HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: George K. Wysong III, City Attorney 7'�`
DATE: February 27, 2025
RE: Attorney -Client Session scheduled for 10:00 a.m. regarding 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, and LHAB Trest,
LLC v. 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.
File No.: 17196
Pursuant to my request to the City Commission at the meeting of February 13, 2025, the
below -listed Attorney -Client Session is scheduled for the February 27, 2025 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 February 27, 2025, 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,
and LHAB Trest, LLC v. 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 Chairwoman Christine King, Commissioners Miguel Angel
Gabela, Damian Pardo, and Manolo Reyes; the Chief Financial Officer, Larry M. Spring, Jr.; City
Attorney George K. Wysong III; Chief Deputy City Attorney John A. Greco; Deputy City Attorney
Kevin R. Jones; Assistant City Attorney Supervisor Eric J. Eves; Assistant City Attorney
Marguerite Snyder; and Outside Counsel Raquel A. Rodriguez Esq., Angel Cortinas, Esq., and
Jonathan Kaskel, 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
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