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Nevertheless, Commissioner Ginn continued that something concrete needed to be done in the following six weeks so the December 4`' deadline does not become a problem. (Clerk's Note: This was in the form of a motion, but died for lack of a second.) Commissioner Eggert advised that she was getting a different message from Indian River Shores. The calls she has been getting are from people who would like to buy the islands, however at a lower price, and they are very unhappy with the contracts that have been coming from the current owner of the islands. She felt that nothing was going to come up in the next two weeks during her absence, because they are waiting for the City of Vero Beach. She understood that people have gone to the owners of the islands, but have met with a wall. She had very mixed feelings at this time. Commissioner Ginn reported that she had gone through the appraisals and she had noted a lot of undesirable elements and deficiencies. One appraisal appeared to be based on the Kimley Horn report using 1991 data. Commissioner Eggert asked how they could get another appraisal. She felt it was going to have to go through the City of Vero Beach. Commissioner Ginn recounted that the City of Vero Beach and Indian River Shores had withdrawn their bridge -head ordinance. Commissioner Eggert understood, with the County still looking for use of the FCT money, the FCT will go with the appraisals now on hand, unless something occurs, from the outside, that causes another appraisal to be done. She felt trapped. There could be no new appraisal unless something occurs to cause one to be done. Robert Sechen, City Attorney, City of Vero Beach, advised that the City still considers it very, very important that the County proceed with the purchase of the Lost Tree Islands. He further clarified that the City made an "offer to remove the bridge -head ordinance and to change the density in the event that the Lost Tree Corporation were to decide to make a settlement" with the City and relieve them of any liability relative to past actions. But, it is not something which has been done as of this time. The City has not changed its position that the County immediately reappraise the islands to get a "true and appropriate cost of the value" of the islands, number one. And, number two, to purchase them at a "true and reasonable and appropriate cost." He stated it will never happen until the County takes back the negotiations, that it is now essentially in limbo with the State, because July 28, 1998 53 Bw 106 PAGE 426