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: March 13, 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.: 17310
Pursuant to my request to the City Commission at the meeting of February 27,
2025, the below -listed Attorney -Client Session is scheduled for the March 13, 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 March 13, 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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