Governing Board Meeting
DATE AND TIME:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., during which an Attorney-Client Session will be conducted.
LOCATION:
SFWMD Headquarters
B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Members of the public may participate and provide public comment in-person or via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information, you may contact: Rosie Byrd at rbyrd@sfwmd.gov.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED:
The Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District will discuss and consider District business, including regulatory and non-regulatory matters.
The public and stakeholders will have an opportunity to view and comment on the meetings by attending in person or utilizing the following The link will go live at approximately 9:00 AM on February 10, 2022.
The Governing Board may take official action at the meetings on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes.
Attorney-Client Session: The attorney-client session, pursuant to Section 286.011(8)(2021), Florida Statutes, is to discuss strategy related to litigation expenditures or settlement negotiations in Blue Goose Growers, LLC d/b/a Blue Goose Construction v. South Florida Water Management District, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Case No. 2018-CA-014544. This is a breach of contract case related to construction on the C-44 Project. The approximate duration of the Attorney-Client Session is 90 minutes. The attendees of the Attorney-Client Session are Governing Board Members: C. Goss, S. Wagner, B. Butler, C. Martinez C. Meads, C. Roman, J. Steinle, J. Thurlow-Lippisch, Executive Director D. Bartlett, General Counsel C. Ansay; District Attorneys J. Levine, R. Glass; Outside Counsel B. Kirwin and J. Darr, Kirwin Norris, P.A. and the court reporter.
Pursuant to Florida law, the entire Attorney-Client Session shall be recorded by a certified court reporter. No portion of the Attorney-Client Session shall be off the record. A copy of the transcript will be made part of the District’s public record after the litigation has concluded.
Based on the discussion during the Attorney-Client Session, the Governing Board may take official action upon conclusion of the Attorney-Client Session. Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide public comment prior to official action of the Governing Board relating to the Attorney-Client Session.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The agenda will be posted to the District’s website www.SFWMD.gov/meetings, seven days prior to the meeting. Or, you can email Rosie Byrd at rbyrd@sfwmd.gov.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least seven days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rosie Byrd, District Clerk, at rbyrd@sfwmd.gov. 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, 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.