Background:
Upon the City Attorney advising the City Commission that he desires advice concerning pending litigation in the cases styled City of Sunrise v. West Construction, Inc., et al., Case No. CACE-24-0179614; City of Sunrise v. West Construction, Inc., et al., Case No. CACE-24-017627; and City of Sunrise v. West Construction, Inc., et al., Case No. CACE-24-017669, a private Attorney-Client Executive Session will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:45 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Commission Chambers Green Room, Sunrise City Hall, 10770 W. Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise, Florida.
Those in attendance will be Mayor Michael J. Ryan, Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman, Assistant Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clarke, Commissioner Neil C. Kerch, Commissioner Joseph A. Scuotto, City Manager Mark Lubelski, City Attorney Thomas Moss, Deputy City Attorney Navin Ramnath, Special Counsel Joseph Lawrence of the VLP Copenhaver Espino law firm, and a certified court reporter. The Executive Session is expected to last one (1) hour.
The subject matter of the Executive Session is limited to settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures. The Executive Session is recorded by a certified court reporter, who records the entire session including the times of commencement and termination of the session, all discussion and proceedings, the names of all persons present at any time, and the names of all persons speaking. No portion of the Executive Session is off the record. The court reporter’s notes will be fully transcribed and filed with the City Clerk within a reasonable time after the meeting.
The City Commission meeting will be recessed to commence the Executive Session. At the conclusion of the Executive Session, the City Commission meeting will be reopened to announce the termination of the Executive Session.