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1. Actively negotiates with owners to acquire real property in conformance with all laws, <br />rules and regulations; <br />2. This function would either be performed by a department staff person, at the direction <br />of the director of public works; the county prosecuting attorney; or a private individual <br />retained by the county for this purpose. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />III FEDERAL AID REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST <br />12.48.050 Utilization. <br />Utilization. The following federal aid requirement checklist shall be utilized in acquiring property for <br />the county. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.060 Real property must be appraised before initiation of negotiations with owner. <br />Property acquired by the county for public works projects will be appraised by a qualified staff or fee <br />appraiser with appropriate appraisal review before initiation of negotiations with the owner. (Res. <br />DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.070 Owners must be given opportunity to accompany each appraiser during inspection <br />of property. <br />The county appraiser will contact the owner and extend an invitation for the owner to accompany <br />the appraiser during his inspection of the property. Appointment should be made at the owner's <br />convenience. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.080 Acquiring agency must establish just compensation before initiation of negotiations <br />with owners. <br />The county will establish just compensation from the review appraiser's estimate of value before <br />negotiating with any owner. Any amounts paid over just compensation for the property will be an <br />administrative settlement and will be so documented in the acquisition file as to the justification <br />used in arriving at the amount of the settlement. However, in an administrative or stipulated <br />settlement, payment will not be made by the person who determined the settlement. (Res. DPW3-80 <br />(part), 1980). <br />12.48.090 No increase or decrease in fair market value due to project except physical <br />deterioration to be considered in valuation of property. <br />No increase or decrease in fair market value due to project, except physical deterioration is to be <br />considered in valuation of property. During the appraisal process, the county will not consider any <br />factors of the project that will influence the valuation of the property except physical deterioration <br />wherever appropriate. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.100 Appraisals not to give consideration nor include allowance for relocation assistance <br />benefits. <br />The county will not consider relocation assistance benefits in their appraisal process in establishing <br />fair market value for the property to be acquired. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.110 Owner not to be left with uneconomic remnant that acquiring agency did not offer <br />to acquire. <br />Pursuant to RCW 8.26.180, paragraph 9, the county during acquisition of a portion of the owner's <br />property will not leave an uneconomic remnant without offering to acquire the entire property from <br />owner. (Res. DPW-3-80 (part), 1980). <br />12.48.120 Owner to be given written statement of amount established as just compensation, <br />summary of basis for amount of just compensation and, where appropriate, just compensation <br />for real property acquired, and damages to be separately stated in written statement. <br />