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(5) The commission shall ivg e emphasis to land acquisitions where the county's contribution can be leveraeed to obtain state, federal, and/or private funds. (6) To advise the Mayor when circumstances arrive that make it necessary to take quick action to preserve a parcel of land or property entitlement that mayor may not be on the prioritized list. fit) The prioritized list developed by the commission shall be submitted to the Mayor for comments and recommendation. The list will be used to establish an action plan and identify funding sources to preserve the lands identified. Within 60 days after receipt, the Mayor will submit the list to the council with comments and recommendations for adoption by resolution. Based on the priority list and available funding, the Department of Finance shall initiate the acquisition of qualifying land. Condemnation shall be considered when a purchase cannot be nesotiated Under no circumstances shall the purchase price paid for a property exceed the appraised value as prepared by an independent appraiser engaged by the county. Where there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the county contribution. Appraisals title reports surveying and other costs incidental to the acquisition of land shall be permitted uses of this fund. (h) Adequate staff to carry out the provisions of this article and to manage the land acquired shall be provided in the Department of Finance to maximize the use of available funds by minimizing the payment of commission to outside agents to put together funding plans and to ensure that the county is a good steward of any land that comes under its control through this article. SECTION 3 For initial members of the Public Access Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission the terms shall range in length from one to five yeazs. Initial members of this commission shall be appointed by the Mayor no later than Aueust 31, 2005. Within six months of appointment of the commission an island-wide prioritized list of gualifyin~ lands worthy of preservation shall be developed by the commission SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance arc declared to be severable. 3