$347,637.34: TOTAL CITY EXPENDITURE FOR SALE OF THE FLANDERS MANSION PROPERTY

ABSTRACT: Since March 2005, prior to the City Council’s unanimous vote to sell the Flanders Mansion property (1.25 acres) at a Special Meeting on September 22, 2005, the City has expended and/or agreed to expend $243,448 in attorney fees, $102,689.34 in consultant’s fees for the Environmental Impact Reports and $1,500 in an appraisal fee for a total of $347,637.34.

CITY COUNCIL
Closed Session
Monday, October 8, 2007

After the City Council’s Open Session, City Council members adjourned to Closed Session, as follows:

Adjournment to Closed Session at City Hall

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956 et seq. of the State of California, the City Council will adjourn to Closed Session to consider the following:

A. Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a)- Conference with legal counsel regarding The Flanders Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Petitioner v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Respondents - Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M76728.

In closed session, the City Council decided not to appeal Judge Robert A. O’Farrell’s decision and agreed to compensate Flanders Foundation attorney Susan Brandt-Hawley $160,000 in taxpayer funds.


TOTAL CITY EXPENDITURES FOR SALE OF THE FLANDERS MANSION PROPERTY: Attorney Fees, Transcription Services, EIRs & Appraisal

TOTAL: $347,637.34

TOTAL ATTORNEY FEES: $243,448

$160,000: Susan Brandt-Hawley, Attorney for Flanders Foundation
$83,448: William B. Conners, Special Counsel for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
(Source: City won't appeal Flanders decision - Preservationists' attorney to get $160K, MARY BROWNFIELD, October 12, 2007)

$78,160: TOTAL CITY COMPENSATION TO SPECIAL COUNSEL WILLIAM B. CONNERS
M76728, FLANDERS FOUNDATION v. CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA et al. (March 2005 – September 2007):

113532 7/31/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,400.00 LEGAL EXPENSES-FLANDERS LITIGATION
113717 8/29/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 480.00 LEGAL EXPENSES-FLANDERS LITIGATION
----Vendor Total---- $ 1,880.00

113317 6/26/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,140.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

113026 5/15/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 5,040.00 LEGAL SVCS-FLANDERS LITIGATION

112811 4/17/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,720.00 LEGAL SVCS-FLANDERS LAWSUIT AND OTHER LEGAL

112637 3/20/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 800.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

112355 2/13/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $12,040.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

112054 12/22/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 7,980.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
112165 1/16/07 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 4,440.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
----Vendor Total---- $ 12,420.00

111794 11/14/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 4,660.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

111606 10/17/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,920.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

111097 8/8/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 260.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
111150 8/15/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 500.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
----Vendor Total---- $ 760.00
July 2006 Check Register Not Available via City web site

110707 6/13/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 580.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

10419 5/2/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,400.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
110570 5/23/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 540.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT
----Vendor Total---- $ 1,940.00

110141 3/21/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 880.00 LEGAL SERVICES – FLANDERS LAWSUIT

110014 2/28/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 3,780.00 JAN '06 LEGAL SERVICES

109798 1/24/06 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,260.00 LEGAL SERVICES

109626 12/27/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,780.00 LEGAL SERVICES-FLANDERS

109353 11/15/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 40.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

109165 10/11/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 7,220.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

108976 9/13/2005 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 4,280.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

108897 8/30/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,520.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

108622 7/20/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,940.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

108410 6/14/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,360.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

108242 5/24/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 2,660.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

107869 3/22/05 WILLIAM B. CONNERS $ 1,540.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

(Source: Carmel-by-the-Sea California - Official City Website http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us/ March 2005 – September 2007 Check Registers)

TOTAL TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT: $3,905.00
113456 7/17/07 GIANNA ROCHA $ 165.00 TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES

110956 7/18/06 GIANNA ROCHA $ 2,445.00 TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

110455 5/2/06 GIANNA ROCHA 175.00 TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

110256 4/4/06 GIANNA ROCHA 1,120.00 TRANSCRIPTION SVCS-FLANDERS LAWSUIT

(Source: City of Carmel-by-the-Sea web site http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us/ Check Registers)

TOTAL CONSULTANT’S FEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS: $102,689.34

DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE
SALE OF FLANDERS MANSION PROPERTY
Prepared by:
DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

And

Final
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
for the
SALE OF FLANDERS MANSION PROPERTY
August, 2005
Prepared by:
Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc.

109171 10/11/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES $31,909.50 FLANDERS MANSION EIR

108811 8/17/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES $11,496.45 PLAN PROJECTS,PRGRMS,STUDIES

108314 6/1/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES $29,228.85 PLAN PROJECTS,PRGRMS,STUDIES
108414 6/14/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES $4,812.47 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
----Vendor Total---- $34,041.32

107763 3/7/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES 11,805.90 PLAN PROJECTS,PRGRMS,STUDIES
107926 3/28/05 DENISE DUFFY & ASSOCIATES 13,436.17 PLAN PROJECTS,PRGRMS,STUDIES
----Vendor Total---- 25,242.07

(Source: City of Carmel-by-the-Sea web site http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us/ Check Registers)


TOTAL FLANDERS MANSION APPRAISAL FEE: $1,500.00

109123 9/30/05 MARK ASKEW $1,500.00 FLANDERS MANSION APPRAISAL

(Source: City of Carmel-by-the-Sea web site http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us/, Check Register)