Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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Request for an Attorney/Client session with the City Council to discuss pending litigation in the matter of ACR Acquisition, LLC v. City of Port St. Lucie, et al., Case No. 56-2015-CA-000337.
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Submitted By: Theresa Freed
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): Request for an Attorney/Client session with respect to pending litigation in the matter of ACR Acquisition, LLC v. City of Port St. Lucie, et al.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council approve the request.
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 record the times of commencement and termination of the session, all discussion and proceedings, the names of all persons present at any time, and the names of all persons speaking. No portion of the session shall be off the record. The court reporter's notes shall be fully transcribed and filed with the entity's clerk within a reasonable time after the meeting;
(d) The entity shall give reasonable public notice of the time and date of the Attorney/Client Session and t...
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