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',.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.: 17255
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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