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HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - SR 60 FROM OSCEOLA AVENUE TO HILLCREST AVENUE !! ) I Department of T'ransportation <' C)',f.t.,~ BOB GRAHAM GOVERNOR PAUL N. PAPPAS SECRETARY Post Office Box 1249 Bartow, Florida 33830-1249 February 25, 1983 City of Clearwater Post Office Box 4748 Clearwater, Florida 33518 ATTN: Ms. Lucille Williams, City Clerk Re: Landscaping Memorandum of Agreement - Section 15040, SR 60 - Osceola Avenue to Hi 11 crest Avenue . Dear Ms. Williams: Enclosed is a fully executed copy of the subject agreement. This authorizes construction of landscaping on SR 60 within the terms of the agreement and sketch. Should additional information be needed, you may contact Mr. L. M. Courtney, Maintenance Engineer at our Pinellas Office or me. ~ilJerelY , if~/jJ4w~ Donald G. Witmer District Roadway Maintenance Engineer DGW: bkl Enclosure RECEIVED FEB 26 1983 CITY CLERK .~'" ;~ iu ~I f:ri r",.:,~'~ ~'~ ~'.'i ";:;J B ~ !}! 1 , HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING MeMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT by and 1~S AGREEMENTEmade and entered into this /J day of 19 t3 ~etween the STAT OF FLORI A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, a component Agency of the State of Florida, hereinafter called the "Department", and the CITY OF CLEARWATER , a municipal corporation in PINELLAS County, Florida, existing under the laws of Florida, hereinafter called the "City". WIT N E SSE T II: WHEREAS, as a part of the continual updating of the State of Florida Highway System, the Department, for the purpose of safety, has created a median strip and roadside area on that part of State Road 60 from Osceola Avenue to Hillcrest Avenue within the corporate limits of the City, and WHEREAS, the entire length of this above-mentioned project is wi thin the corpor~te limits of the .Ci ty, and WHEREAS, the parties hereto are of the opinion that said median strip shall be attractively landscaped with various flora; and WEREAS, the City, by Resolution No. 82-112 dated December 9, 19~, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, desires to enter into this Agreement and authorizes its officers to do so. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual benefits to flow each to the other i the parties ,covenant i and agree as follows: ,(" .:' () "" -;I , ~:.;;... l~' ___.A,{~ )>{.0 . . . ,~/ I' 7'., .," ,," r" ,. .' , , c . t,'t<> V" _'-1A'/" ~I' ,. ..7 \.... ,;'" ' - (,1' - '. .' i i') ,j' '\ ' i //l. 1>,1 1';;l/:'.f!d,; MC-' 31 e!I?3 -1,,-,,":/-((,:,,:i.',; 1 I 1. The City will install plantings and/or side- walk furniture within the median strip and/or roadside area on that part of State Road 60 from Osceola Avenue to Ft. Harrison Avenue according to the plans and specifications attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. Subsequent plans for improvements to that portion of State Road 60 between Ft. Harrison Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue will be submitted on individual permit application through the Department. All such installations shall be mad~'under the supervision of and to the satisfaction of the Department. 2. The City hereby agrees to maintain the plantings following the Department's recommendations as to procedure, safety and plant care, at the sole expense of , the City. The City's responsibility for maintenance shall include all landscaped and/or turfed areas on Department of Transportation right~of-way within the limits of the project. Such maintenance to be proviJed by the City is specifically set out as follows: To maintain, which means that proper watering and proper fertilization of all plants and keeping them as free as practicable from:disease and harm; ful insects,; to :.properly. mulch the plant beds;' to keep the premises free of weeds; to mow and/or cut the erass to a proper length; to properly prune all plants which includes (1) removing dead or diseased parts of plants, or (2) pruning such parts thereof which present a visual hazard for those using the roadway, To maintain also means removing or replacing dead or diseased plants in their entirety. or removirig or replacing plants that fall below original project standards. All plants I ( removed for whatever reason shall be replaced by plants of the same grade . as specified in the original plans and specifications and of a size comparable to those existing at the time of replacement, unless written approval is obtained from the De- partment's Director of Maintenance for the use of al temate material or deletions. To maintain also means to keep litter r.emoved from the median strip or landscaped areas within the said project. Plants shall be those items which would be scientifically classified as plants and include but are not limited to trees, grass, or shrubs, 3, If at any time after the City has assumed' the maintenance responsibility above-mentioned, it shall QQmeto the attention of the Department's Director of Maintenance that the project or a part thereof is not being properly maintained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, said Director of Maintenance may at his option issue a written notice that a deficiency 0_1' de- ficiencies exist(s). by sending a certified letter in care of the Clearwater City Manager to place said Gity on notice thereof. Thereafter the City shall have a period of (30) thirty days within which to correct the cited deficiencies. If said deficiencies are not cor- rected within this time period the Department may at its option. proceed as follows: (a) Maintain the median strip for the entire length within the limits of said project with Department or c. I ( Contractors' personnel and charge the City for the reasonable value of said work; or (b) Remove, by Department or Contractors' personnel, all of the landscaping except as to grass, and plant the entire median strip in grass and charge the City the reasonable value for such work. 4. It is understood between the parties hereto that the landscaping covered by this Agreement may be removed, relocated or adjusted at any time in the future as found necessary by the Department in order that the adjacent state roa~be widened, altered or otherwise changed to meet with future criteria 01' planning of the Department. 5. The City hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Department from , all claims, demands, liabilities and suits of any .. nature whatsoever arising out of, because of, or due I to the breach of this Agreement by them, their sub- contractors, agents or employees, or due ~o ::my act or occurrence of omission or commission of the City or the County. their subcontractors, agents or employees. It is specifically understood and agreed that this indemnification agreement does not cover or indemnify the Department for its own negligence Qr breach of contract. 6. The Department's Director of Maintenance shall decide all questions. difficulties and disputes of any nature whatsoever that may arise under or by reason of this Agreement, the prosecution or fulfillment of the services hereunder and the character. quality, amount and value thereof; and his decision upon all claims, questions and disputes shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto. '. I , 7. This Agreement is nontransferable and nonassignable in whole or in part without written consent of the Department. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presnets to be executed, the day and year first above written. .. ~,~~~V~ ~a~ STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO ~ BY: irector of Administration WITNESSES: ATTEST:~sI ~SEAL) ACTING Executive Secretary ~fl~; !l.tzk Jdc( . ~~ .~ CITY BY: .--YJ City ana or - AT~~L~~~t(Sf:AL) City Clerk , , . DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CENTRAL OFFICE REVIEW: Reviewed: ~{'~ '7~/O".gJ Roadway Maint. Op. Sec. Date fJd Recommend Approval: Funds Available: Bureau of Fiscal Date .. r : Approved: as to ~ Approved: 1.. 16 t}Form & Legality: .., Direc 0 f Mainten nce Date Attorne" ate D.O.I. '. , I RESOLUTION No. 82 - 112 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LANDSCAPING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY AND STA TE DEPAR TMENT OF TRANSPOR TA TION ON A PORTION OF STATE ROAD NO. 60, FROM OSCEOLA AVENUE TO HILLCREST AVENUE. WHEREAS, as a result of negotiations between parties, the City and the Florida Department of Transportation desire to enter into an agreement providing for maintenance of landscaping on that portion of State Road No. 60 from Osceola Avenue to Hillcrest Avenue, all of which is within the corporate limits of the City, a copy of which agreement is hereto attached entitled "Highway Landscaping Memorandum of Agreement"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, IN SESSION DUL Y AND REGULARL Y ASSEMBLED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the City Commission does hereby approve the Highway Landscaping Memorandum of Agreement and the City Manager, City Clerk, Mayor-Commissioner, and City Attorney are hereby authorized to execute and deliver same on behalf of the City of Clearwater. 2. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately 'upon its pas sage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of December, A. D. 1982. /s/ Charles F. LeCher Mayor-Commissioner Attest: / s / Lucille Williams City Clerk \, Lucille Williams, City Clerk. do hereby certify that ihisis a true and correct copy of the originaLasit appears in the files oLthe CilyofClearwater. Witnes-smy hani! an.d thee offidal seal of the City of Clearwater this1.4 th day of Ja. n(Jj.jJ!-BL... ..... ". . - _ W~-:-- STREETSCAPE PLANS IN FILE IIII I