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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Outside Counsel
DATE: March 14, 2024
RE: Attorney -Client Session scheduled for 10:00 a.m. regarding the matter
William O. Fuller, Martin Pinilla, II, The Barlington Group, LLC, Calle Ocho
Marketplace, LLC, Yo Amo Calle Siete, LLC, Little Havana Arts Building,
LLC, Little Havana Arts Building Too, LLC, Tower Hotel, LLC, Brickell
Station, LLC, Piedra Villas, LLC, Futurama, LLC, El Shopping, LLC,
Beatstik, LLC, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc., Little Havana
Bungalows, LLC, LHAB Tres, LLC, and La Gran Fiesta, LLC vs. City of
Miami, Joe Carollo, in his individual capacity, Arthur Noriega, in his
individual capacity, Victoria Mendez, in her individual capacity, Rachel
Dooley, in her individual capacity, Asael Marrero, in his individual capacity,
Daniel S. Goldberg, in his individual capacity, William Ortiz, in his
individual capacity, Luis Torres, in his individual capacity, Adrian
Plasencia, in his individual capacity, Rene Diaz, in his individual capacity,
Ivonne Bayona, in her individual capacity, John Does 1-20, Case No. 23-
CV-24251-RAR, pending in the United States District Court, Southern
District of Florida, to which the City is presently a party
File No.: 15668
Pursuant to the request by the Office of the City Attorney to the City Commission
at the meeting of February 22, 2024, the below -listed Attorney -Client Session is
scheduled for the March 14, 2024 City Commission Meeting at 10:00 a.m.
"Under the parameters of Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, a private
attorney -client session will be conducted at the March 14, 2024 Miami City Commission
meeting. The person chairing the City Commission meeting will announce the
commencement of an attorney -client session, closed to the public, for purposes of
discussing the pending litigation in the matter of William O. Fuller, Martin Pinilla, II, The
Barlington Group, LLC, Calle Ocho Marketplace, LLC, Yo Amo Calle Siete, LLC, Little
Havana Arts Building, LLC, Little Havana Arts Building Too, LLC, Tower Hotel, LLC,
Brickell Station, LLC, Piedra Villas, LLC, Futurama, LLC, El Shopping, LLC, Beatstik,
LLC, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc., Little Havana Bungalows, LLC, LHAB
Tres, LLC, and La Gran Fiesta, LLC vs. City of Miami, Joe Carollo, in his individual
capacity, Arthur Noriega, in his individual capacity, Victoria Mendez, in her individual
capacity, Rachel Dooley, in her individual capacity, Asael Marrero, in his individual
capacity, Daniel S. Goldberg, in his individual capacity, William Ortiz, in his individual
capacity, Luis Torres, in his individual capacity, Adrian Plasencia, in his individual
capacity, Rene Diaz, in his individual capacity, Ivonne Bayona, in her individual
capacity, John Does 1-20, Case No. 23-CV-24251-RAR, pending in the United States
District Court, 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 the Chair Christine King, Commissioners Miguel Angel
Gabela, Damian Pardo, and Manolo Reyes; the Chief Financial Officer, Larry M. Spring,
Jr.; Chief Deputy City Attorney John A. Greco; Deputy City Attorneys Kevin R. Jones
and George K. Wysong; and City's Outside Counsel Raquel A. Rodriguez, Esq. and
Michael E. Dutko, Esq. 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 City Commission meeting will be reopened and the person presiding over the
City Commission meeting will announce the termination of the attorney -client session."
cc: Art Noriega, V, City Manager
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
Miriam Santana, Agenda Coordinator
Outside Counsel
Outside Counsel 3/4/2024