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Res. No. 039-97-10010RESOLUTION NO. 39-97-10010 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF CONSULTING LEGAL ATTORNEY FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,679.98 TO BE CHARGED TO ACCOUNT NO. 1500-3410. WHEREAS, the South Miami City Commission approved Resolution no. 99-94-9500 authorizing the payment of City Attorney non- retainer legal fees and costs; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney submitted the invoices for fees and costs which are attached to this resolution; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Attorney's invoices for legal fees and costs, which are annexed and made a part of this resolution as composit App.1., are approved for payment. Section 2. The amount of $ 4, 679. 98 charged to account no. 1500-3410; Consulting-Legal. Section 3. This resolution will be effective upon passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of March , 1997. ATTEST: ~¥ READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED: ·~tf~~ VICE MAYOR COMMISSION VOTE: 4-0 Vice Mayor Robaina: Yea Commissioner Price: Yea Commissioner Bethel: Yea Commissioner Young: Yea To: From: CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM .Mayor and City Commission cdh~~?kdf' L. Dennis Whitt # City Manager Date: February 26, 1997 Agenda Item # I () Re: Comm. Mtg. 3/4/97 City Attorney's Legal Fees & costs This resolution provides authorization for payment of City Attorney non-retainer legal fees and costs in the amount of $4,679.98 account #1500-3410. The appropriate invoices for fees and costs have been submitted and are attached to this resolution. This payment covers the period ending December 31, 1997. I recommend approval. M&C/ Att. feescosts EARL G. GALLOP & ASSOCIATES, P.A. EARL G. GALLOP VALERIE F. SETTLES OF COUNSEL LUIS R. FIGUEREDO Mr. L. Dennis Whitt City Manager City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 ATTORNEYS AT LAW FIRST UNION FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3580 200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BOULEVARD MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131-2316 February 25, 1997 TELEPHONE (305) 982-1510 FACSIMILE (305) 982-1599 Re: STATEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES City of South Miami em MANAGER'S OFIlCE Dear Mr. Whitt: Enclosed are our statements for professional services rendered and for costs advanced for the period ending December 31, 1996. Please place this statement on the agenda of the next City Commission meeting for approval. I tabulated the amounts due on each individual files as follows: 88071 Lien Foreclosures 88072 General Real Estate 88073 Bakery Centre 88074 Mandelstam v. CSM Profl Services Disbursements Total Due Profl Services Disbursements Previous Balance Total Due Profl Services Disbursements Previous Balance Total Due Profl Services Disbursements Previous Balance Total Due $ 2,843.75 285.75 $ 3,129.50 $ $ $ $ o o 306.25 85.63 o 391.88 /0 Mr. L. Dennis Whitt February 25, 1997 Page -2- 88075 Stieglitz Litigation Prof! Services Disbursements Prevous Balance $ 948.75 146.46 0 Total Due $ 1,095.21 880076 Anthony Litigation Profl Services $ Disbursements Previous Balance Total Due $ * These charges were not included in your prior payments. CURRENT TOTAL DUE PREVIOUS BALANCE GRAND TOTAL $ 4,679.98 88.53 $ 4,768.51 Do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions regarding these statements. EGG:sgs Enclosures csmspec.bil .... --. Very truly yours, ;7 Ai-/ C. be:-j f e)i'-- Earl G. Gallop EARL G. GALLOP & ASSOCIATES, P.A. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 0 63.39 0 63.39 10 L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 Invoice # South Miami, Florida 33143 February 24, 1997 Matter: 88071 City of South Miami Foreclosures 12113/96 PED 12116/96 PED 12117/96 PED 12118/96 PED EGG TJU Reviewing and organizing code enforcement lien files Reviewing and organizing code enforcement lien files; preparing code enforcement liens chart Reviewing and organizing code enforcement lien files; preparing code enforcement liens chart Reviewing and organizing code enforcement lien files; office conference between Earl G. Gallop, Teresa 1. Urda and Patricia DePretoro regarding lien foreclosures; and preparing code enforcement liens chart Attention to lien foreclosures Meetings with Mr. Gallop and Ms. DePretoro regarding tiling lien foreclosures for the City of South Miami 116 5.00 250.00 7.00 350.00 7.00 350.00 6.50 325.00 2.00 350.00 1.00 125.00 /0 Matter: 88071 12/19/96 PED EGG 12/23/96 PED 12/26/96 PED 12/31/96 TJU February 24, 1997 Organizing code enforcement liens foreclosure files; reviewing Florida Bar's foreclosure procedures and forms; and preparing worksheet form for lien foreclosure Meeting among Earl G.Gallop and representatives of Davis Gardens regarding city liens Organizing code enforcement liens foreclosure files Organizing code enforcement liens foreclosure files; preparing code enforcement liens foreclosure worksheet form; and preparing worksheet for individual files Review lien foreclosure materials in preparation to file same Name: Earl G. Gallop Teresa J. Urda Patricia E. DePretoro Total Professional Services Summary: Hours: Rate: 2.50 2.25 42.50 S 175.00 S125.00 S50.00 Amount: S437.50 S281.25 S2,125.00 For Disbursements Incurred: 12/19/96 Supplies-Office Tech REF:343633 12/31/96 Photocopies 12-1 to 12-31-96 Facs 12-1 to 12-31-96 Page 2 6.00 300.00 0.50 87.50 4.00 200.00 7.00 350.00 l.25 156.25 $2,843.75 266.25 10.50 9.00 Prior costs and disbursements not completely processed in our records will appear in subsequent ll1VOlces. /0 Matter: 88071 February 24, 1997 For Professional Services For Disbursements Incurred Current Balance Previous Balance Payments -Thank you 47.25 Hours Total Due Page 3 ©(Q)[P= \ '7 . ./ , . I u $2,843.75 $285,75 ---------------------- $3,129.50 $0.00 --.. -... -------- $0.00 $3,129.50 To be properly credited, please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. If) Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami ·6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, Florida 33143 First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 Invoice # 117 ------------ February 24, 1997 Matter: 88072 City of South Miami Real Estate For Professional Services For Disbursements Incurred Current Balance Previous Balance Payments -Thank you 0.00 Hours Total Due To be properly credited. please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. SO.OO $0.00 $0.00 $6l.94 $0.00 $61.94 Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, Florida 33143 February 24, 1997 Matter: 88073 City of South Miami Bakery Centre First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 For Professional Services For Disbursements Incurred Current Balance Previous Balance 0.00 Invoice # Hours 118 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $26.59 ---------------- Payments -Thank you Total Due To be properly credited. please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. $11.45 $15.14 Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, Florida 33143 February 24, 1997 Matter: 88074 City of South Miami Mandelstam Litigation First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 12/02/96 EGG Receipt and review reponses to Mandelstam's motion for rehearing Total Professional Services Summary: Invoice # Name: Hours: Rate: Amount: Earl G. Gallop 1.75 S 175.00 $306.25 For Disbursements Incurred: 11/28/96 LD Telephone REF:762000565 11/30/96 Research Lexis-Nexis REF:9611 059856 12/04/96 Postage Nov. 12/31/96 Copies 11.1/96-11/29/96 Photocopy Facs 11-1 to 11-29-96 119 1.75 306.25 $306.25 1.24 51.07 3.07 18.00 1.25 5.00 /0 Matter: 88074 February 24, 1997 Page 2 Facs 12-1 to 12-31-96 (p" <. \~~',--::;,/,-, 1 6.00 j ~rio~ costs and disbursements not completely processed in our records will appear in subsequent mVOIces. For Professional Services 1.75 Hours $306.25 For Disbursements Incurred $85.63 ---------------------- Current Balance $391.88 Previous Balance $1,824.31 -------_.------- Payments -Thank you $1,824.31 Total Due $391.88 To be properly credited, please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. /0 L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 Invoice # South Miami, Florida 33143 February 24, 1997 Matter: 88075 City of South Miami Stieglitz Litigation 12/02/96 EGG 12/03/96 PED EGG 12/04/96 TJU 12/05/96 PED 1211 0/96 PED Telephone conference between Earl G. Gallop and Michael Colm, Ruden & Schuster, rcgardng professional liability cliam Assisting and monitoring Mr. Michael Cohn, opposing counsel, while reviewing file in office; preparing documents for photocopying Meeting between Earl G. Gallop and Mr. Colm, and reviewing prior litigation files in Steiglitz matter Review Florida Rules Regulating the Bar regarding ndes violated by Mr. Borgognoni and Mr. Klein; prepare attachment memorandum for Florida Bar Grievance Committee regarding same Telephone conference between Black's Copy Service and Patricia E. DePretoro regarding status of photocopies; telephone message for Mr. Cohn regarding status of photocopies Telephone conference between Mr. Cohn and Patricia E. DePretoro regarding Steiglitz's Petition to Intervene; and searching and telefaxing document to Mr. C olm pursuant to his request 120 0.30 52.50 3.50 227.50 1.00 175.00 3.00 375.00 0.25 16.25 0.50 32.50 Matter: 88075 February 24, 1997 12112/96 EGG Telephone conference with Blackie Steiglitz regarding status of case 12113/96 EGG Telephone conference with Mr. Bill Hampton regarding meeting with Borgnogni Total Professional Services Summary: Name: Hours: Rate: Earl G. Gallop 1. 70 Teresa J. Urda 3.00 Patricia E. DePretoro ':+.25 ~175.00 S 125.00 565.00 For Disbursements Incurred: 11128/96 LD Telephone REF:762000565 12/04/96 Postage Nov. 12/28/96 LD Telephone REF:762000599 12/31/96 Copies 1111196-1l/29/96 Photocopies 12-1 to 12-31-96 Facs 12-1 to 12-31-96 Amount: 5297.50 S375.00 5276.25 Page 2 0.20 0.20 Prior costs and disbursements not completely processed in our records will appear in subsequent mVOlces. 35.00 35.00 $948.75 1.05 27.68 0.48 58.00 46.25 13.00 /0 Matter: 88075 February 24, 1997 For Professional Services For Disbursements Incurred Current Balance Previous Balance Payments -Thank you 8.95 Hours Total Due Page 3 ©CQ)rPW $948.75 $146.46 $1,095.21 $3,461.22 ---------_.----- $3,461.22 $1,095.21 To be properly credited. please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. /0 Earl G. Gallop & Associates, P .A. L. Whitt, City Mgr City of South Miami 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, Florida 33143 February 24, 1997 Matter: 88076 City of South Miami Anthony Litigation For Disbursements Incurred: 12/04/96 Postage Nov. First Union Financial Center 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., #3850 Miami, Florida 33131-3580 TEL: (305) 982-1510 FAX: (305) 980-1599 12/31/96 Copies 11/1/96-11129/96 Invoice # ~rio~ costs and disbursements not completely processed in our records will appear in subsequent mVOlces. For Professional Services For Disbursements Incurred 0.00 Hours 121 4.64 58.75 $0.00 S63.39 ---------------------- Current Balance Previous Balance $63.39 $15.40 ... ------------- Payments -Thank you $15.40 Total Due $63.39 To be properly credited. please indicate Bill number on your remittance check. 10