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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2009-04-29 Attorney-Client Session300 BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION APRIL 29, 2009 An Attorney/Client Session of Bal Harbour Village was held on Wednesday, April 29, 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 9:07 a.m. by Mayor Rosenfield. The following were present: Mayor Jean Rosenfield Assistant Mayor Joni D. Blachar Councilwoman Patricia Cohen 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. 2. PUBLIC MEETING OPENED: As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced. 3. STATEMENT BY MAYOR: Mayor Rosenfield announced the time to be 9:07 a.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 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 people will be in attendance at the meeting: Mayor Jean Rosenfield Assistant Mayor Joni D. Blachar Councilwoman Patricia Cohen Councilman Martin Packer Councilman Jaime M. Sanz Village Manager Alfred J. Treppeda Village Attorney Richard J. Weiss Village Attorney Michael S. Popok 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. Mayor Rosenfield welcomed any public comments. 4. PUBLIC MEETING CLOSED: There being no comments, Mayor Bal Harbour Village Council Meeting — Attomey/Client Session Mullen Litigation 04/29/2009 1 301 Rosenfield closed the meeting to public comments. All individuals not named by 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 Attorney -Client session was held. 6. PUBLIC MEETING RECONVENED: The meeting was reconvened in public session at 9:25 a.m. 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: Mayor Jean Rosenfield Assistant Mayor Joni D. Blachar Councilwoman Patricia Cohen 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 meeting was adjourned at 9:25 a.m. Minutes Prepared by Ellisa L. Horvath, CMC, Village Clerk Bal Harbour Village Council Meeting — Attorney/Client Session Mullen Litigation 04/29/2009 2