Item M1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
9/23/2009
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Y4~S No ~ Staff Contact Person: Natileene W. Cassel
292-3470
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of request to schedule a closed executive session of the
Board OfCOWlty Commissioners in the matter of the consolidated case of The Tower Group v. Monroe
County, et ai, Case Number 2007-CA-1428-K, and Monroe County v. Gonzalez Architects, et aI, Case
Number 2008..CA-458-K at the October 21~ 2009 BOCC meeting in Key West.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The initial law suit was filed by The Tower Group (TIG) against Monroe
County; and subsequently the County filed suit against Gonzales Architects, et at. The cases have been
consolidated in the Circuit Court. Legal staff desires direction from the Board on the case regarding
settlement of the claim by TTG against the County and related issues. Per F.S. 286.011(8), the subject
matter of the rneeting shall be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to
litigation expenditures.
Present at the~ meeting will be the Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County
Attorney Suzanne Hutton~ Assistant County Attorneys Bob Shillinger, Natileene Cassel, and outside
counsel Mark Miller, Esq., and Ed Scales, Esq., and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None.
CONTRACT~GREEMENTCHANGES: ~a
STAFF RECOMMENDA nONS: Approval.
TOTAL COS1~: $1.00.00
BUDGETED: Yes -1LNo
INDIRECT COST:
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
Not Applicable
COST TO COUNTY: $100.00
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ NOo X AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty X- OMBlPurchasing n/a Risk Management n1a
DOCUMENTJ~TION: Included _ Not Required_X_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09