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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final May 4, 2021 <br />13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS <br />13.A. 21-0484 Unconditional Offer for Parcels of Right -Of -Way Located at 6730 69th Street, Vero <br />Beach, FL 32967 Owned by Leonardo and Maria Mandina; 6900 65th Street, Vero <br />Beach, FL 32967 Owned by Kenneth Chestnut; and 6890 69th Street, Vero Beach, <br />FL 32967 Owned by Johnny and Jackie Dent <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board approve the unconditional offers to purchase the <br />necessary right-of-way from the Mandinas at a price of $145,000; Mr. Chestnut at <br />a price of $29,500; and the Dents at a price of $24,000. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Parcel 316 <br />Aerial Exhibit Parcel 316 <br />Parcel 303 <br />Aerial Exhibit Parcel 303 <br />Parcel 313 <br />Aerial Exhibit Parcel 313 <br />Assistant County Attorney Susan Prado provided details of the Mandina (Parcel <br />316), Chestnut (Parcel 303), and Dent (Parcel 313) properties along with the <br />make -goods needed for right-of-way acquisition in Phase I of the 66th Avenue <br />widening project. <br />At Vice Chairman O'Bryan's request, Deputy County Attorney Bill DeBraal <br />explained Murphy Reservations and the County's history of usage. The Vice <br />Chairman had expressed frustration at the high cost of past acquisitions, and stated <br />he was in favor of utilizing the Murphy Reservation when reasonable negotiations <br />failed. <br />The Vice Chairman then made an alternate, higher proposed settlement offer with <br />the goal of avoiding the added cost of attorneys and experts; he recommended <br />utilizing the Murphy Reservation should the alternate offer be rejected. His basis <br />for the new offers stemmed from a February 16, 2021 right-of-way settlement for <br />the Martin property. He calculated that the County negotiated a price of $72,368 <br />per acre, inclusive of land, damages, and improvements. When the Martin <br />per -acre price was applied to the current properties, he arrived at a proposed offer <br />of $38,355 for the Dent parcel, $163,355 for the Mandina parcel, and $26,776 plus <br />the cost of improvements for the Chestnut parcel. He noted that this alternate offer <br />would give the landowners more money, and help avoid legal challenges. <br />Attorney Dylan Reingold pointed out that the Chestnut parcel was appraised at <br />$29,000, and the County could not offer less. Vice Chairman O'Bryan modified <br />his proposal for Chestnut to be $29,000 for the land, plus the additional cost of <br />improvements. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 12 <br />