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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
6:45 p.m. by Assistant Mayor Rosenfield. The following were present:
Assistant Mayor Jean Rosenfield
Councilman Joel S. Jacobil
Councilman Martin Packer
Councilman Jaime M. Sanz2
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
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 6:45 p.m. She explained that the Council will have an
Attorney/Client Session, in accordance with Florida Statute 286.011, regarding the litigation
styled Lynne Bloch -Mullen versus Joel Jacobi, Bal Harbour Village, and the Miami -Dade
County Canvassing Board, Dade County Circuit Court Case Number 07-12570 CA 08. She
advised that the session is estimated to last one hour and the following peoplewill be in
attendance at the meeting:
Assistant Mayor Jean Rosenfield
Councilman Martin Packer
Councilman Jaime M. Sanz
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.
1 Councilman Jacobi left when the Public Meeting was closed.
2 Councilman Sang arrived during the Statement by Assistant Mayor Rosenfield.
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4. PUBLIC MEETING CLOSED: There being no comments, the public
meeting was closed. All individuals not named by Assistant Mayor Rosenfield left the room.
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION - LYNNE BLOCH-MULLEN V. JOEL
JACOBI, BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, AND THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
CANVASSING BOARD (CASE NO. 07-12570 CA 08): The Attomey-Client
session was held.
6. PUBLIC MEETING RECONVENED: The meeting was reconvened in
public session at 7:10 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 Martin Packer
Councilman Jaime M. Sanz
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, the
meetinji was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC, Village Clerk
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