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JUL 2 3 1986 BOOK 65 FnF 21;6 - TO: The Board of County Commissioners y N� DATE: July 16,1986 SUBJECT: Hunt Property Acquisition/Save Our Coast Program FROM: Bruce Barkett� Assistant County Attorney By Resolution No. 83 -39, -dated May 26, 1983, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County authorized condemnation of what was then known as the Howell/Chapman parcel of property as part of the Indian River County North Beach Complex Save Our Coast Proposal to the Department of Natural Resources and the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Governor and Cabinet). Since that time the State has purchased the Morris and Perlini tracts to the north of the Howell and Chapman parcel .(now called the Hunt parcel) and Indian River County has purchased the Bell Road and Erdo tracts to the south of the parcel: The addition of the Hunt tract's 1,459 feet of beach frontage would give the County an uninterrupted 3,600 feet of beach frontage for operation as a public recreation facility. Negotiations for the purchase of the property from Mr. Flunt have thus far failed. As the attached agenda items indicate, the Department.of Natural Resources and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund have agreed to reserve the maximum amount allowed by statute for the anticipated purchase of the property if the County' is able to either negotiate a purchase or acquire the property by condemnation. Request is hereby made for the following authorization: - 1. To acquire two updated appraisals of the parcel in anticipation of an action in eminent domain to condemn the property. 2. To proceed with negotiations to purchase the property from Mr. Hunt. 3. To file an eminent domain action' to condemn the property. 4. To hire, with funds from the Parks and Recreation, outside counsel specializing in eminent domain work if it appears that such counsel would be able to obtain a more favorable judgment (condemnation price) on the property. Assistant County Attorney Bruce Barkett reported that efforts to purchase the property from Mr. Hunt, who has owned this property since 1982, have failed. The State has agreed to reserve the maximum statutory amount for the purchase or condemnation of this beachfront tract, which is #6 on the Save Our Coasts program, if Indian River County commits to either condemning the property or negotiating a purchase directly with 83 � s �