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Resolution: R-20-0019
File Number: 7001
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 1/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY SUSAN ROSENSTEIN, WITHOUT
ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE AGGREGATE TOTAL SUM OF SEVENTY-
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00) IN FULL AND COMPLETE
SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, INCLUDING ALL
CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, "CITY") IN THE
CASE STYLED SUSAN K. ROSENSTEIN VS. CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CASE NO.: 15 -2733 -CA 15, UPON THE
EXECUTION OF A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
BROUGHT AGAINST AND A DISMISSAL OF THE CITY WITH PREJUDICE;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO.
50001.301001.545013.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, Susan Rosenstein and the City of Miami ("City") are engaged in litigation in
the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, Florida, Case
No.: 15 -2733 -CA 15, concerning a fall on a sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office has investigated these claims and the lawsuit
pursuant to Sections 18-221 through 18-232 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, and recommends that said claims and lawsuit be settled for the lump sum of seventy-
five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) including the claims for attorneys' fees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Director of Finance is authorized' to pay Susan Rosenstein, without
admission of liability, the aggregate total sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) for
full and complete settlement of any and all claims and demands, including any claim for
attorneys' fees, against the City, its agents, officers, and employees in the case styled Susan
Rosenstein vs. City of Miami, pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and
for Miami -Dade County, Florida, Case No.: 15 -2733 -CA 15, upon the execution of a general
release of all claims and demands brought against and a dismissal of the City and its officers,
agents, and employees with prejudice, with funds allocated from Account No.
50001.301001.545013.0000.00000.
The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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File ID: 7001
Enactment Number: R-20-0019
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ria ndez, ity ttor ey 1/13/2020
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