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,q RESOLUTION NO. 2004- "QO A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PAY COSTS IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY -FIVE AND EIGHTY -NINE CENTS ($3,965.89); FURTHER PROVIDING THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE AUTHORITY, IF NECESSARY, TO PLACE IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT OR DEPOSIT INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE CIRCUIT COURT THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY TWO AND FIFTY CENTS ($154,452.50) FOR ATTORNEY'S AND APPRAISER'S FEES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City filed an eminent domain action against 18100 Collins Avenue Shopping Center, Ltd. et aI, and WHEREAS, under Florida law, the City is obligated to pay the property owner attorney's fees and costs in an eminent domain proceedings; and WHEREAS, the property owner's attorney has submitted estimated fees and costs in the following amounts in its Motion to Tax Fees and Costs attached hereto as Exhibit "A'; (1) Bradley Gould, Akerman Senterfitt, $94,270.00 (2) American Valuation, Inc. (Appraiser) $60,182.50 (3) Rahenkamp Design Grollp, Inc. $1736.74 (4) Everman & Everman, Inc. $527.90 (5) JMD Engineering, Inc. $1531.25 (6) Civil Process Plus, Inc. $170.00 WHEREAS, the City believes that the fees submitted for the property owner's attorney and property appraiser are not reasonable and consistent with the fees that are generally awarded in an eminent domain proceedings; and WHEREAS, at this time, the City is only willing to pay the fees for Rahenkamp Design Group, Inc., JMD Engineering, Inc., Everman and Everman, Inc., and Civil Process, Plus, as reasonable fees; and WHEREAS, the City intends to pay the additional fees and costs upon the resolution of the fee dispute between the City and property owner's attorney or pursuant to an order of the Circuit Court.