Item P06
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date 1/21/04
AGENDA ITEM WORDING
Division
County Attorney
Presentation of settlement offer on the "Stairway to Heaven" code enforcement lien
foreclosure case.
ITEM BACKGROUND
The Board previously approved initiation of collection litigation against Robert Brown and
Krisse Pasternack, the owners of the property on Ramrod Key commonly known as the
"Stairway to Heaven". The Special Master had found the structure to be unsafe and had
fined the owners.
On December 29, 2003, Judge Payne entered final judgment against the owners in the
amount of $187,100.00. The owners have offered to donate the property to the County in
exchange for a dismissal of our claims for the unpaid fines. They would relinquish any and
all claims and potential against the County including claims to whatever rights they might
have had with respect to building for that property.
Under this proposal, the County could either sell the property as is or demolish the
structure at its own expense. Because this offer was made the day of the agenda deadline,
no demolition costs estimates have been prepared. Staff will attempt to have those
estimates at the meeting.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION
BOCC approved litigation in April 2003.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Approval
TOTAL COST
COST TO COUNTY
APPROVED BY:
BUDGETED Yes No
SOURCE OF FUNDS
County Attorney _ OMB/Purchasing 0 Risk Management 0
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL~~~
JOHN R. UN
DOCUMENTATION: Included 0 To Follow 0 ot Required X
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