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Biscayne Park schedules closed‑door session on pending federal lawsuits for Feb. 3; variances set to start at 4:30 p.m.
Summary
Attorney requested a closed‑door (shade) session under Florida law to discuss two pending federal cases; the commission scheduled variances at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, agreed to hold the shade session at or after 6 p.m. (preferably at village hall or other room) and to reconvene the public meeting after the closed session.
Village attorney asked the commission to hold an attorney‑client closed‑door meeting (a 'shade session' under Fla. Stat. §286.0118(a)) to discuss pending litigation: Christopher Castro v. Village of Biscayne Park (S.D. Fla., case 25‑cv‑21837) and Louis Cabrera v. Village of Biscayne Park (S.D. Fla., case 25‑cv‑22145). The attorney said the meeting would include the commission, village attorney, village manager and outside counsel, occur on Feb. 3 and run approximately 30–60 minutes.
Commissioners discussed logistics and public‑notice requirements. The clerk will post the statutorily required notice naming the participants and confirming a court reporter will record the session; the record will be sealed until litigation concludes. To avoid delaying members of the public with pending variances, the commission scheduled three variance hearings to begin at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 3. The plan is to open the public meeting at 6 p.m., adjourn and move to the closed session in a separate room, then reopen the public meeting when the closed session concludes.
Commissioners were advised that settlements must be approved in public and that the closed session is for privileged strategy discussion only.
