HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2002-09-05 Marked AgendaMAYOR MANUEL A. DIAL lay OFll CITY , VAGER CARLOS A. GIMENEZ
CHAIRMAN TOMAS REGALADO l �T CITY ATTORNEY ALEJANDRO VILARELLO
VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHNNY L. WINTON CITY CLERK PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
COMMISSIONER ANGEL GONZALEZ
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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 M
701 ARENA
ANY PERSON WHO ACTS AS A LOBBYIST PURSUANT TO CITY OF MIAMI
ORDINANCE NO. 11469, CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI OF THE CITY
CODE, MUST REGISTER WITH THE CITY CLERK, PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES AND
THE CITY COMMISSION. A COPY OF SAID ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(g)(5) OF THE CHARTER OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, THE MAYOR MAY VETO CERTAIN
ITEMS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN TEN CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING THE
COMMISSION ACTION. THE COMMISSION MAY, AFTER THE VETO OCCURS, OVERRIDE SUCH VETO BY A
FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS THEN PRESENT.
ANY PERSON MAKING IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE
COMMISSION BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, UNLESS PERMISSION TO CONTINUE OR AGAIN ADDRESS THE
COMMISSION BE GRANTED BY THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT. NO
CLAPPING, APPLAUDING, HECKLING OR VERBAL OUTBURSTS IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A
SPEAKER OR HIS OR HER REMARKS SHALL BE PERMITTED. NO SIGNS OR PLACARDS SHALL BE
ALLOWED IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AREA. PERSONS EXITING THE COMMISSION CHAMBER AREA
SHALL DO SO QUIETLY.
SPECIAL
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
* THIS MEETING SHALL CONVENE AT 5:00 PM *
Formal action may be taken on any item discussed or added to this Agenda. Any person, or persons, wishing
to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or
hearing, will require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Any person with a
disability requiring auxiliary aids and services for meetings may call the City Clerk's Office, 250-5360, with
requests at least two business days before the meeting date.
5:00 PM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION
(CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS LITIGATION
STRATEGY)
UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF F. S. 286.011(8) [2002],
THE PERSON CHAIRING THE CITY OF MIAMI
COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEETING IS CONVENED
THE COMMENCEMENT OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT
SESSIONS, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR PURPOSES
OF DISCUSSING PENDING LITIGATION: (1) MCGRATH
ET. AL. VS. CITY OF MIAMI AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ET. AL. VS. CITY OF MIAMI (PARKING SURCHARGE
CASE); AND (2) PATRICIA ROBBINS AS PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF OTIS JAMES
ROBBINS VS. CITY OF MIAMI. THE CLOSED DOOR
SESSIONS WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 P.M.
AND CONCLUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. BOTH
SESSIONS WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION, TOMAS REGALADO, ANGEL
GONZALEZ, JOE SANCHEZ, ARTHUR E. TEELE, JR.,
AND JOHNNY L. WINTON; THE CITY MANAGER,
CARLOS A. GIMENEZ; THE CITY ATTORNEY,
ALEJANDRO VILARELLO, AND ASSISTANT CITY
ATTORNEY MARIA J. CHIARO. THE SESSION RELATED
TO THE PARKING SURCHARGE CASES WILL BE
ATTENDED ADDITIONALLY BY COUNSELS FOR THE
CITY, JOSEPH SEROTA AND CHRISTOPHER KURTZ OF
THE LAW FIRM OF WEISS SEROTA & HELFMAN. THE
SESSION RELATED TO THE ROBBINS CASE WILL BE
ATTENDED ADDITIONALLY BY ASSISTANT CITY
ATTORNEYS JULIE O. BRU AND WARREN BITTNER.
A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER WILL BE PRESENT TO
ENSURE THAT THE SESSIONS ARE FULLY
TRANSCRIBED AND THE TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE MADE
PUBLIC UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ABOVE
CITED, ONGOING LITIGATIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSIONS, THE REGULAR
COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE REOPENED AND THE
PERSON CHAIRING THE COMMISSION MEETING WILL
ANNOUNCE THE TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY-
CLIENT SESSIONS.
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