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of tlle coi-��nission panel. �'he caz��n��ssion�rs appointed nleet, are sworn in by tlze Ramsey County Court Administrator, and then begin circulating calendars to find a ti��.�e acceptable to eac�� property owner as well as to the City for 4iea�-in;s on the property owned by each land owner. In sozrie cases, that could include ��ore that� one parcel. �, If the City has not already done so, it would obtain appraisals of the property interests that are being condemned. �� our case, those appraisals have already been coz��leted. The land owner would use this time to begin work on an appraisal to be presented to the coi�ln��ssion. 6. The cot��aissiotZezs would visit the property condemned and, in effect, do a tour of that prope�-�y including any buildings or itnprovemei�ts on the �?z-operty. The land owner, city representatives and respective a�tqi��eys generally are present for such a visit. 7, When all the appraisers involved are ready, there is a hearing on Zl�� properties owned by each land owner. The hearing procedure is as follows: �1� The city gives a short amount of testimony regarding the project and the reason for the condemnation. This is not to obtain approval of the cc��ide�nnatiol�, but si�z�ply to give the con7.zilissiaaiers background with respect to the condemnation. (2) Once that is done, the property owner goes first with testimony from its appraiser. Commissioners are given copies of the appraisal and t��e pro�ert,�r owner's Iavvyer guides the testimony : h� t��.� _�__ tl�e appraisal. The city's attorney then is allowed to cross-examine the appraiser, and the coia`��nissioilers are allowed to ask a��y questions they have. Sometimes, the property owners themselves testify about their view of the value of the property being condenuied, but it is really the appraisers' opinions that the con�t�lissio�3ers key in on. A$er tlle landowner has completed its presentation, �lle city would call its appraiser to testify and stiibn�it copies of tl�e appraisal done to suppo�t the city position. The same process for cross examination ��1c� questions froi�� the cnir�nissiozlers apply to the city appraiser and, when all of the rounds of questioning are done, unless there is some "rebuttal" testimony, the l�eari�tg is adjourned. �3� Sometimes after the hearing, the co��nlissio��ezs reassemble privately, discuss all the evidence they have heard and, based on that evidence and their oi�'ti experience, issue an award to the property owner. �4� Within forty days after tl�e issuance of that award, either side can appeal t11e award back to the judge who initially heard the canden��.ation petition. If that occurs, the ��latter goes on the regular trial calendar of that judge, and tlle case is, in effect, re-tried before a judge and jury. The ti�zat will be substantially the same testimony as was given at the co�7li�issiqi�er hearing, with the exception being that either side may call one or rno�•e of the Gonunissioziers to testify as to what tl�e conu�issianers awarded and t�zeit'reasons for that award. Such testi7��oz�y is o$en accepted by jury mei3�bers who feel that t��e court-appointed co�nc�,�iss�oners l�ave �i�ore knowledge and experience than they do. It is so��e��1�at rare to have a jury