9-25-17 Special Meeting - Agenda CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
SPECIAL MEETING
OF
CITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017- 5:00 P.M.
AGENDA
Invocation and pledge to flag
Call to order
1. Courtesy of the Floor
2. City Attorney requests a Private Attorney/Client meeting in accordance with Section
286.011(8),Florida Statutes,pertaining to the pending lawsuit styled Queniat v. City of Atlantic
Beach, Case No. 16-2017-CA=319, to begin immediately.
3. Mayor announces the Closed Client/Attorney meeting will be held in the North Conference
Room of City Hall, estimated length of the Closed Client/Attorney meeting and specific names
of persons attending the meeting.
4. At conclusion of the Closed Client/Attorney meeting, the Commission will reconvene.the
Special Meeting in the Commission Chambers and the Mayor will announce termination of
the Closed Client/Attorney meeting.
Adjournment of Special Meeting
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any
matter considered at any meeting, such person may need a record of the proceedings, and,for such
purpose,may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,which record shall
include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Any person wishing to speak to the City Commission on any matter at this meeting should submit
a request to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. For your convenience, forms for this purpose are
available at the entrance to the Commission Chamber.
Every effort is made to indicate what action the City Commission is expected to take on each
agenda item. However,.the City Commission may act upon any agenda subject,regardless of how
the matter is stated on the agenda.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should
contact the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 PM, Friday, September 22, 2017.
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SPECIAL MEETING—SHADE
September 25,2017—5:00 p.m.
Announcement by Mayor Reeves
In accordance with Section 286.011(8) of the Florida Statutes, I am announcing that the Special
Private Attorney/Client meeting, a "shade" meeting, will be held in the North Conference Room
here at City Hall, beginning now.
The estimated length of time for the meeting will be one and one-half hours.
The people in attendance at the shade meeting will be:
The Commission Members:
Blythe Waters
Jimmy Hill
Mitch Harding
John Stinson
Myself, Mitch Reeves
Joe Gerrity, City Manager
Brenna Durden, City Attorney
Troy Beecher with the firm of Lydecker Diaz, outside legal counsel to the City
Diane Tropia,the court reporter
Now, let's move to the North Conference Room
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