Agenda 04/14/2026 Item #16K13 (Stipulated Final Judgment for the taking of Parcel 1360FEE required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project No. 60249)4/14/2026
Item # 16.K.13
ID# 2026-875
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Stipulated Final Judgment in the amount of $100,000 plus $19,677 in statutory attorney
and experts’ fees and costs for the taking of Parcel 1360FEE required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension Project
No. 60249.
OBJECTIVE: To settle full compensation for the taking of Parcel 1360FEE 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 1360FEE 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, northern boundary of the property and is approximately 0.41 acres in extent. The parent
tract is improved with a single family home and associated improvements owned by Linda Craft and contains 2.73 acres
of gross land area, which will be reduced to 2.32 acres after the acquisition. An aerial photograph of the subject
property is attached. The County’s appraiser estimated full compensation at $54,100 including severance damages. The
property owner’s initial demand was $149,500 plus attorney’s fees and expert fees and costs. The parties participated in
mediation and reached an agreement subject to Board of County Commissioner approval. The attached Stipulated Final
Judgment reflects a negotiated compensation amount of $100,000 plus $15,147 in statutory attorney’s fees and $4,530 in
expert fees and costs, for a total of $119,677.
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 $54,100 for its good faith estimate of value. Funds for the balance
of $65,577, 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: There is no growth management impact associated with this action.
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. P1360FEE - Joint Motion for Stipulated Final Judgment
2. Aerial - Parcel 1360FEE
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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-237
vs. Parcel 1360FEE
Christian Silver; Jasmine Calduch; Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc; Sawgrass Construction Group LLC;
Linda J. Craft; Yaneisi Cabrera Rivas; Yoandy Alpizar;
Debashree Mukherjea; Financial Solutions Network, Inc; and
Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, and
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,
Respondents.
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JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
PARCEL 1360FEE
Petitioner, Collier County, Florida, together with Respondent, Linda J. Craft, by and
through undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully move this Court for the entry of the foregoing
Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1360FEE 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/ DOUGLAS L. RANKIN____
DOUGLAS L. RANKIN, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0365068
2335 Tamiami Trail North
Suite 308
Naples, FL 34103
Telephone: (239) 262-0061
COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT
dlr@drankinlaw.com
kj@drankinlaw.com
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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
______________ 2026.
BY: _______________________________
COLLEEN M. GREENE, ESQ.
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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-237
vs. Parcel 1360FEE
Christian Silver; Jasmine Calduch; Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc; Sawgrass Construction Group LLC;
Linda J. Craft; Yaneisi Cabrera Rivas; Yoandy Alpizar;
Debashree Mukherjea; Financial Solutions Network, Inc; and
Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, and
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,
Respondents.
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STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PARCEL 1360FEE
THIS CAUSE, having come before this Court upon the Joint Motion made by Petitioner,
Collier County, Florida, and Respondent, Linda J. Craft, by and through counsel, for the entry of
a Stipulated Final Judgment as to Parcel 1360FEE 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, Linda J. Craft, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida,
the total sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($100,000.00), for Parcel
1360FEE, as full payment for the property interest taken, including business damages, if any, in
connection with said Parcel.
2. Respondent, Linda J. Craft, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida,
the total sum of Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars and No/100
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($15,147.00), for all attorney fees and attorney litigation costs in this case, including fees related
to monetary and non-monetary benefits.
3. Respondent, Linda J. Craft, shall recover from Petitioner, Collier County, Florida,
the total sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Dollars and No/100 ($4,530.00), for all
expert fees and costs associated with the acquisition of Parcel 1360FEE, 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 Fifty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and
No/100 ($54,100.00), as payment for the acquisition of Parcel 1360FEE, 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 sum of Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and
No/100 ($65,577.00), representing the balance of the total sum due for the acquisition of Parcel
1360FEE, and the attorney’s fees and costs, and expert fees and costs, by issuing a check payable
to Douglas L. Rankin, Esq., Trust Account, and mailing it to Douglas L. Rankin, Esq., 2335
Tamiami Trail North, Suite 308, Naples, Fl 34103.
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 26, 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 Respondent is entitled to compensation. Such compensation, if any, is reflected in
the herein Final Judgment. No additional compensation shall be due to Respondent for the actual
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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 1360FEE 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
April 29, 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 3417 of the Public Records of Collier County, Florida be dismissed as to Parcel
1360FEE.
10. Respondent, Rob Stoneburner, Collier County Tax Collector, is dismissed from
this action as to Parcel 1360FEE.
11. If any funds are still held in the Court Registry for Parcel 1360FEE, they shall be
disbursed by issuing a check payable to Douglas L. Rankin, Esq., Trust Account, and mailing it to
Douglas L. Rankin, Esq., 2335 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 308, Naples, Fl 34103.
12. This Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Stipulated Final
Judgment.
13. This Stipulated Final Judgment is to be recorded in the Official Records of Collier
County, Florida.
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Exhibit “A”
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AERIAL – PARCEL 1360FEE
(VANDERBILT BEACH RD EXT (PH 2) PROJECT NO. 60249
PARCEL 1360FEE
/
10th Ave NE
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