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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission(
FROM: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney
DATE: April 20, 2012
RE: Proposed Resolution- City Commission Meeting —May 10, 2012
Waiving any conflict of interest to enable the law fine of Cole Scott & Kissane
P.A., to represent C. Vargas and Associates, Limited; Inc., and Clark Vargas, in
proceedings filed by Yolanda Jones, Robert Marana, and Francisco Lirunzo, in
the Circuit Court of the 11t1, Judicial Circuit, Civil Division, Case No.: 12-12623
CA 11.
Matter ID. 12-00470
The law fine of Cole Scott & Kissane P.A. wishes to represent C. Vargas and Associates,
Limited, Inc., and Clark Vargas, in proceedings filed by Yolanda Jones, Robert Marana, and
Francisco Lirunzo, in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, Case No.: 12-12623 CA
11 (the "Litigation"). The law fine occasionally represents the City of Miami ("City") in
litigation matters, although there are no matters at this time. Although there is no present
conflict of interest between the positions of the City and C. Vargas and Associates, Limited,
Inc., and Clark Vargas, in the Litigation, there is the potential for a conflict due to the fact
that the parties are co-defendants in this lawsuit. Waiving the potential conflict of interest
will pen -nit the law fine of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., to represent C. Vargas and
Associates, Limited, Inc., and Clark Vargas, in the Litigation.
cc: Johnny Martinez, City Manager
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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