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Chairman Tippin reconvened the meeting at 10:57 a.m. and reminded the Board that there was a motion on the floor and asked Commissioner Eggert to restate her motion. Commissioner Eggert restated her motion as follows: 1) that we ask the staff of the Board of County Commissioners to negotiate directly with Lost Tree Village; 2) that we either ask the FCT to allow us to not keep private the appraisal or to accept the fact that the appraisal is already known; and 3) that we make our counter-offer of $10,500,000. Vice Chairman Macht pointed out that there is a large constituency within the county not present at this meeting and he thought it was inappropriate to take action today, that the Board ought to defer the matter to a public hearing. Since he perceived that the rest of the Board probably did not want to do that, he spoke against the motion saying that by stating a dollar amount, they "gave away the store". He offered a substitute motion for consideration: to enter into negotiations on a staff -basis in concert with FCT at least to the point of keeping them on board; use our paid consultant; do not put a financial basis for beginning negotiations, face-to-face with the representatives of Lost Tree Village, with all offers being submitted to the LAAC. There was no second. Commissioner Eggert advised that she had considered this matter long and hard over the weekend. She gave her reasons for stating the amount of the counter offer and other provisos in the motion. She thought it was unrealistic to bargain in this matter in any other way. She hoped they could reach agreement and use the remainder of the money to purchase the rest of the properties. Commissioner Ginn advised that she would not be in favor of Mr. Hardee being involved in these negotiations. She has not been impressed by his work and would, at some time in the future, like to see him removed. Commissioner Eggert wanted to see no participation in this by County Commissioners other than getting it started. Normally, the Board asks Administrator Chandler to choose the negotiators that he feels can negotiate best with them. She would like to see that regular procedure followed. Commissioner Adams asked if Commissioner Eggert had anything on which to base a feeling for a fruitful outcome on this motion, and Commissioner Eggert replied that she felt from past conversations and discussions with her neighbors that we are kidding ourselves if we go any lower. May 12, 1998 M