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4 ' ' "tr, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
County of Monroe
Mayor Michelle Coldiron,District 2
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-Ile Florida.Keys Craig Cates,District 1
r, Eddie Martinez,District 3
w Mike Forster,District 5
County Commission Meeting
May 25, 2021
Agenda Item Number: E.7
Agenda Item Summary #8281
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Peter Morris (305) 289-2584
To be held at the conclusion of the workshop.
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe
County BOCC v. Magnolia 101, LLC, et al., Case No. 13-945-P.
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, Assistant County Attorneys Peter Morris and Cynthia Hall, and a certified court
reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: BOCC held a closed session on 5/8/20 and rejected a
prior offer. On 5/19/21, the Board authorized holding the closed session.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: n/a
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session Script(Magnolia 101) BOCC 05 25 21
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A
Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
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Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI:
Indirect Costs: N/A
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: N/A If yes, amount:
Grant: N/A
County Match: N/A
Insurance Required: N/A
Additional Details:
N/A
REVIEWED BY:
Peter Morris Completed 05/18/2021 11:04 AM
Bob Shillinger Completed 05/21/2021 2:41 PM
Purchasing Skipped 05/18/2021 9:33 AM
Budget and Finance Skipped 05/18/2021 9:33 AM
Maria Slavik Skipped 05/18/2021 9:33 AM
Liz Yongue Completed 05/21/2021 4:07 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 05/25/2021 10:30 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 .6
estimated that this meeting will take approximately thirty (30) minutes. The persons attending the meeting will E
be the County Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County Attorney Bob Shillinger,
Assistant County Attorneys Peter Morris and Cynthia Hall, 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 re- o
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.
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I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held upon the request of the County 6
Attorney Bob Shillinger who announced at a prior BOCC Meeting held on 05/19/21 that he needed advice in <
the matter of Monroe County BOCC v. Magnolia 101, LLC et al., Case No. 13-CA-945-P. At that meeting,
the Board approved holding a closed session and public notice was given through public announcement of the
meeting at the 05/19/21 BOCC meeting and through publication of the 05/25/21 BOCC meeting agenda on LO
the County's website. LO
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.
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Just as a reminder, we will only be discussing settlement negotiations and strategy relating to 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.
Let's start our discussion with the County Attorney. y
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3. At the end of the closed session,prior to going into open session.
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This closed session is now terminated and we will not reconvene in the public meeting.
4. After the public session has been re-opened. E
The attorney—client session has been terminated,and we are now re-opening this public meeting.
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