HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttorney-Client SessionCity of Miami
Attorney -Client Session
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 16376 Final Action Date: 7/25/2024
UNDER THE PARAMETERS OF SECTION 286.011(8), FLORIDA STATUTES, A PRIVATE
ATTORNEY -CLIENT SESSION WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE JULY 25, 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
MATTERS OF THE MAD ROOM LLC D/B/A BALL AND CHAIN, ALTOS MEXICANO, LLC
D/B/A TAQUERIAS EL MEXICANO, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING, LLC, AND LA GRAN
FIESTA, LLC V. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 21-CV-23485-RKA, PENDING IN THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA; TOWER HOTEL,
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PIEDRA VILLAS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, BEATSTIK, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY EL
SHOPPING, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND YO AMO CALLE SIETE,
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (PLAINTIFFS) V. CITY OF MIAMI
(DEFENDANT), AND CITY OF MIAMI (COUNTER -PLAINTIFF) V. TOWER HOTEL, LLC,
BEATSTIK, LLC, (COUNTER -DEFENDANTS) AND WILL/AM FULLER, MARTIN PINILLA, BEN
BUSH, ZACK BUSH, ALTOS MEXICANO, LLC D/B/A TAQUERIAS EL MEXICANO, BNZ BAR,
LLC, BNZ FIESTA, LLC, CALLE OCHO MARKETPLACE, LLC, CHARLIE LICKSTERZ, LLC, LA
GRAN FIESTA, LLC, LITTLE HAVANA ARTS BUILDING, LLC, MAD ROOM, LLC D/B/A BALL
AND CHAIN AND YO AMO CALLE OCHO, LLC (THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS) CASE NO.
2022-008069-CA-44, PENDING IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND TOWER HOTEL, LLC, A
FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PIEDRA VILLAS, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, BEATSTIK, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY EL
SHOPPING, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND YO AMO CALLE SIETE,
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY V. CITY OF MIAMI, CASE NO. 3D23-285,
PENDING IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THIRD
DISTRICT, 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 CHAIRWOMAN CHRISTINE KING, VICE-CHAIRMAN JOE
CAROLLO, COMMISSIONERS MIGUEL ANGEL GABELA, DAMIAN PARDO, AND MANOLO
REYES; THE CITY MANAGER, ARTHUR NORIEGA, V; THE CITY ATTORNEY, GEORGE K.
WYSONG III; CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY JOHN A. GRECO; DEPUTY CITY
ATTORNEY KEVIN R. JONES, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS ERIC EVES, AND
MARGUERITE SNYDER, AND CITY OF MIAMI'S OUTSIDE COUNSEL RAQUEL A.
RODRIGUEZ ESQ., MICHAEL E. DUTKO ESQ., AND ANGEL A. CORTINAS, 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
City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File ID: 16376 (Revision:) Printed On: 8/4/2025
File ID: 16376 Enactment Number:
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.
g III C y for y 7/16/2024
City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File ID: 16376 (Revision:) Printed on: 8/4/2025