ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. 
          [1. CALL TO ORDER]
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MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. NANCY SIKES-KLINE. 
          HERE. BARBARA BLONDER. HERE. JIM SPRINGFIELD. 
          CYNTHIA GARRIS. HERE. JON DEPRETER. HERE. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. 
          [2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
PUBLIC COMMENTS IS OPEN. HEARING NO ONE. SEEING NO ONE. 
          PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY,
MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS ON THIS MATTER 
          [3. CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTS THE ADVICE OF THE CITY COMMISSION REGARDING SETTLEMENT  NEGOTIATIONS AND LITIGATION EXPENSES IN THE PENDING EMINENT DOMAIN MATTER FOR]
THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTS YOUR ADVICE REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND
LITIGATION EXPENSES IN THE PENDING EMINENT DOMAIN MATTERS FOR CASE NUMBER CA 25-0827. CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE VERSUS LYNN KLUGER,
GARY STEHLI, DARRYL BAUMSTEIN, AND SONYA BAUMSTEIN. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT
WOULD BE MAYOR NANCY SIKES-KLINE, VICE MAYOR BARBARA BLONDER, COMMISSIONER CYNTHIA GARRIS,
COMMISSIONER JIM SPRINGFIELD, IF HE IS ABLE TO JOIN US. 
          AND COMMISSIONER JON DEPRETER, OUR CITY MANAGER,
DAVID BIRCHIM, MYSELF, AS YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, ISABELLE LOPEZ, AND OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL, MIKE CAVENDISH. 
          WE DO HAVE A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER THAT IS WAITING FOR US IN THE ANTECHAMBER. 
          AND HER NAME IS CARMEN GAETANO'S. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS SHADE MEETING WILL LAST
APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. 
          WE WILL REOPEN HERE IN THE SUNSHINE. AND ANY MATTERS THAT HAVE TO BE DECIDED IN THE
SUNSHINE WILL BE ADDRESSED THEN. 
          THAT IS ALL I HAVE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THAT WILL BE OUR CUE TO RECESS. 
          [4. RECESS TO THE ALCAZAR CONFERENCE ROOM FOR SHADE MEETING. IT IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE  APPROXIMATELY THIRTY (30) MINUTES]
SO WE ARE NOW RECESSED. MADAM MAYOR, I BELIEVE WE CAN START NOW. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE RECONVENING AND REOPENING OUR REGULAR MEETING. 
          [5. RE-OPEN REGULAR MEETING]
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO. YES,
MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS MR. 
          [6. ANY MATTERS TO BE DECIDED IN THE PUBLIC MEETING, FOLLOWED BY ADJOURNMENT]
CAVENDISH WILL GO TO THE PODIUM IF YOU WILL. I THINK THE MICROPHONE IS FUNCTIONING. 
          YES, THE MICROPHONE IS LIVE. AND DISCUSS THE POINTS OF A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE
STEHLI MATTER THAT INVOLVES DARRYL BAUMSTEIN, SONYA BAUMSTEIN AND GARY STEHLI IN THIS LITIGATION. 
          MADAM CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS,
WE HAVE REACHED A COMMITMENT AND A WILLINGNESS BY ONE OF THE TWO SETS OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS EMINENT DOMAIN LAWSUIT BASED ON RESOLUTION
2025-07, IN SUPPORT OF THE LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ SEAWALL PROJECT. 
          WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S CALLED THE STEHLI PARCEL S T E H L I FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS
ADVICE AND DIRECTION WE HAVE ENTERED INTO GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIS GROUP OF PROPERTY OWNERS
FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY CONVEYANCE OF ALL OF THE EASEMENTS THAT THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE IS SEEKING ACROSS THAT PARCEL. 
          IN THE LAWSUIT AND THE PROPOSED EASEMENT PAYMENT AMOUNT IS $450,000. 
          THAT IS EXCLUSIVE OF STATUTORY ATTORNEY'S FEES. 
          SO A STATUTORY ATTORNEY'S FEE WOULD BE CALCULATED ON TOP OF THAT,
ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 73 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. 
          AND WE ESTIMATE THAT THE TOTAL ALL IN COST ATTORNEY'S FEES INCLUDED WOULD BE AT OR LESS
$550,000 TO OBTAIN THE EASEMENTS ON THIS PARCEL. AND IT IS YOUR COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME THAT
THIS IS A GOOD SETTLEMENT TO MAKE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. 
          AND THE ELIMINATION OF ONE HALF OF THE EMINENT DOMAIN LAWSUIT AT THIS TIME. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING TO THE COMMISSION FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE SETTLEMENT TERMS. AND TO AUTHORIZE MR. BIRCHIM TO EXECUTE THE FINAL SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS. 
          OKAY. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WHAT MR. CAVENDISH STATED. AND THEN AUTHORIZATION. THAT MOTION NEEDS TO INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION FOR
MR. BIRCHIM TO EXECUTE. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. 
          SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO FOLLOW OUR MR. CAVENDISH'S ADVICE ON THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT THAT HE JUST SAID. AND ALSO TO ALLOW OUR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT. 
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THAT'S FOR THE SETTLEMENT AND PURCHASE OF THE EASEMENTS. 
          AND I'LL SECOND THAT. SO THIS IS FOR EASEMENTS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME BLOGGING
OUT THERE THAT HAS NOT REALLY CLARIFIED THAT THAT IS WHAT THIS IS. IT IS EASEMENTS. 
          THREE EASEMENTS TOTAL. SOME PERMANENT, SOME THAT LAST 15 YEARS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE CALLED
TEMPORARY SUBSTANTIAL EASEMENTS. 
          AND THIS IS FOR THE STEHLI PROPERTY JUST FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION. 
          ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT,
THAT THIS MOVES US ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE LAKE MARIA SANCHEZ RESILIENCY PROJECT, WHICH IS WHERE WE NEED TO GO. YES. COMMISSIONER GARRIS,
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE. 
          NO. I SAY LET'S GO. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? FINAL COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. DID WE HAVE A SECOND? YOU NEED A SECOND. YES I DID. OH THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE. 
          MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. JON DEPRETER. 
          YES. NANCY SIKES-KLINE. YES. CYNTHIA GARRIS. YES. 
          BARBARA BLONDER. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, MR. CAVENDISH. AND WITH THAT SAID,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.