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Agenda 01/13/2026 Item #16K17 (Stipulated Final Judgment for the taking of Parcel 1276FEE required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project No. 60249)1/13/2026 Item # 16.K.17 ID# 2025-5151 Executive Summary Recommendation to approve a Stipulated Final Judgment in the amount of $83,000 plus $22,499 in statutory attorney fees, expert fees, and costs for the taking of Parcel 1276FEE required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project No. 60249. OBJECTIVE: To settle full compensation for the taking of Parcel 1276FEE required for the construction of the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project No. 60249. CONSIDERATIONS: On July 9, 2024, the Board authorized, via Resolution No. 2024-135, the condemnation of Parcel 1276FEE for the construction of roadway, drainage and utility improvements required for the expansion and extension of Vanderbilt Beach Road from 16th Street NE to Everglades Blvd. The fee simple acquisition area consists of a strip taking along the rear, northernly boundary of the property and is approximately 0.17 acres in extent. The parent tract is improved with a single-family home and associated improvements owned by Julie Macino. The parent tract contains 1.14 acres of gross land area, which has been reduced to 0.97 acres after the acquisition. An aerial photograph of the subject property is attached. The County’s appraiser estimated full compensation at $40,400 including severance damages. The property owners initial demand was $130,200 not including attorney’s fees and costs. The parties participated in mediation and reached an agreement subject to approval by the Board of County Commissioners. The attached Stipulated Final Judgment reflects a negotiated compensation amount of $83,000 plus $14,058 in statutory attorney’s fees and $8,441 expert fees, for a total of $105,499. Staff recommends approval of this Stipulated Final Judgment since a better result is not anticipated at trial. Upon approval, the County Attorney’s Office will file the Joint Motion and Stipulated Final Judgment with the Circuit Court. This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to design and maintain an effective transportation system to reduce traffic congestion and improve the mobility of our residents and visitors. FISCAL IMPACT: County is entitled to a credit of $40,400 for its good faith estimate of value. Funds for the balance of $65,099 are available in the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project Capital Fund, Project 60249. The primary funding source for the acquisition of right of way is through Road Impact Fee District Funds (3090, 3091, 3092, 3093, 3094, 3095) in the Vanderbilt Beach Road from 16th to Everglades Project (60249). Should impact fees not be sufficient, the secondary funding source will be Road Construction Gas Tax Fund (3083) and Transportation Capital Fund (3081). GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board approval. – CMG RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve the attached Joint Motion and Stipulated Final Judgment and authorize the payment of funds as stated herein. PREPARED BY: Robert Bosch, Manager, Manager ROW Acquisition, Operations and Performance Management ATTACHMENTS: 1. Aerial - Parcel 1276FEE 2. P1276FEE - Joint Motion for Stipulated Final Judgment Page 12105 of 14062 AERIAL – PARCEL 1276FEE (VANDERBILT BEACH RD EXT (PH 2) PROJECT NO. 60249 PARCEL 1276FEE 10th Ave NE / Page 12106 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION Collier County, Florida, a political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, Case No. 25-CA-200 vs. Parcel 1276FEE Muharam R. Muslimani; Above Homes Corporation; Yves A. Alexis Jean Eddy Alexis; Julie L. Macino; Victoria Nicole Macino; Daniel Richard Macino; George Psiachos; Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, Respondents. ______________________________________________/ JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PARCEL 1276FEE Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, together with Respondent, Julie L. Macino, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully move this Court for the entry of the foregoing Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1276FEE attached hereto as Exhibit “1”. _______________________________ COLLEEN M. GREENE, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 502650 SALLY A. ASHKAR, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 1007665 Collier County Attorney’s Office 3299 E. Tamiami Trail, Suite 800 Naples, FL 34112 Telephone: (239) 252-8400 COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER Colleen.Greene@collier.gov Sally.Ashkar@collier.gov Sheri.Malcolm@collier.gov /s/ ANTHONY V. POLICASTRO _ ANTHONY V. POLICASTRO, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 937932 Policastro Law Group 1700 N McMullen Booth Rd Ste C5 Clearwater, FL 33759-2129 Office: 727-475-1988 Fax: 727-674-1771 COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT JULIE L. MACINO tony@policastrolaw.com eric@policastrolaw.com yadi@policastrolaw.com Page 12107 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the Joint Motion for Stipulated Final Judgment was electronically filed with the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal on this _____ day of January 2026. BY: _______________________________ COLLEEN M. GREENE, ESQ. Page 12108 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION Collier County, Florida, a political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Plaintiff, Case No. 25-CA-200 vs. Parcel 1276FEE Muharam R. Muslimani; Above Homes Corporation; Yves A. Alexis Jean Eddy Alexis; Julie L. Macino; Victoria Nicole Macino; Daniel Richard Macino; George Psiachos; Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, Respondents. ______________________________________________/ STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PARCEL 1276FEE THIS CAUSE, having come before this Court upon the Joint Motion made by Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, and Respondent, Julie L. Macino, by and through counsel, for the entry of a Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1276FEE for Project 60249, and it appearing to this Court that proper notice was given to the parties having any equity, lien, title, or other interest in or to the real property described therein, and the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises thereof, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: 1. Respondent, Julie L. Macino, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($83,000.00), for Parcel 1276FEE, as full payment for the property interest taken, including business damages, if any, in connection with said Parcel. 2. Respondent, Julie L. Macino, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of Fourteen Thousand Fifty-Eight Dollars and No/100 ($14,058.00), for all Page 12109 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] attorney fees and attorney litigation costs in this case, including fees related to monetary and non- monetary benefits. 3. Respondent, Julie L. Macino, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, the total sum of Eight Thousand Four Hundred Forty-One Dollars and No/100 ($8,441.00), for all expert fees and costs, associated with the acquisition of Parcel 1276FEE, and no other expert fees or costs shall be paid in this matter. 4. Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, is entitled to a credit for the good faith estimate of value previously deposited in the amount of Forty Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No/100 ($40,400.00), as payment for the acquisition of Parcel 1276FEE, at which time title to said Parcel as described in Exhibit “A” vested in the name of Petitioner, Collier County, Florida. 5. Within thirty (30) days from the entry of this Order, Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, shall pay the total sum of Sixty-Five Thousand Ninety-Nine Dollars and No/100 ($65,099.00), representing the balance due for the acquisition of Parcel 1276FEE, by issuing a check payable to Trust Account of Policastro Law Group, LLC, and mailing it to Anthony Policastro, Esq., c/o Policastro Law Group, 1700 N McMullen Booth Rd Ste C5, Clearwater, FL 33759-2129. 6. Collier County's initial construction of the subject project shall substantially conform with the County's 90% construction plans, filed with the Court on March 25, 2025. The 90% construction plans provide for two travel lanes on Vanderbilt Beach Road; however, the right- of-way footprint is sufficient to accommodate up to a six-lane road design on Vanderbilt Beach Road for which Respondents are entitled to compensation. Such compensation, if any, is reflected in the herein Final Judgment. No additional compensation shall be due to the Respondents for the Page 12110 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] actual future widening of Vanderbilt Beach Road up to four-lanes or six-lanes, including related roadway improvements to Vanderbilt Beach Road. 7. This Order disposes of all claims arising out of the taking of Parcel 1276FEE that have or could have been asserted in this cause. 8. A fee simple taking, being fully described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein, which vested in Petitioner pursuant to the Stipulated Order of Taking dated June 23, 2025, and the deposit of money heretofore made, is approved, ratified, and confirmed. 9. The Notice of Lis Pendens filed in this cause and recorded in Official Record Book 6438, Page 1070 of the Public Records of Collier County, Florida be dismissed as to Parcel 1276FEE. 10. This Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Stipulated Final Judgment. 11. Respondent Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector is dismissed from this action as to Parcel 1276FEE. 12. This Stipulated Final Judgment is to be recorded in the Official Records of Collier County, Florida. Page 12111 of 14062 [25-CA-200/1987506/1] Exhibit “A” Page 12112 of 14062