Item B2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ADD-ON ITEM
Meeting Date:
2/10/2006 - MAR
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes
No xx
Department: County Attornev
Staff Contact Person: Jerry D. Sanders
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to schedule and advertise an Attorney-Client Closed Session
of the Board of County Commissioners in the matter of Thomas F. Collins, et al. v. Monroe County v.
State of Florida, CAM-04-379, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Monroe County, Florida.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This matter involves an 18 Plaintiff, 11 property takings claim filed against the County last November,
The County sued the State as a Third Party Defendant to the action. 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, the County Administrator, the County Attorney,
Assistant County Attorney Jerry D. Sanders, Assistant County Bob Shillinger and Robert H. Freilich,
Esq., Derek V. Howard, Esq., Tyson Smith, Esq. and Steven 1. Moore, Esq., the County's counsel in
this litigation, and a certified court reporter.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
N/A
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No xx
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty ...K-
DMSION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
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At;
Not Required X
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/05
AGENDA ITEM #
Reauest for Oosed Session bv County Attornev
For the record, Jerry D. Sanders, in my capacity as Assistant County Attorney for
the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County.
As you are aware, the County is currently in litigation in the case(s) of Gal/eon
Bay Corporation v. Monroe County v. State of Florida. Case No. CAK-02-595. Sixteenth
Judicial Circuit. Monroe County. Florida and Thomas F. Collins. et ai, v. Monroe
County. v. State of Florida. CAM-04-379. Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. Monroe County.
Florida, The County Attorney and I need your advice concerning the litigation and
request that you schedule a private meeting,
The subject matter of this meeting will be confined to settlement negotiations and
a strategy session related to litigation expenditures.
The persons to be in attendance at this closed meeting will be John R. Collins as
County Attorney, myself as Assistant County Attorney, Robert Shillinger as Assistant
County Attorney, Robert H. Freilich, Esq., Derek V. Howard, Esq., Tyson Smith, Esq.
and Stephen J. Moore, Esq. as litigation counsel in the pending litigation Gal/eon Bay
Corporation v. Monroe County v. State of Florida. Case No. CAK-02-595 and Thomas
F. Collins. et al. v. Monroe County v. State of Florida. CAM-04-379. Sixteenth Judicial
Circuit. Monroe County. Florida., the County Commissioners, the County Administrator;
and a certified court reporter. By law, no other persons are permitted to be present at this
meeting. It is estimated that this meeting will take approximately two (2) hours.
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As required by law, the court reporter shall record the times of commencement
and termination of the meeting, all discussions and proceedings, the names of all persons
present at any time, and the names of all persons speaking. No portion of the meeting
will be "off the record". The court reporter's notes will be fully transcribed, sealed, and
then filed with Danny Kolhage, as Clerk. The transcript shall be made part of the public
record upon conclusion of the litigation.
It is requested that you schedule the closed meeting of the Board on February 21,
2006 at 9:00 a.m. in Marathon, Florida in accordance with the schedule of lead
counsel, Mr. Robert H, Freilich, Esq., and facility availability,