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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION
HELD NOVEMBER 21, 2000
Mayor Vandergrift called the Special Session to discuss settlement negotiations
for the municipal complex to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. The roll was
called and a quorum was declared present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson and Howell. Also present were
City Manager Ellis Shapiro, Special Counsel Stephen M. Bull, Special Counsel Mario Romero
and City Clerk Grafton.
ABSENT: Commissioners Johnson and Parker
DISCUSSION RE: SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
Mayor Vandergrift announced that Special Counsel Bull had previously requested a closed
session with the City Commission to discuss settlement negotiations in the case described as
Settlement Negotiations, Case No. CI 98-1332 - City of Ocoee vs. C.T. Hsu & Associates,
P.A., Huber Design and Construction, Inc., and Great American Insurance Company, et al.
He said it was estimated that the closed attorney-client session would last forty-five 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. Mayor Vandergrift asked the City Commission to move
into closed session.
RECONVENE PUBLIC MEETING FOR ACTION ON ABOVE ISSUES
Consideration/Action of Proposed Settlement
Mayor Vandergrift reopened the Special Meeting of the City Commission and announced that
the closed attorney-client session was terminated at 7:01 p.m. He asked for comments or any
proposed actions from the City Commission.
Commissioner Anderson. second by Commissioner Howell. moved to accept Special
Counsel Stephen M. Bull's recommendation. Motion carried 3-0. Commissioners Johnson
and Parker were not present.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.