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(CITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney
DATE: September 15, 2009
RE: Proposed Resolution for City Commission Meeting — September 24, 2009
Accepting a payment in the amount of $25,000, in full settlement of all claims
and demands for the case of City of Miami vs. Miami -Dade County Case
No. 07-34868
File No. 09-01038
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the City to accept payment from
Miami -Dade County in the amount of $25,000, in full settlement of all claims and demands for the case of
City of Miami vs. Miami -Dade County, Case No. 07-34868 CA 25, pursuant to the terms of the proposal
for settlement.
In 2005, a Miami -Dade County ("County") truck collided with the City of Miami ("City")
garbage truck at the County facility located at 1112 Northwest 20t' Street, Miami, Florida, causing
substantial damage to the City truck and the City paid $32,496.48 to repair the City truck. The City
sought the amount from the County in Circuit Court under Case No. 07-34868 to recover the money paid.
The County has proposed to settle this case for $25,000 dollars and the proposal for settlement
seeks to settle all claims pursuant to the terms more fully set forth in the attached.
c: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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