Item R2R.2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
C ounty of M onroe
Mayor David Rice, District 4
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
TheFloridaKeys
Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
George Neugent, District 2
Heather Carruthers, District 3
County Commission Meeting
November 20, 2018
Agenda Item Number: R.2
Agenda Item Summary #4848
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Chris Ambrosio (305) 292-3470
N/A
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Authorization to initiate litigation against AshBritt, Inc. to recover
damages relating to property damage at 16 Arbutus Drive, Key Haven.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Pursuant to the Disaster Response and Recovery Service
Agreement with AshBritt, Inc. (AshBritt), AshBritt is required to repair damage to private property
and/or County roads and rights-of-way due to its operations and ensure proper repairs are made
promptly at no cost to the County. The owner of the property located at 16 Arbutus Drive, Key
Haven, FL submitted
debris collection operations on October 11, 2017.
To date, AshBritt has ignored its responsibilities under the contract as well as repeated efforts by the
County to resolve the claim. Consequently, the County paid $5,985.00 to the property owner for
reimbursement of the payment made to a contractor for professional repair of the property damages.
This agenda item seeks BOCC authorization for the County Ato initiate litigation
against AshBritt with this property damage
claim. This claim would be filed in County Court and proceed independently of the ongoing
litigation AshBritt filed against the County.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County: Cost of filing fee and issuance of summons (approx. $310.00)
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds:
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 10/31/2018 10:40 AM
Chris Ambrosio Completed 10/31/2018 12:34 PM
Maria Slavik Completed 10/31/2018 1:20 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 10/31/2018 1:30 PM
Kathy Peters Completed 11/01/2018 9:41 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 11/20/2018 9:00 AM
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