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12/23/97
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
ENGAGEMENT OF THE LAW FIRM OF DANIELS,
KASHTAN & FORNARIS, P.A., TO SERVE AS COUNSEL
TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN CONNECTION WITH THE
LAWSUIT, GREGORI INTERNATIONAL OF FLA., INC.
VS. CITY OF MIAMI, ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COURT, CASE NO. 97-16935-CA (20), IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000; ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE SELF-INSURANCE AND
INSURANCE TRUST FUND, ACCOUNT
NO. 515001.424401.661.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Attorney's engagement of the law
firm of DANIELS, KASHTAN & FORNARIS, P.A., to serve as counsel to
the City Of Miami in connection with the lawsuit, Gregori
International of Fla., Inc. vs. City Of Miami, Eleventh Judicial
Circuit Court, Case No. 97-16935-CA (20), in an amount not to
exceed $35,000, is hereby authorized, with funds therefor hereby
allocated from the Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust Fund,
Account No. 515001.424401.661.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of J is 1998.
XAVIER Lj SUAREZ, MAYOR
ATTEST:
WALTE FOE , CITY CLERK
Urn comemoll
MEEZWG OF
JAN 13 1998
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SELF-INSURANCE AND INSURANCE
TRUST FUND REVIEW:
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\ MARIO SOLDEVILLA
RISK MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS REVIEW:
DIPVkK" PAMKH,
DIRECTOR
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PREPARED AND APPROVED BY
CHRISTOPHER F. KURTZ
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and Members DATE
To of the City Commission
SUBJECT
FROM A. Qul Jo a ,III REFERENCES:
City Attorn
December 23, 1997
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FILE : LT-97-292
Gregori International of Fla., Inc. vs.
City of Miami, Case No. 97-16935-CA (20)
ENCLOSURES: (1)
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the engagement Daniels,
Kashtan & Fornaris, P.A., to serve as counsel for the City of Miami in connection with the
lawsuit, Gregori International of Fla., Inc. vs. City of Miami, Circuit Court Case No. 97-16935-
CA (20).
This lawsuit is a complex construction litigation case which requires the expertise of
outside counsel. Mr. Richard Daniels is well-known to this office and in his area of expertise and
is very experienced in litigation of this nature. The City Attorney's Office will be assisting
Mr. Daniels in his representation of the City during pendancy of this case.
Fees for said services, in an initial amount not to exceed $35,000, are available from the
Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust Fund, Account No. 424401-653.
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