WELL AWARE OF THAT? WELL, YEAH. I'M NOT AWARE OF THE ONES WHO DO SACRIFICES. I WILL OPEN THIS
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MEETING OF THE STEWART CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING. ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION. MARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR COLLINS HERE. VICE MAYOR REED HERE. COMMISSIONER CLARK HERE.COMMISSIONER HERE. COMMISSIONER RICH HERE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. OH, THAT'S. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CAN I GET A
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
MOVE? APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOVE. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PUBLISHED. I'LL SECOND THE[1. SPECIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT "SHADE" MEETING PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 286.011(8)]
MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? I. I. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE. SPECIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT SHADE MEETING.LEE, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR COLLINS, SECTION 286 .011, SUBSECTION EIGHT OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDES FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM PUBLIC MEETINGS LAW IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CITY COMMISSION TO MEET IN PRIVATE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION MUST BE CONFINED TO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR STRATEGY RELATING RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. ON JANUARY 12TH, 2026, I REQUESTED AN ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION TO DISCUSS THE CASE. POLK CITY POKE POKE STREET HOTEL, INC. VERSUS CITY OF STEWART. CASE NUMBER 4320258P00002, WHICH IS PENDING IN THE APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR MARTIN COUNTY. I ESTIMATE THAT THE ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION FOR THIS CASE WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 30 MINUTES. THE PEOPLE PRESENT WILL BE THE MAYOR, CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, VICE MAYOR SEAN REED, COMMISSIONER LAURA JOB, COMMISSIONER EULA CLARK, COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL RICH, SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL CARRIE LEININGER, MYSELF LEE BAGGETT AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER LOUIS BOGLIOLI AND OUR COURT REPORTER. HERE ARE THE GROUND RULES. THE ENTIRE ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION WILL BE RECORDED BY A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER, WHO WILL RECORD THE TIME THE SESSION BEGINS AND THE TIME THE SESSION ENDS. THE COURT REPORTER WILL ALSO RECORD ALL CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, THE NAMES OF ALL PERSONS PRESENT, AND THE NAMES OF ALL PEOPLE SPEAKING. NO PORTION OF THE SESSION WILL BE OFF THE RECORD WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD. AFTER THE MEETING, THE COURT REPORTERS NOTES WILL BE FULLY TRANSCRIBED AND WILL BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK. THIS TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD UPON CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION OF THIS CASE, INCLUDING ANY APPEALS, MAYOR COLLINS AND THE COMMISSIONERS, I RECOMMEND THAT WE CLOSE THIS PUBLIC MEETING SO THAT WE CAN HOLD THE CLOSED DOOR SESSION IN THE ANTECHAMBERS, AND WE CAN RECONVENE THIS PUBLIC MEETING IN CHAMBERS UPON CONCLUSION OF THE ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION. THANK YOU, MR. BAGGETT. THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING IS HEREBYWE STILL HAVE ITEMS OND DOOR. ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION HAS BEEN CONCLUDED, AND I HEREBY ADJOURN THIS SPECIAL
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