ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Title
Resolution No. 2026-R-27: Request to accept a 50 foot stormwater easement from Daytona State College along the Gabordy Canal.
Body
OWNER:
Daytona State College
APPLICANT:
Development Services - City of Edgewater
LOCATION:
940 10th Street
AREA:
1.69 acres or 73,565 square feet (52’ wide by 1,471’ length)
INTENT:
The purpose of the drainage easement is three folds. 1st, the easement allows the City to maintain this segment of the Canal. 2nd, the easement allows the City to eventually expand the canal. Lastly, the easement allows the City to reshape the canals banks to reduce erosion thus thereby reducing maintenance.
BACKGROUND:
The Sunset Key subdivision first spurred City staff interest in the Gabordy Canal. The Sunset Key subdivision is a three lot rural estate subdivision behind Tatum Road adjacent to the Gabordy Canal. City staff have acquired as a part of the Development, a 50 foot drainage easement along the Gabordy Canal. City staff then proceeded to contact Daytona State College regarding an easement. Daytona State College agreed to provide a drainage easement and said agreement is before the City Council tonight.
BENEFITED PARTIES:
County and City Residents along Old Mission Road, Elizabeth Street, James Street, Pearl Street, Edgewater Canal Road, Tatum Boulevard, Roberta Lane, Massey Road, E Gateway Drive, Oakleaf Preserve, Daytona State College.
FUTURE EFFORTS:
Secure an additional 50 foot drainage easement from Space Coast Industrial Development to create a 50 foot wide by 2,935 linear foot stormwater easement along the Gabordy Canal.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2026-R-27.