Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Request for an Attorney/Client Session with the City Council to Discuss Pending Litigation in the Matter of City of Port St. Lucie, a Florida Municipal Corporation, and Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Port St. Lucie v. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., Case No. 2018-CA-001895.
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Submitted By: Charles Snyderman
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 City of Port St. Lucie and Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Port St. Lucie v. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., Case No. 2018-CA-001895.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the request.
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 record the times of commencement and termination of the session, all discussion an...
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