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Attorney Vitunac advised he just heard that the attorneys for Hoffman are appealing the quick taking and that can cause a 6 month delay. They are fighting this every inch of the way. Director Davis asked if that means the Judge has to grant an estoppel, and Attorney Vitunac felt there probably will be some sort of stay requested so that you can't go ahead and build. Discussion followed regarding the time schedule for the Boulevard if there were no appeal to consider, and Director Davis stated that we expect to go to bid in January, receive bids in February, and have contracts issued in March; 12 months would be a reasonab.le construction date or possibly March of 1992. Discussion continued regarding a projected schedule, possible delays, etc., and whether there is any chance of starting Phase IV before Phase III. Director Davis advised that the permitting for Phase IV is in hand, and he felt we can move ahead with that assuming we don't have a cash flow problem due to undetermined expenses with Phase Ill. Commissioner Wheeler asked if building one phase before the other would hurt our position, and Attorney Vitunac felt it would probably help it. Commissioner Bird noted that to him one of the major factors involved in building this road is to have quicker access to the hospital from the beach area. He felt it could be argued that you are putting people's lives at risk with this further delay. Director Davis advised that the Corps permit has been issued for both Phase Ill and Phase IV; so, if we begin work on Phase IV, we would still need to secure the mitigation area which is a part of Phase III. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- missioner Bird, the Board unanimously approved Alternative No. 1 as recommended by staff and approved deposit of the funds listed above into the Registry of the Court. 33 B00I4 � PAU,E c 6 2 1990