HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Victoria Mendez
DATE: October 27, 2016
RE: City Commission Meeting — October 27, 2016
Attorney -Client Session scheduled for 2:00 p.m. regarding litigation cases
involving Marine Stadium.
File No.: 1242
Pursuant to my request to the City Commission at the meeting of October 13, 2016, the
below -listed Attorney -Client Session is scheduled for the October 27, 2016 City
Commission Meeting at 2:00 p.m.
"Under the parameters of Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, the person chairing the
City of Miami Commission meeting will announce the commencement of an attorney -
client session, closed to the public, for purposes of discussing the pending litigation in
the following cases: Village of Key Biscayne v. City of Miami, Case No. 15-200 AP,
before the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County,
Appellate Division; Village of Key Biscayne v. City of Miami and National Marine
Manufacturer's Association, Case No. 3D15-2824, before the Third District Court of
Appeal; and Village of Key Biscayne v. City of Miami, Case No. 15-02997 CA 09, before
the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, to which the
City is presently a party. This private meeting will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. (or
as soon thereafter as the Commissioners' schedules permit) and conclude
approximately one hour later. The session will be attended by the members of the City
Commission: Chairman Keon Hardemon, Vice -Chairman Ken Russell, and
Commissioners Wifredo "Willy" Gort, Frank Carollo, and Francis Suarez; the City
Manager, Daniel J. Alfonso; the City Attorney, Victoria Mendez; Deputy City Attorneys
John A. Greco and Barnaby L. Min; Division Chief for Land Use/Transactions Rafael
Suarez -Rivas; and Assistant City Attorneys Kerri L. McNulty and Forrest L. Andrews. A
certified court reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed and
the transcript will be made public upon the conclusion of the above -cited, ongoing
litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney -client session, the regular Commission
meeting will be reopened and the person chairing the Commission meeting will
announce the termination of the attorney -client session."
cc: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
Anna Medina, Agenda Coordinator
VM/BLM/JAG
Attachment(s)
1242 Notice to the Public
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
File Number: 1242
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:
UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A
PRIVATE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE OCTOBER
27, 2016 MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE PERSON CHAIRING THE CITY
OF MIAMI COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF
AN ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, FOR PURPOSES OF
DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN THE FOLLOWING CASES: VILLAGE
OF KEY BISCAYNE V. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 15-200 AP, BEFORE THE
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, APPELLATE DIVISION; VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE V. CITY OF MIAMI
AND NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION, CASE NO. 3D15-
2824, BEFORE THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL; AND VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE V. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 15-02997 CA 09, BEFORE THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO
WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A PARTY. THIS PRIVATE MEETING WILL BEGIN
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 P.M. (OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE
COMMISSIONERS' SCHEDULES PERMIT) AND CONCLUDE APPROXIMATELY
ONE HOUR LATER. THE SESSION WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION: CHAIRMAN KEON HARDEMON, VICE-CHAIRMAN KEN
RUSSELL, AND COMMISSIONERS WIFREDO "WILLY" GORT, FRANK CAROLLO,
AND FRANCIS SUAREZ; THE CITY MANAGER, DANIEL J. ALFONSO; THE CITY
ATTORNEY, VICTORIA MENDEZ; DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS JOHN A. GRECO
AND BARNABY L. MIN; DIVISION CHIEF FOR LAND USE/TRANSACTIONS RAFAEL
SUAREZ-RIVAS; AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS KERRI L. MCNULTY AND
FORREST L. ANDREWS. A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER WILL BE PRESENT TO
ENSURE THAT THE SESSION IS FULLY TRANSCRIBED AND THE TRANSCRIPT
WILL BE MADE PUBLIC UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ABOVE -CITED,
ONGOING LITIGATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT
SESSION, THE REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE REOPENED AND THE
PERSON CHAIRING THE COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE
TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
sndez, City ttor ey 10/18/2016