manager to execute said documents. [Note: The approval is subject to reconsideration and rescission by the City Council under the condition stated in this Agenda Item and approval of the annexation agreement by the cities of Cocoa and Orlando.]
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Cocoa is the owner of a number of parcels of land in Orange County related to the City of Cocoa's regional water system. The parcels were acquired many years ago and contain wells that are connected to a water transmission line providing potable water supply to the City's Dyal Water Treatment Plant also located within Orange County along SR 520.
Recently, the City of Cocoa was apprised by the City of Orlando of a proposed annexation encompassing a large area of land south of SR 528 and generally near the SR 417/SR 528 interchange. Ten of the City-owned parcels are within an area proposed for voluntary annexation into the City of Orlando pursuant to section 171.044, Florida Statutes. The ten parcels are as follows:
Parcel ID#
322406000000002 (0.84 acres)
322405000000001 (1.48 acres)
322406000000003 (0.84 acres)
322406000000004 (0.84 acres)
322418000000003 (4.65 acres)
322419000000001 (4.65 acres)
322419000000003 (4.65 acres)
322419000000002 (4.65 acres)
322418000000002 (4.65 acres)
322418000000001 (4.65 acres)
The overall area proposed for voluntary annexation is largely comprised of the Sunbridge planned development.
By consenting to the voluntary annexation, these ten City of Cocoa parcels will be annexed into the City of Orlando, subject to the conditions set forth be...
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