HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiscussion Item 8692 - Attorney-Client Session - Ernesto Cuesta vs. City of MiamiCity of Miami
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File Number:8692Final Action Date:2/25/2021
UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES,
A PRIVATE ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE
MARCH 11, 2021 MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE PERSON
PRESIDING OVER THE COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE THE
COMMENCEMENT OF AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION, CLOSED TO THE
PUBLIC, FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSING THE PENDING LITIGATION IN
THE MATTERS OF ERNESTO CUESTA, ET AL., VS. THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., CASE NO. 20-006298 CA (43),
PENDING IN THE MIAMI-DADE CIRCUIT COURT, CITY OF MIAMI VS.
ERNESTO CUESTA, ET AL., CASE NO. 3D21-532, PENDING IN THE
FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, AND WEST FLAGLER
ASSOCIATES, LTD., VS. THE CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 19-CV-21670-RNS,
PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, TO WHICH THE CITY IS PRESENTLY A PARTY. THE
SUBJECT OF THE MEETING WILL BE CONFINED TO SETTLEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY SESSIONS RELATED TO LITIGATION
EXPENDITURES. THIS PRIVATE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT
APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.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 WHICH INCLUDE VICE-
CHAIRMAN KEN RUSSELL, AND COMMISSIONERS ALEX DIAZ DE LA
PORTILLA, JOE CAROLLO, MANOLO REYES, AND JEFFREY WATSON; CITY
MANAGER ART NORIEGA, V; AND ATTORNEY RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ. 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 PRESIDING OVER THE COMMISSION MEETING WILL ANNOUNCE
THE TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION.
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