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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 11, 2017 <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />13.113. 17-0712 Approval of Expert Witness Fees for Laurel Homes 66th Avenue Parcel <br />Recommended Action: The County Attorney's Office recommends that the Board approve the Laurel <br />Homes experts' costs and fees in the amount of $121,964.30. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Expert Witness Fees Table <br />Attorney DeBraal said that on June 16, 2015, the County settled a case with Laurel <br />Homes, Inc. to purchase 3.53 acres of property needed for construction of 66th <br />Avenue between 4th street and State Road 60. He continued that the parties had <br />not reached a settlement on the issue of the costs and expert witness fees, and that <br />the condemning authority (Indian River County) is obligated by Florida Statute to <br />pay the opposing party's expert witness fees and court costs. <br />The Commissioners expressed their displeasure with the expert witness fees, but <br />said challenging these fees could be costly. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Solari, seconded by Commissioner Adams, to <br />approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />13.C. 17-0676 Draft Medical Marijuana Ordinance <br />Recommended Action: The County Attorney's Office recommends that the Board review and make <br />comments on the proposed ordinance language and authorize the County Attorney's <br />Office to set a public hearing on such ordinance for the August 15, 2017 Board <br />meeting. The County Attorney's Office also recommends that the Board authorize <br />the Community Development Department to draft an ordinance amending the land <br />development regulations to remove references to medical marijuana. Finally, the <br />County Attorney's Office recommends the Board invoke the pending ordinance <br />doctrine while the Board is considering the adoption of the proposed language <br />prohibiting Dispensaries in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 23 <br />