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e e 3. that we retain Hugh Landrum and Associates, on an hourly agreement, to assist in the transition phase and to serve as a "safety net" for both the City and the appraisal district." Earlier in this memorandum, I have covered the few of the problems experienced by using the Appraisal District. If you desire, we can provide a complete report of all the problems. I expect it would take an enormous amount of time and would be a rather lengthy report. As to the amount of time expended, Ana has had to expend about 80 additional hours because of the process and I myself have expended about 40 hours. I have added $40,000 to the budget for two items. The first is to return to the concept of hiring an independent appraiser to provide this service. When we terminated our contract with Mr. Landrum, we were paying about $33,000 a year for the service. I assume that we could retain his appraisal services again for a similar price. The additional moneys are for the assistance we will need to develop our Industrial District contracts and to renegotiate them with the various plants. Originally, I had thought that we should try the open market for an independent appraiser. After thinking about it long and hard, I believe that we should re-develop our relationship with Mr. Landrum. Mr. Landrum has provide excellent service to the City for years and will be invaluable in our dealings with the plants.