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F <br /> MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Flescher, <br /> SECONDED by Vice Chairman Wheeler, to approve <br /> staff' s recommendation. <br /> Relating that former owner Lewis Barton had recently filed a lis pendens (which was <br /> dismissed) , Commissioner Davis said he did not want to reduce the lien amount until he was sure <br /> it wasn ' t going to constitute a reduction for Mr. Barton. He did not believe the lien was <br /> interfering with the potential sale of the property, and stated that it sets bad precedent to affect <br /> this lien reduction, when it has not been done for other cases . Commissioner Davis emphasized <br /> that the lien payment the County would receive from the settlement is not adequate <br /> compensation for all the distress this matter has caused staff and taxpayers through the years . <br /> Attorney Polackwich, responding to questions from Vice Chairman Wheeler, described <br /> the legal process of recouping lien payment if today ' s settlement agreement is not approved . He <br /> said the lien payment could take up to three years , and that although there is a good likelihood of <br /> the County collecting the money, there are no guarantees . He also noted that in the absence of a <br /> settlement, City First was not required to remove the structure from the property . <br /> Vice Chairman Wheeler and Commissioner O ' Bryan stressed the importance of tearing <br /> down the structure and cleaning up the property, on behalf of the neighborhood residents . <br /> Commissioner Davis reiterated that the County should be compensated for the uneasiness <br /> which the situation at 2025 Surfside Terrace has caused the County and its residents . <br /> Chairman Solari indicated support for Commissioner Davis ' s position. <br /> March 8 , 2011 17 <br />