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�� Mayor David Rice,District 4
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates,District I
y Michelle Coldiron,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
Ij Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
County Commission Meeting
October 19, 2022
Agenda Item Number: M.2
Agenda Item Summary #11186
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Kelly Dugan 3052953170
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida v. Wilbur Wright 725 LLC, 21-CA-50-K, at the October
19, 2022, BOCC regular meeting in Marathon, Florida, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the
matter 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, Assistant County Attorneys Kelly Dugan and Cynthia Hall, outside counsel Wade Vose
and Stephanie Velo, and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Closed Session Script(Wilbur Wright 725 LLC) for 10-19-22
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A
Total Cost to County: Court Reporter Costs
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Current Year Portion:
Budgeted: Yes
Source of Funds: 67501-530330
CPI: N/A
Indirect Costs: N/A
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
N/A
REVIEWED BY:
Kelly Dugan Completed 10/03/2022 9:58 AM
Bob Shillinger Completed 10/03/2022 12:03 PM
Purchasing Skipped 10/03/2022 12:03 PM
Budget and Finance Skipped 10/03/2022 12:03 PM
Brian Bradley Skipped 10/03/2022 12:04 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 10/03/2022 12:27 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 10/19/2022 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. U
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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 estimated
that this meeting will take approximately thirty (30) minutes. The persons attending the meeting will be the
County Commissioners, County Administrator Roman Gastesi, County Attorney Bob Shillinger, Assistant 2
County Attorneys Kelly Dugan and Cynthia Hall, and outside counsel Wade Vose and Stephanie Velo, and a
certified court reporter. C
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Since the law prohibits any other person from being present at the closed session, the commissioners, the 0
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County Administrator, the attorneys for the County and the court reporter will now remain in this meeting 0
room, and all other persons are required to leave the room. When the closed session is over, we will re-convene U,
and re-open the public meeting. This public meeting is now closed. U
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2. At the beginning of the closed session. U
I now call this closed session to order. For the record, this meeting is being held upon the request of the County E-
Attorney Bob Shillinger who announced at a prior BOCC Meeting held on 09/21/22 that he needed advice in
the matter of Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida v. Wilbur Wright 725 LLC, 21-CA-
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50-K. At that meeting, the Board approved holding a closed session and public notice was given through public C�
announcement of the meeting at the 09/21/22 BOCC meeting and through publication of the 09/21/22 and '
10/19/22 BOCC meeting agendas 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 with the
commission.
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(After all have identified themselves)— Thank you.
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.
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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. U)
This closed session is now terminated and we will not reconvene in the public meeting. U)
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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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