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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION HELD
APRIL 18,2000
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vandergrift called the Special Session to order at 6:45 p.m. in the Commission
Chambers and announced that Special Counsel had previously requested a closed session
with the City Commission to discuss litigation and the air quality issue at City Hall and
Police buildings in the case described by the Special Counsel, i.e., City of Ocoee vs. C.T.
Hsu & Associates, P.A., Huber Design and Construction, Inc., and Great American
Insurance Company. He advised that the persons who will be attending the closed
session are Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioner Anderson, Commissioner Howell,
Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Parker, City Manager Ellis Shapiro, Special
Counsel Stephen M. Bull, Special Counsel Mario Romero, the Court Reporter, and no
others; and it was estimated that the closed attorney-client session would last one-half
hour. He said further that following the conclusion of the attorney-client session, the
meeting will be reopened in order to announce the termination of the closed session and
take such other action as the City Commission may deem appropriate.
The roll was called and a quorum declared present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson, Howell, Johnson (arrived at
6:50 p.m.), and Parker. Also present were City Manager Shapiro, Special Counsel Bull,
Special Counsel Romero, and Court Reporter Liz Speer. City Clerk Grafton was present
only for the opening and closing of the meeting.
ABSENT: None
Those listed above retired to the Chambers Conference Room for the closed discussion.
RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING FOR ACTION ON ABOVE ISSUES
Upon their return to the Chambers at 7:10 p.m., Mayor Vandergrift reopened the Special
Meeting and asked for the pleasure of the Commission.
Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Parker, moved to declare a
public emergency so as to avoid unnecessary delay in competitive bidding requirements
in order to accommodate the legitimate concerns of the City employees of having a safe
environment in which to work. Motion carried 5-0.
Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Parker, moved to enter into a
contract with Cross Construction Company to perform the cleaning and remediation work
in accordance with the specifications prepared by CH2M Hill, Inc. on both the City Hall
and the Police Department buildings. Motion carried 5-0.
Ocoee City Commission Special Session
April 18, 2000
Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Parker, moved to transfer
$150,000 from the Transportation Impact Fee Fund to the General Fund to provide for
this work with the understanding that the money will be repaid plus interest. Motion
carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT.
The meeting adjourned at 7: 13 p.m.
Attest:
APPROVED:
City of Ocoee
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