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assured the Board that the District would use the best scientific data possible to determine <br />the conservation value of the properties to be exchanged. He reminded the Board that it <br />is their responsibility to spend tax dollars as judiciously as possible, that they needed to <br />consider the ramifications, and that they should not ignore the scientific data that will tell <br />them what they can and cannot do. <br /> <br />4. BOARD DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> <br />Vice Chair Bowden asked when the scientific data would be completed. <br /> <br />Mr. Christianson <br /> reported that it was a detailed assessment and <br />anticipated that it would be released next week. He promised to provide the Board with <br />the information as soon as it became available. <br /> <br />Commissioner Davis asked the County Attorney for clarification regarding <br />the State and Government sovereign immunity cap of $200,000.00. <br /> <br />County Attorney Collins explained the law as it applied to contract <br />breaches. He said liability sovereign immunity protects government entities, including <br />the State and the subdivisions from liability of over $100,000.00 to $200,000.00, per <br />damage event. Attorney Collins noted that there could be recurring claims based on <br />flooding over a period of years, but specified that it would be a separate issue. He further <br />clarified that if the judgment exceeded the dollar amount, the affected parties could <br />always go to the Legislature for additional compensation. <br /> <br />Attorney Collins called attention to the fact that when the County obtains <br />lands that are worth over a half million dollars, the County is required to obtain two <br />ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER <br />7 <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br /> <br />June 6, 2007 <br /> <br />