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City of South Miami
Special City Commission Minutes
March 20, 2017
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ROLL CALL
present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice
Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Edmond.
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13 Pepe, Esq., City Clerk Maria M. Menendez,
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c. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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1. ,A Resolutiodlal)thorizing"tH'e City Atfdrney(lto enter',ht8 a contract with Carlton Fields
Jorden Burt, P:;:A!'i';'to provid~;;the City df~;$;outh Miami with legal representation in the
case ofS.chwartz;\~t\la1. v.;&itYtUonimissi~W8f the City of South Miami. 3/5
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'%itii;;>Following ab'(ip:f,<intraq9~tion of th'eproposed resolution, the Mayor opened the
public reiH~;~k?;and the folla~Jbg indiVI~qgl(s) addressed the Commission: Antoinette Fischer.
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T~;!t~~Qmmission ~~mmented that the resolution did not provide for any specific
amount, and the 'cit~tt~l!torneYl~lld that there is a retainer. He then explained that the cost for
reviewing, research '~l6~jtXilip-g);1~he case could be about $10,000, and that would not cover
litigation. The Commissib'~;{m~N}recommended a cap.
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31 Moved by Commissioner Liebman to amend the resolution to add that the legal
32 services shall be capped at $10,000, and when and if the amount of the fees gets to that point,
33 that the City Attorney shall advise the Commission so that a resolution will be forthcoming for
34 . approving additional expenses. Seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion passed
35 unanimously. Mr. Pepe further recommended obtaining an affidavit from Joe Corradino for the
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 20, 2017
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1 purpose of putting in the record that there is some evidence for the rational basis for what the
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4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve as
5 amended Resolution No. 051-17-14852 authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a contract
6 with Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. to provide the City of South Miami with legal
7 representation in the case of Schwartz, et al. v. City Commission of the City of South Miami,
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E. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M.
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 20, 2017
Mayor
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