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MEMORANDUM —William Bethel Costs
<br /> July 10, 2013
<br /> Page 12
<br /> The parties have reached an agreement where the following experts will be
<br /> compensated for their services:
<br /> • Gillis & Company, and Jess Collister,
<br /> property appraisers $ 49,900
<br /> • Landon, Moree & Associates, engineers $ 24,750
<br /> • Engelhardt Hammer&Associates, land planners $ 12,000
<br /> • R.B. Roberts & Associates, building contractor $ 10,250
<br /> • Roberts Horticultural Services, landscape contractor $ 1,500
<br /> • Simon and Holloway, legal costs $ 4,560.34
<br /> Total $102,960.34
<br /> A breakdown of the expert fees is illustrated in the table below:
<br /> Bethel's Experts Invoice Amount Settlement Amount Percent Reduction County's
<br /> Experts Fees
<br /> Gill is/Collister/A raiser $72,735.75 $49,900 68.6% $39,838.24
<br /> Landon/engineers $31,115.00 $24,750 79.5% $20,159.11
<br /> Hammer/Planner $15,866.29 $12,080 76.1% none
<br /> Roberts/Contractor $12,495.00 $10,250 82.0% $7,453.45
<br /> (W Roberts/Horticulture $2,656.25 $1,500 56.4% none
<br /> Business damages none - $11,200.00
<br /> Total $134,868.29 $98,480 73.0% $78,650.80
<br /> If the Board does not approve of the expert witness fees, they will be determined by the
<br /> court, with the County responsible for paying for the opposing parties attorney's fees
<br /> and any additional expert witnesses needed to testify as to the reasonableness of their
<br /> fees. Additionally, the County would have to retain experts to testify in a fee hearing
<br /> and pay outside counsel to prepare for and attend the fee hearing.
<br /> Funding. Funding is budgeted and available from Traffic Impact Fees/District
<br /> II/ROW/66t" Ave-SR 60 to 49th Street, Acct# 10215241-066120-06040. For FY 2012/13,
<br /> $1,686,334 has been budgeted for ROW, with $1,132,367 being expended year to date.
<br /> Recommendation. The County Attorney's Office recommends that the Board approve
<br /> the Stipulated Order Awarding Defendant, William Bethel, Experts' Costs and Fees in
<br /> the amount of$102,960.34.
<br /> Copy to: John LeRoux, Esq.
<br /> Brent Simon, Esq.
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