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<br />JMD Engineering, Inc. <br />(Engineering expert) <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />12,546.41 <br /> <br />Eagle Express <br />(Trial Exhibits) <br /> <br />11,238.56 <br /> <br />United Reporting <br />(Depositions & Hearing Reporting) <br /> <br />597.1 0 <br /> <br />Veri text Florida Reporting <br />(Depositions & Hearing Reporting) <br /> <br />1,260.60 <br /> <br />As to the remaining attorney fees and the fees for experts hired by Defendants: Eric <br /> <br />Rahenkamp, a land planner Robert Miller of Miller Appraisal Group Inc., a real estate appraiser; <br /> <br />and Richard Klusza and Brian Goding of Klusza and Goding, Inc., real estate appraiser. The <br /> <br />court finds as follows: <br /> <br />It was reasonable for Defendants' counsel to hire the above appraisal experts to prepare <br /> <br />and try their case. The witnesses' work was essential to counsel in the preparation and trial of <br /> <br />full compensation. Florida Statute l66.045( I )(b) requires a municipality to obtain at least two <br /> <br />appraisals before purchasing any property for more than $500,000.00. The amount in <br /> <br />controversy herein was more than Ten Million Dollars. It is therefore obvious that it was not <br /> <br />unreasonable for counsel to hire two appraisers. Both appraisers gave preliminary opinions to <br /> <br />counsel on the issues of full compensation. One, Robert Miller, testified at trial. The others, <br /> <br />Kluzsa & Goding provided a preliminary opinion of full compensation and prepared full reports <br /> <br />and prepared to testify at the apportionment trials that had been set and settled. The use of two <br /> <br />appraisers was neither excessive nor unreasonable. <br /> <br />Page 2 of5 <br />