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REQUEST FOR PRIVATE ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION CONCERNING THE CASE OF MARTIN COUNTY, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT AND CARE V. U.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION; CASE NO.: 1:18:CV-333
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The County Attorney intends 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 about settlement negotiations and/or strategy related to litigation expenditures in the case: Martin County, et. al. v. US Dept. of Transportation, et. al., Case No.: 1:18:cv-333, United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: David Arthur
Title: Senior Assistant County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Sarah W. Woods, County Attorney
PRESET: 3:30 PM
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
In the case of Martin County, et. al. v. US Dept. of Transportation, et. al., Case No.: 1:18:cv-333, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Lawsuit"), Plaintiffs Martin County, Indian River County, Indian River County Emergency Services District, and Citizens Against Rail Expansion, a non-profit group (collectively "Plaintiffs"), are contesting the validity of tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds ("PABs") that Brightline Trains LLC ("Brightline") intends to use to fund the Phase II of Brightline's construction of a high-speed passenger railway between West Palm Beach and Orlando along the Florida East Coast Railway corridor. Defendant Brightline has disputed Plaintiffs claims, and presently Plaintiffs' and Brightline's motions for final summary judgment are pending with oral argument scheduled for November 27, 2018.
A private attorney-client session is necessary to discuss settlement negotiations and strategy related to litigation...
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