Item P03
Bo.\!-tD OF COUNTY COMMISSION ~U:S
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\'h~eting Date: \1arch 15, 20~)~.)
Divj~iofl :
.!,'ounty !~tiorIlt~y
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Deparlrnent: Count\' Attorney
Staff Contact Person' Bob Shillinger ;.;;3470
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Appro\'al of settlement ugreemcnt in .I\-!(mme ('many \'. Roger ..\1. Hcmstein, A1iriam Ikmslein: ((nd
.Jordan lk-rJt.~lem. colleclively (tHd irl{J;vj,hwlly as j i'ustecs r?t Sf-!fe Ilarhor /Iv/orin/! Raif]..wy
( 'orporarj{m, a dis.whvd Florida ('orpo/,uliv/}, C A K O'}-732
TTE\'l BACKGROFr\ [):
S<lfe Harbor bu llt hilngar li ke S.ll uc.turc'S ,,"'ithout hendll or a bu i Iding permit. After a duly noticed
hearing, tbe Special [\.."tagi strate impmed a S200 per day nne elTective July 17, 2002. Safe llarbor
obtained a pcrmlt 20 days laLcr (8/S/2) though -- due to ongoing revisiom:; lO the plans. and p~nni t -- no
fLnal im;,pec.tior1 or ecn itkate of occupancy has been i S'>~led At 20 da].'5. Sclf~ Harhor'.:; fi:ne would be
$,WOO.{)O plu" Sl 00 in administrative cosh plus attorney's fee~ and cos(~. Safe I larbor has on~n:d to
:=.ellle: the btigatfon for 52.500.00 v.'hid~ \vould more lhan compens.ate tht County for its attorlley'~ fees
and costs. iw:urred Ln resolving this malleI'. Because of lhe owner's continued, gDod li:tilh dfolis to
achieve cumpliance, staff recomrncnds a~(,:~ptaJlC~ of that offer.
PREVIOUS REI ,":VANT BOCC ACTION: n!:l
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STAFF IU'COMMENDA TIOI\S~ Approval.
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APPROVED BY:
Count} Atty ~ Ol\1 H....Vun:ha:-;iTlg
Ris.k Management
IHVISIOi\ lllIU:crOR APPROVAL:
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AG ENDA ITE M II
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IN Tr t[ ClRCUI r (;QURT DF TrlE 16n- JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND F'OR MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVJSlON
Board of County Commissioners
of Mo 'lroe County. Florida, a PDlitica;
Subdi\JISlDn of the State of Florida.
Plaintiff,
Case No: CAK.05-732
Roger M. Bernstein, Miriam Bernstei n
and JordAn Bernstein, collectively and
indj....iduaHy as Trustees of Ssf€ Harbor
Marine Ra~lway Corporation, a dissolved
Florida Corporation,
Defendants.
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
The P'aintiff Merl rDe Cow nty BQCC (~lefejnafter "the County'), the
Oef~ndants Roger M. Bernstein, M irlam Bernstetn and Jordan Beff1steif1
collectively and if'ldividualty as Trustees of Safe Harbor Marine Raifway
Corporation, a dissolved Florida Corporation (herernafter "the Defendants"}
hereby enter into th IS settlement agreement:
This matter was brought by the County to enforce the fjne imposed
by the Cods Enforcement Special Master in L3-01-616 for
constructing hangar Hke buildfngs and accessory structures without
benefit of a permit
2. I n order to settle the County's claims arising from the code
enforceme.nt lien imposed in case number 1.3-Q1-616 against the
Defendants and buy peace in the matter, trle County agrees to
accept and Defendants agree to pay a sum of $2.500.00.
3. Said payment shall be made by check made payable to the BOCC
of Man roe County and shaH be received by the County's Attorney"s
office no later than March 15, 2006.
4. This agreement ~s conditioned tlpOn approval by the Board of
County Commisstoners at a public meeting as req uired by Florfda
Law.
5. Said sum shall represent the total sum owed by the Defendanls lu
tile County as a result of the claims that were raised or could have
b~en raised by the County in this matter, including the frne, costs,
and attorney's fees.
6. By entering into this agreement. the County and Defendants agree
to release each o~her and absolve each other from liability from any
cia i rns that e ithe r co u Id have ra i 5 ed as a resu It of the a bo ve.styfed
matter,
7. Except as otherNise provlded in this agreement, the County and
the Defe n d ants ea ch ag ree to bear th e i r own respe ctive a tto rney' 5
fees and costs.
8. Once this agreement has been executed by all of the parties and all
Df the cond itlo n s set fo rth above ha ve bee n sati sfjed, 1 h e Cou nty
shall ffle a notice of VO~lmtary dismissal with prejudice in the abo\fe-
styled matter and provide the Defendarlts wrth a release and
s.atisfaction of the underlying code enforcement lien.
9. This agreement represents the total agreement between the parties
and was erltered into freely and voluntarily after consultation with
counsel.
Attest Danny Kofhage, Clerk
Board of County CommtSis.iohers of
M 0 t1foe Co LJ nty, Florida
By: .
By:
Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Mayor
Deputy Clerk
" ..~ (date)
r-or the Defendants
..
Theodore Herzog, Esq.
{date)
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