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necessity regarding a voluntary land acquisition in lieu of eminent domain for said property. He <br />said Mr. Jackson was not willing to sever the property, and that the appraisal (ordered by the <br />County) came in at $69,000 for the partial take and $380,000 for the whole take; and the appraisal <br />from Mr. Jackson's attorney valued the property at $600,000 for the whole take. He said the <br />conditional settlement offer follows two settlement conferences, the result being a proposal to <br />purchase the entire property for $480,000, plus $14,190 to cover Mr. Jackson's attorney fees, plus <br />$4,122 for appraisal fees, a total of $498,312. <br />Assistant Public Works Director Chris Mora, through an aerial map and PowerPoint <br />presentation, revealed the Jackson property in detail, explained the right-of-way required to widen <br />66th Avenue, and summarized the appraisals and mediations. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wheeler, <br />SECONDED by Vice Chairman Flescher to approve <br />staff's recommendation to purchase the parcel. <br />In response to Commissioner O'Bryan, Assistant County Administrator Zito <br />explained the appraisals and the comparable variance between commission appraisals and eminent <br />domain appraisals; and Director Mora defined the proposed right-of-way line to the carport and <br />house. Commissioner O'Bryan did not think it would be wise to buy the entire parcel for what <br />little property is required; and he did not believe the $10,000 deposit (to secure the value) would be <br />enough. <br />Commissioner Solari felt the two-year leaseback was appropriate, and that it added <br />value, but he wanted to see the value put in a monitory form to reflect the benefit to the applicant. <br />Administrator Zito said it could be done. <br />19 <br />March 10, 2009 <br />