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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION
HELD AUGUST 13, 2001
Mayor Vandergrift called the City Commission Special Session to order at 6:34 p.m. in the
Commission Chambers. The roll was called and a quorum declared present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Johnson and Parker. Also present were
Assistant City Attorney Doty, City Manager Gleason and Deputy City Clerk Whitford.
Commissioner Anderson arrived at 6:40 p.m. as meeting was moving into the Closed Session.
ABSENT: Commissioner Howell.
Mayor Vandergrift announced that the Commission would be attending a Closed Session with
Assistant City Attorney Doty, City Manager Gleason, the Court Reporter from Verbatim
Transcripts, and no others regarding settlement negotiations and strategy related to litigation
expenditures in Orange County Circuit Court Case No. CI-001-303 - City of Ocoee vs. Cortez,
et al. He said it was estimated that the attorney-client session would last thirty minutes.
Following the conclusion of the attorney-client session, the meeting would be reopened in order
to announce the termination of the closed session and take such other action as the City
Commission may deem appropriate.
Assistant City Attorney Doty announced that the City is currently the Petitioner in an eminent
domain action brought against Edwin and Donna Cortez and Kathryn S. Barley. The case was
filed in the Circuit Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Orange County under Case No. CI-
001-303. As required by Florida Statutes, Section 286.011(8), the City Attorney advised the City
Commission that he desired to have advice concerning this litigation and to discuss with the City
Commission, in closed session, matters related to settlement negotiations and litigation
expenditures. Florida Statutes provide a limited exception from the Sunshine Law for the City's
attorneys to meet in private with the City Commission to discuss pending litigation to which the
City is a party. As required by Florida law, reasonable notice of the closed session has been
given which identifies the time and date of the closed attorney-client session and the names of
the persons who will be attending. The entire session will be recorded by a certified court
reporter and no portion of the session may be off the record. The court reporter's notes will be
fully transcribed and filed with the City Clerk. At the conclusion of the litigation, the transcript
of the meeting will become a public record. It is not permissible to leave the meeting to consult
with other persons regarding the subject matter of the meeting. Following the conclusion of the
closed session, it will be necessary to meet in public in order to adjourn the meeting.
At 6:39 p.m. Mayor Vandergrift announced that the City Commission would move into closed
seSSIOn.
RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING FOR ACTION ON ABOVE ISSUE
Mayor Vandergrift reopened the Special Session and announced the closed attorney-client
session had been terminated, and announced the time to be 6:50 p.m.
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Mayor Vandergrift asked if there were any comments.
Commissioner Anderson. seconded bv Commissioner Parker. moved to direct the City
Attornev to make offers ofiudl!ment on Parcel 101 in the amount of $157.300.00 and on Parcel
102 in the amount of $235.000.00. Motion carried unanimously bv voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
Attest:
APPROVED
City ofOcoee
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City Clerk
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