Placement: Unfinished Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Open the Attorney/Client Session with the City Council to Discuss Pending Litigation in the Matter of ACR Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company v. City of Port St. Lucie, a Florida Municipal Corporation and Riverland/Kennedy, LLP, Case No. 2015-CA-000337.
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Submitted By: James D. Stokes, City Attorney
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): An Attorney/Client Session with respect to pending litigation in the matter of ACR Acquisition, LLC v. City of Port St. Lucie, et al., Case No. 2015-CA-000337 is scheduled for September 20, 2021. This item will open the public portion of the meeting.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council open the public portion of the Attorney/Client Session and conduct the closed-door session.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the request.
2. Move that the Council not approve the request and provide staff with direction.
Background: Pursuant to Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, any board or commission of any state agency or authority or any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision, and the chief administrative or executive officer of the governmental entity, may meet in private with the entity's attorney to discuss pending litigation to which the entity is presently a party before a court or administrative agency, provided that the following conditions are met:
(a) The entity's attorney shall advise the entity at a public meeting that he or she desires advice concerning the litigation;
(b) The subject matter of the meeting shall be confined to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures;
(c) The entire session shall be recorded by a certified court reporter. The reporter shall reco...
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