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REQUEST FOR PRIVATE ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION CONCERNING THE CASE OF BE A MAN BUY LAND, LLC V. SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, ET AL.; CASE NO. 2023-CA-000052
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The County Attorney desires to meet with the Board of County Commissioners and the County Administrator in a private attorney-client session, in accordance with Section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, to obtain advice related to settlement negotiations or strategy related to litigation expenditures in the case of Be A Man Buy Land, LLC v. South Florida Water Management District, et al.; Case No. 2023-CA-000052.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: Sarah W. Woods
Title: County Attorney
REQUESTED BY:
PRESET: 12:00 PM
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Plaintiff Be a Man Buy Land, LLC ("BAM"), filed a lawsuit in the circuit court of Martin County against the County, the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida seeking vehicular access to BAM's properties located within Pal-Mar/Palm Beach Heights. The case is before Judge Michael J. McNicholas.
The lawsuit seeks vehicular access to Plaintiff's properties through three (3) easements recorded in the 1960's but never accepted by the County. Plaintiff's complaint alleges (i) inverse condemnation; (ii) injunctions; and (iii) declarations as to the easements and their validity.
On June 23, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff's emergency motion for preliminary injunction thereby preventing any of the Defendants from restricting vehicular access through one of the alleged easement areas to the east section of Pal-Mar.
A mediation was held on June 20, 2024 with all parties present with settlement negotiations occurring. The mediation has been continued to a yet to be determined date.
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