MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE CITY HALL 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 10:50 A.M. ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014.
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CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 10:50 a.m.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
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ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioner Rufus Alexander; Commissioner Edward Becht; Commissioner Thomas Perona; Commissioner Reginald Sessions;
- Staff Present:
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- City Clerk Linda Cox
- City Manager Robert Bradshaw
- City Attorney Robert Schwerer
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City Attorney Robert Schwerer announced this Special Closed Meeting (Attorney-Client Session) pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) at his request to discuss settlement negotiations or strategy session related to litigation expenditures in connection with the pending litigation - Australian Properties, LLC et al v. City of Fort Pierce, Case No. 562011CA003396, Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Florida.
The session is anticipated to last 1 hour.
Persons attending are: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Rufus Alexander, Edward Becht, Thomas Perona, and Reginald Sessions; City Attorney Robert Schwerer; City Manager Robert Bradshaw; Assistant City Attorney James Walker; Attorney Virginia Townes; Attorney Cynthia Angelos. At the conclusion of the session, the meeting shall be reopened and the Mayor will announce the termination of the session. (Note: The court reporter will prepare the transcript of the meeting and file it with the City Clerk within a reasonable time; it shall remain sealed until the conclusion of the litigation, at which time the transcript will be made part of the public record.)
The session is anticipated to last 1 hour.
Persons attending are: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Rufus Alexander, Edward Becht, Thomas Perona, and Reginald Sessions; City Attorney Robert Schwerer; City Manager Robert Bradshaw; Assistant City Attorney James Walker; Attorney Virginia Townes; Attorney Cynthia Angelos. At the conclusion of the session, the meeting shall be reopened and the Mayor will announce the termination of the session. (Note: The court reporter will prepare the transcript of the meeting and file it with the City Clerk within a reasonable time; it shall remain sealed until the conclusion of the litigation, at which time the transcript will be made part of the public record.)
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ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor concluded the closed session and reopened the public meeting at 12:00 p.m. There being no other business, Mayor Hudson declared the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
The Mayor concluded the closed session and reopened the public meeting at 12:00 p.m. There being no other business, Mayor Hudson declared the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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