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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
April 21, 2021
Agenda Item Number: L.2
Agenda Item Summary #8 124
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Cynthia Hall (305) 292-3470
CLOSED SESSION 2:30 PM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Disaster Solutions
v. Monroe County, Case No. 2019-CA-32-K, at the April 21, 2021 BOCC meeting in Marathon, FL
at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Per F.S. 286.011(8), the subject matter of the meeting 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 Bob
Shillinger, attorney Jeffrey Hochman from the law firm of Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke,
Piper& Hochman, P.A., Assistant County Attorney Cynthia Hall, and a certified court reporter.
The County Attorney's Office request for this closed session was approved at the 3/17/21 meeting.
(Item Q.5)
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
Day of Closed Session Script Disaster Solutions
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
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Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: No If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Cynthia Hall Completed 04/07/2021 5:17 PM
Bob Shillinger Completed 04/07/2021 5:19 PM
Liz Yongue Completed 04/07/2021 5:27 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 04/21/2021 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. o
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 2
will be the County Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County Attorney Bob
Shillinger, Assistant County Attorney Cynthia Hall, outside counsel Jeff Hochman from the law firm of
Johnson Anselmo, and a certified court reporter.
Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed session, the commissioners o
the County Administrator, the attorneys for the County and the court reporter 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 o
re-convene and re-open the public meeting. This public meeting is now closed.
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2. At the beginning of the closed session. �?
I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held upon the request of the
County Attorney Bob Shillinger who announced at a prior BOCC Special Meeting held on 3/17/2021 that he
needed advice in the matter of Disaster Solutions v. Monroe County, 16th Judicial Circuit Case No. 2019-
CA-32-K. At that meeting, the Board approved holding a closed session and public notice was given through
public announcement of the meeting at the 3/17/21 BOCC meeting and through publication of the 4/21/21
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 2
with the commission.
(After all have identified themselves)—Thank you. 2.
Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and strategy relating to litigation r-
expenditures. We cannot take any decisive action at this meeting. We can only provide information and 'Vi
direction to the attorneys. Any decisions this Board makes concerning this case must be done in a meeting open 01
to the public.
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Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney.
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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. o
4. After the public session has been re-opened.
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The attorney—client session has been terminated, and we are now re-opening this public meeting.
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