MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
Mayor Hudson called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioner Jeremiah Johnson; Commissioner Thomas Perona
- Absent:
- Commissioner Rufus Alexander; Commissioner Reginald Sessions
- Staff Present:
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- City Clerk Linda Cox
- City Manager Nicholas Mimms
- City Attorney James Messer
- Attendees:
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- Douglas Noah, Litigation Counsel
- Gail Bradford, Litigation Counsel
3.
Special Closed Meeting (Attorney-Client Session) pursuant to F.S. 286.011(8) at the request of the City Attorney to discuss settlement negotiations or strategy session related to litigation expenditures in connection with The Haven Detox Fort Pierce, LLC, et al. vs. City of Fort Pierce, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 16-CV-14270-KAM.
4.
Announcement of estimated length of attorney-client session.
Linda Cox, City Clerk, announced that the closed session was anticipated to last 30 minutes.
Linda Cox, City Clerk, announced that the closed session was anticipated to last 30 minutes.
5.
City Clerk to announce the names of those in attendance. The session shall be recorded by a certified court reporter. (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.)
Linda Cox, City Clerk announce those in attendance as follows: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Jeremiah Johnson and Thomas Perona; City Attorney James M. Messer, Litigation Counsel Doug Noah, Esq., Litigation Counsel Gail C. Bradford, Esq. and City Manager Nicholas Mimms. The entire session will be recorded by a court reporter and the transcript will be made part of the public record upon conclusion of the litigation. Ms. Cox left the meeting at 5:03 P.M. and the session was recorded by a certified court reporter. Commissioners Alexander and Sessions entered the meeting while in progress.
Linda Cox, City Clerk announce those in attendance as follows: Mayor Linda Hudson; Commissioners Jeremiah Johnson and Thomas Perona; City Attorney James M. Messer, Litigation Counsel Doug Noah, Esq., Litigation Counsel Gail C. Bradford, Esq. and City Manager Nicholas Mimms. The entire session will be recorded by a court reporter and the transcript will be made part of the public record upon conclusion of the litigation. Ms. Cox left the meeting at 5:03 P.M. and the session was recorded by a certified court reporter. Commissioners Alexander and Sessions entered the meeting while in progress.
6.
Meeting reopens at conclusion of attorney-client session.
The meeting was reopened at 6:05 p.m. and Ms. Cox joined the meeting.
The meeting was reopened at 6:05 p.m. and Ms. Cox joined the meeting.
7.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hudson adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
Mayor Hudson adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
ATTEST:
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