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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney
DATE: December 31, 2008
RE: Proposed Resolution -City Commission Agenda -January 15, 2009
Waiving the conflict of interest provisions contained in Section 2-614
of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, to enable Jay
Solowsky to enter into an agreement to transact business with and for the
Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami.
(File No. 08-01552)
Milan Investment group, Inc. recently filed and served the Downtown
Development Authority of the City of Miami ("DDA") with a complaint filed in the
Circuit Court of the I I'h Judicial Circuit, Civil Division, Case No.: 08-77800 CA 08 (the
"Litigation"). Jay Solowsky was a member of the Board of Directors of the DDA since
his confirmation by the Miami City Commission on November 9, 2007 with a separation
date of December 17, 2008. Mr. Solowsky is a licensed attorney in the State of Florida
with a broad base of experience in litigation and class action matters, and extensive
knowledge on the operations of the DDA.
Section 2-612 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), prohibits a member of any board of the City of Miami ("City") from entering
into a contract or transacting any business with the City or an agency acting on behalf of
the City for a period of two years after separation.
Waiving the two year limitation on transacting business with the City or agency
acting on behalf of the City for a period of two years after separation, thus allowing Mr.
Solowsky to represent the DDA, will assure the DDA the benefit of Mr. Solowsky's
expertise.
Attachment(s)
cc: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator