NEW COUNTY COURTHOUSETHIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1p day of „4„,
1960 by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a municipal
corporation hereinafter referred to as "City' and PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, herein-
after referred to as "County
WIIEREAS, County through its Board of Councy Commissioners con-
templates construction of a new County Courthouse or additions and
improvements to the present County Courthoue , and in that connec-
tion is considering the possibility of erecting such new courthouse
at a lice other than the one presently occupied by the present
courthouse, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City and to the best interest
of the City that the site of the County Courthouse be not changed
and that 1f a new courthouse be erected It be done on the present
courthouse site, and
WHEREAS, County has obtained from Rader and Associates, En-
gineers and Architects, a prelimina»y study dated December, 1959,
from which it appears feasible to retain the present courthouse
-rte p-ovided ceeuain road and street improvements be made by City
as oucli_ned in Chapter V of said oreliminery study and, in order to
induce County to retain the present courthouse site City is will-
ing to agree to malce said road and street improvements provided
County will agree to retain the present courthouse site for construc-
tion of such new courthouse facilities as may be determined ap-
propriate by the County
NOW, THEREFORE, WITNEbSETH, that for and in consideration of
the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it Is hereby
agreed by each of the parties hereto as follows
1 City agrees that immediately upon determination by County
acc'ng by and through is Board of County Commissioners, that the
present courthouse site will be retained and that sach new court, -
house or additions or tmpeovements as Couni.y may deem appropriate
to construct will be placed upon the site of the present county
courthouse together with such additions adjacent thereto as County
may acquire, City will commence and proceed to completion of as
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rapid:? y as .possi.ble Jhe following road and stre* improvements with-
in the corporate limits of the City of Clearwater:
(1). Rebuild and widen Chestnut Street to four lanes from its
in•rersention with Court Street west.to Fort Harrison, and extend
it the same width across Fort Harrison to Bay Avenue.
(2) Widen Bay Avenue to four lanes from Haven Street south
to its intersection with Chestnut Street extended.
(3) o1i•i'a•en Court Street to ;our lanes from its intersection witZ:?
Chestnut Street east to yulf•-to•••Bay 'Boulevard, and also widen Gulf -to -
.f: ay Boulevard to six fans from its intersection with Court Street
east to U.S. Highway 19, as per specifications now under bid and work
order. Each outside large being 12.5 feet and the two 'inside lanes on
each side of parkway being 11 feet each.
(!a.) Vacate, close and abandon Markley Street from Oak Avenue
east to Palm Avenue. Grant a perpetual easement to County of Pinellas
covaving that portion of Markley Street between Palm Avenue and Fort
Harrison Avenue provided County of Pinellas maintains the same during
the continuance of such easement. Widen and pave Haven Street from
?aim Avenue to Bay Avenue. "The County shall donate the right of way
on Haven Street from Palm Avenue to Oak Avenue. The City shall be
responsible for obtaining the right of way from Oak to Bay, if any
is needed.
(5) Vacate, close and abandon Palm Avenue from Chestnut Street
extended to Haven Street.
(6) Ciy agrees that any request for rezoning of property in the
area surrounding the\present County Courthouse or such additional lands
acquired by the County for expansion of the courthouse, will be placed
on the ballot at the next general election thereafter for referendum in
accordance with the zoning requirements of the City of Clearwater.
It is recognized that the budget of the City of Clearwater will
not permit immediate commencement and construction of the preceding
improvements, however, the City of Clearwater.does agree that it will
place the preceding improvements in its budget in July for completion
and construction thereof within a reasonable time.
3. Notwithstanding any of the provisions, covenents and
agreements herein contained, it is agreed that the City of
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Clearwater shall retain and continue to be encitled to any and
all County State and Federal assistance in and about ics road
program, including all of the projects contemplated in this
agreement, and the County of Pinellas agrees that nothing herein
conta.aned shall relieve the County of its obligations to maintain
or improve any of tho foregoing improvements or streets within
the Cicy limits of the City of Clearwater, which are either now
County or State roads, or which may hereafter be so designated
4 In consideration of the foregoing, County, acting by
and through its Board of County Commissioners, agrees that the
present site of the Pinellas County Courchouse will be retained
and, together with such additional adjacent real property as
County may need to acquire hereafter, will be utilized as the
site for the erection and construction of such new County
Courthouse facilities as may be hereafter erected and constructed
by County, including additions and improvements to the presenu
courthouse facilities, and County's Board of County Commissioners
will proceed without undue delay to the determination of the type
of facilities to be constructed, the preparation and approval of
plans and specifications for same and the actual construction
thereof
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, City and County each have caused this
agreement to be executed in its name by its proper officials,
being thereunto previously authorized by the respective governing
bodies, and .Lts seal to be affixed and properly attested, all
as of the day and year first above written
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
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ATTEST
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City ander
COUNTERSIGNED
By
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(SEAL)
ATTEST
AVERY W GILK ,RSON 2 Clerk
:By
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PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Acting by and through its Board
of County Comanu.hs1one.os
Aop.c°oved as uo form and correctness
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