Item K4 K.4
County �� � .�� �y,4 ' �, "tr, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Michelle Coldiron,District 2
�1 nff `ll Mayor Pro Tem David Rice,District 4
-Ile Florida.Keys Craig Cates,District 1
Eddie Martinez,District 3
w Mike Forster,District 5
County Commission Meeting
June 16, 2021
Agenda Item Number: K.4
Agenda Item Summary #3353
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Bob Shillinger(305) 292-3470
1:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe
County v. Sugarloaf VFD, Inc. & Sugarloaf Wi-Fi, Inc., Case No.: 2017-CA-631-K
ITEM BACKGROUND: A closed attorney-client session pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida
Statutes, will now be held. It is estimated that this meeting will take approximately thirty (30)
minutes. The persons attending the meeting will be the County Commissioners, County
Administrator Roman Gastesi, County Attorney Bob Shillinger, Assistant County Attorneys Cynthia
Hall and Pedro Mercado, and a certified Court Reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: 5/25/21 Special Meeting, BOCC authorized holding
closed session.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session Script
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
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Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 06/01/2021 1:53 PM
Bob Shillinger Completed 06/01/2021 1:53 PM
Purchasing Skipped 06/01/2021 1:53 PM
Budget and Finance Skipped 06/01/2021 1:53 PM
Maria Slavik Skipped 06/01/2021 1:53 PM
Liz Yongue Completed 06/01/2021 3:06 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 06/16/2021 9:00 AM
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Mayor's Script
For the day of Closed Session
The following should be read at the appropriate point during the day of the closed session.
1. Prior to going into closed session.
A closed attorney-client session pursuant to Section 286.011(8),Florida Statutes,will now be held.
It is estimated that this meeting will take approximately thirty (30)minutes. The persons attending ti
the meeting will be the County Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County
Attorney Bob Shillinger, Assistant County Attorneys Cynthia Hall and Pedro Mercado, and a
certified Court Reporter.
Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed session, the
Commissioners, the County Administrator, the attorneys for the County and the Court Reporter r_
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will now remain in this meeting room, and all other persons are required to leave the room. When,
the closed session is over,we will reconvene and re-open the public meeting. This public meeting
is now closed.
2. At the beginning of the closed session.
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I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held upon the request a
of the County Bob Shillinger, who announced at a prior BOCC Meeting held on May 25, 2021,
that he needed advice in the matter of Monroe County v. Sugarloaf VFD, Inc. & Sugarloaf Wi-Fi,
Inc., 2017-CA-631-K. At that meeting, the Board approved holding a closed session and public 0
notice was given through public announcement of the meeting at the 05/25/2021 BOCC Meeting,
and through publication of the 05/25/2021 BOCC Meeting Agenda on the County's website.
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For the record, and the benefit of the Court Reporter, each of us will state our name and position, )
starting with the Commission.
(After all have identified themselves)—Thank you.
Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and strategy relating to 0
litigation expenditures. We cannot take any decisive action at this meeting. We can only provide
information and direction to the attorneys. Any decisions this Board makes concerning this case
must be done in a meeting open to the public. E
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney.
3. At the end of the closed session,prior to going into open session.
This closed session is now terminated and we will not reconvene in the public meeting.
4. After the public session has been re-opened.
The attorney-client session has been terminated, and we are now re-opening this public meeting.
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