At the June workshop, staff asked council to place on the July agenda contracts for acquisition and appraisal services tied to the Stewart's Creek Sewer Trunk Line project.

Mike (staff) described the procurement: Brenda Walsh would serve as negotiator, Brandon Malone of CBRE as lead appraiser, and Ted Boozer of Boozer & Company as the review appraiser. Staff said the full project covers 104 tracts (phase 1 to Lynnwood includes 65 tracts) and that the total cost for negotiator, appraiser and review appraiser services for the entire project is $826,800.

Mike reminded council that the town already has a $1,760,000 SRF planning and design loan at 1.21% interest; staff said SRF funds will pay for the negotiator and appraisal services. Council asked clarifying questions about per‑tract fees and how negotiator fees were presented in the materials; staff explained the negotiator fee is listed separately ($1,500 per tract) from the $4,200 per tract appraisal figure in the CBRE scope.

Staff requested the contracts be placed on the July agenda for formal authorization; no final approvals were recorded at the workshop.