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Resolution: R-13-0135
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 13-00411
Final Action Date: 4/11/2013
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO SEEK MODIFICATION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
ENTERED INTO IN THE CASE OF MICHAEL POTTINGER, ET AL. VS. CITY OF
MIAMI, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
FLORIDA, CASE NO.: 88-2406-CIV-MORENO; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE
OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000, FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT OF THOMAS SCOTT, ESQ., OF THE LAW FIRM OF COLE, SCOTT
& KISSANE, FOR REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI (ALONG WITH THE
CITYATTORNEY), IN THE MODIFICATION PROCEEDINGS HEREIN SPECIFIED,
WITH SAID FUNDS ALLOCATED BY THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ("DDA"), SUBJECT TO DDAAPPROVAL.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Attorney is directed to seek modification of the Settlement Agreement entered
into in the case of Michael Pottinger, et al. v. City of Miami, in the United States District Court,
Southern District of Florida, Case No.: 88-2406-Civ-Moreno.
Section 2. The expenditure of attorney's fees and costs, in the amount of $75,000, for the
engagement of Thomas Scott, Esq., of the Law Firm of Cole, Scott & Kissane, for the representation
of the City of Miami (a►ong with the City Attorney), in the modification proceedings herein specified, is
authorized, with said funds allocated from the Downtown Development Authority ("DDA"), subject to
DDA approval.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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