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BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION - MARCH 17, 2009
An Attorney/Client Session of Bal Harbour Village was held on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in
the Bal Harbour Village Council Chambers (655 — 96th Street, Bal Harbour, Florida).
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at
5:45 p.m. by Assistant Mayor Rosenfield. The following were present:
Assistant Mayor Jean Rosenfield
Councilman Joel S. Jacobi
Councilman Martin Packer
Alfred J. Treppeda, Village Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC, Village Clerk
Andrea Greenblatt, Administrative Assistant
Richard J. Weiss, Village Attorney
Michael S. Popok, Village Attorney
Mary G. Stephenson, Taylor Reese and Associates, Inc.
Absent: Mayor Howard J. Berlin
Councilman Jaime M. Sanz
2. PUBLIC MEETING OPENED: As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
3. STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT MAYOR: Assistant Mayor Rosenfield
announced the time to be 5:45 p.m. She explained that the Council will have an
Attorney/Client Session, in accordance with Florida Statute 286.011, regarding the litigation
styled Babak Raheb versus Village of Bal Harbour, Dade County Circuit Court Case
Number 03-21932 CA 23. She advised that the session is estimated to last one hour and
the following people will be in attendance at the meeting:
Assistant Mayor Jean Rosenfield
Councilman Joel S. Jacobi
Councilman Martin Packer
Village Manager Alfred J. Treppeda
Village Attorney Richard J. Weiss
Village Attorney Michael S. Popok
Assistant Mayor Rosenfield advised that the proceedings will be recorded by a certified
court reporter (Mary G. Stephenson, Taylor Reese and Associates, Inc.) and that, at the
conclusion of all litigation discussed, the transcript will be made part of the public record.
Assistant Mayor Rosenfield welcomed any public comments.
4. PUBLIC MEETING CLOSED: There being no comments, the public
meeting was closed. All individuals not named by Assistant Mayor Rosenfield left the room.
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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION - BABAK RAHEB V. VILLAGE OF BAL
HARBOUR (CASE NO. 03-21932 CA 23): The Attorney -Client session was
held.
6. PUBUC MEETING RECONVENED: The meeting was reconvened in
public session at 6:25 p.m. Assistant Mayor Rosenfield explained that the Attorney/Client
Session was terminated and that members of the general public were invited back into the
meeting for any further proceedings or matters. Those present were:
Assistant Mayor Jean Rosenfield
Councilman Joel S. Jacobi
Councilman Martin Packer
Alfred J. Treppeda, Village Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC, Village Clerk
Andrea Greenblatt, Administrative Assistant
Richard J. Weiss, Village Attorney
Michael S. Popok, Village Attorney
Mary G. Stephenson, Taylor Reese and Associates, Inc.
7. ADJOURN: There being no further business to come before the Council, a
motion was offered by Councilman Packer and seconded by Councilman Jacobi to adjourn. The
motion carried unanimously (3-0) and the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC, Village Clerk
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