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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2007-~1 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING THE AGREEMENT TO <br />RETAIN THE SERVICES OF THE LAW FIRM OF COFFEY <br />BURLINGTON AND SPECIFICALLY KENDAL COFFEY, ESQ. AS CO- <br />COUNSEL, TO HANDLE ALL APPELLATE LITIGATION MATTERS <br />ARISING FROM THE LITIGATION RELATING TO PUBLIX'S SITE <br />PLAN AT AN HOURLY RATE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS <br />($250.00); AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THINGS <br />NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Publix litigation has generated two related appeals; first, in the <br />Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade <br />County in the case styled Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. City of Sunny Isles Beach, Case No. 07- <br />362 AP 10, and second, in the Third District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida, in the case <br />styled City of Sunny Isles Beach v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., Case No. 3D07-1895; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kendal Coffey, Esq. is a highly qualified appellate attorney to represent <br />the City in appellate matters involving the Publix Supermarkets, Inc v. City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />lawsuit; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Attorney desires to enter into an agreement to retain the services of <br />Kendal Coffey, Esq., attached hereto as Exhibit "A". <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Approval of Agreement. The City Commission hereby approves the appointment <br />of Kendal Coffey of the Law Firm of Coffey Burlington as Special Counsel at an hourly rate not <br />to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). <br /> <br />Section 2. Authority of the City Attorney. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to do all <br />things necessary to effectuate this agreement. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> <br />Effective Date. This Resolution is effective upon adoption <br /> <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20111 day of September 2007. <br /> <br />Authorizing The Agreement With Coffey Burlington Page 1 of 2 <br />