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CITY OF MIAMI
SPECIAL
CITY
COMMISSION
MEETING
MINUTES
OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 15, 2002
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/CITY HALL
Priscilla A. Thompson/City Clerk
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SPECIAL
CITY
COMMISSION
MEETING
MINUTES
OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 15, 2002
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/CITY HALL
Priscilla A. Thompson/City Clerk
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
On the 15`x' day of April 2002, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, met at the Miami
Arena, Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority, 701 Arena Boulevard, Miami, Florida, in special
session.
The meeting was called to order at 3:28 p.m. by Chairman Tomas Regalado with the
following members of the Commission found to be present:
Commissioner Angel Gonzalez (District 1)
Chairman Tomas Regalado (District 4)
Commissioner Arthur E. Teele, Jr. (District 5)
ALSO PRESENT:
Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager
Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney
Joel Maxwell, Deputy City Attorney
Julie Abreu, Assistant City Attorney
Sylvia Scheider, Assistant City Clerk
Lori Piechura, Special Counsel, Hogan & Hartson
Carol Licko, Special Counsel, Hogan & Hartson
ABSENT:
Vice Chairman Johnny L. Winton (District 2)
Commissioner Joe Sanchez (District 3)
Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk
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1. ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION: PENDING LITIGATION RELATING TO NATI0NAL
ADVERTISING CO. VS. CITY OF MIAMI.
Commissioner Teele: Look, Mr. Chairman, can we get started because we've got 10 minutes and
Mr. Gonzalez has got to leave. Let's respect his time.
Chairman Regalado: Right. And -- but they still don't have the --
Alejandro Vilarello (City Attorney): Now we're set up for the court reporter.
Commissioner Teele: She's set up. Are you set up, ma'am?
Joyce Jones (Technical Operations Coordinator/Court reporter/City of Miami): Yes, 1 an -I.
Mr. Vilarello: OK.
Chairman Regalado: OK.
Mr. Vilarello: Mr. Chairman, you've called the public meeting to order:'
Chairman Regalado: Yes, sir, I did.
Mr. Vilarello: You'd like me to read the direction of the meeting?
Chairman Regalado: Yes, sir, I do.
Mr. Vilarello: Pursuant to Florida Statute 286.011, the City Commission has convened -- is
going to convene the commencement of an attorney/client session closed to the public for the
purpose of discussing a pending litigation, National Advertising Company versus the City of
Miami. The closed -door session will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m., at the MSEA (Miami
Sports & Exhibition Authority) -- Miami Sports and Exhibition Board room, located at the north
lobby entrance to the Miami Arena, and conclude approximately half an hour later. The session
will be attended by members of the City Commission: Tomas Regalado, Angel Gonzalez, and
Arthur E. Teele; the City Manager, Carlos Gimenez; the City Attorney, Alejandro Vilarello; Joel
Edward Maxwell, Deputy City Attorney; Julie Abreu, Assistant City Attorney, and Special
Counsel for the City Attorney is from Parker Thomson, Carol Licko and Lori Piechura from the
law firm of Hogan & Hartson. A certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the
sessions are fully transcribed and the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the
litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney/client session, the Special Commission meeting will
be reopened and the person -- and the chairperson will announce the termination of the
attorney/client session. At this point, any members who I did not specifically announce need to
be -- need to leave the room.
2 April 15, 2002
Chairman Regalado: I think she needs to --
Mr. Vilarello: This Gentleman and --
THEREUPON, THE CITY COMMISSION RECESSED INTO ATTORNEY/CLIENT
SESSION AT 3:30 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 4:05 P.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT, EXCEPT VICE CHAIRMAN
WINTON AND COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ,
Mr. Vilarello: For the record, the City Commission adjourned. The court reporter did take the
adjournment of the meeting where the executive session was closed and Special Commission
meeting was closed. For the record, that meeting adjourned at approximately 4:08 on 4-15-2002.
3 April 15, 2002
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION,
THE SPECIAL MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:08 P.M.
ATTEST:
Priscilla A. Thompson
CITY CLERK
Sylvia Scheider
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
MANUEL A. DIAZ
MAYOR
4 April 15, 2002