Closed door attorney-client session pursuant to Fla. Stat. Section 286.011(8)(2006) to discuss strategy related to litigation expenditures in Friends of the Everglades, Inc. and Fishermen Against Destruction of the Environment, Inc. v. South Florida ...  

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    WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
    South Florida Water Management District

    The South Florida Water Management District announces a private closed door attorney-client session.

    DATES AND TIME: November 14-15, 2007, 9:00 a.m. – completed

    PLACE: Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach Resort, 103800 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida 33037

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Closed door attorney-client session pursuant to Fla. Stat. Section 286.011(8)(2006) to discuss strategy related to litigation expenditures in Friends of the Everglades, Inc. and Fishermen Against Destruction of the Environment, Inc. v. South Florida Water Management District, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 02-80309-CV-Altonaga/Turnoff; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. South Florida Water Management District, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 98-6056-CIV-Lenard/Klein; and Friends of the Everglades v. South Florida Water Management District, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 98-6057-CIV-Lenard/Klein. The subject matter shall be confined to the pending litigation. (All or part of this meeting may be conducted as a teleconference in order to permit maximum participation of Governing Board members).

    ATTENDEES: Governing Board Members E. Buermann, M. Collins, C. Dauray, S. Estenoz, N. Gutierrez, M. Meeker, P. Rooney, H. Thornton; Executive Director C. Wehle; District attorneys S. Wood, S. Echemendia, S. Nall, K. Rizzardi, C. Kowalsky, R. Panse, J. Nutt.

    Pursuant to Florida Law, the entire attorney-client session shall be recorded by a certified court reporter. No portion of the session shall be off the record. A copy of the transcript will be made part of the public record at the conclusion of the litigation.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting the District Clerk’s Office at (561)682-2087 or www.sfwmd.gov.

    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting the District Clerk’s Office at (561)682-2087. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

    If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

    For more information, you may contact the District Clerk’s Office at (561)682-2087.