OFASTA w UNTY, SINCE 1872  TOWN OF ASTATULA MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES  SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY JULY29,2019 TOWNHALL  Having been duly advertised as required by law, Mayor Natale called the Special Session meeting to order at 6.04pm. The invocation was given by Councilman Mack and the Mayor  led thel Pledge of Allegiance. Members Present: Robert Natale, Mayor Mitchell Mack, Vice-Mayor Kimberly Kobera Gayle Sikkema Stephen Cross  Staff Present: Graham Wells, Town Clerk  Roll Call was performed, and it was determined that a quorum was present.  AGENDA REVIEW  There were no amendments to the agenda. Mayor Natale introduced Attorney's Heather Ramos and' Tom Wilkes from Gray Robinson and invited them to make their presentation to  Council. NEW BUSINESS  PRESENTATION BY HEATHER RAMOS FROM ATTORNEY FIRM GRAY ROBINSON. Ms. Ramos introduced her firm through a short PowerPoint presentation highlighting the board areas of law that they covered. She cited the benefits of engaging a big firm where much of the areas of law that the Town would encounter is under one roof. She introduced Tom Wilkes who would be looking after the Town on a day to day basis, his background, experience, expertise and the other agencies that he currently covers. She did the same for herself and explained that they would jointly service the Town's needs. Mayor Natale then QUESTION.DISCUSSIONANDAPPROVALTOENGAGEGRA/ROBINSONASONASTHETOWNS Councilman Cross asked ift they had researched any conflicts that might come up. Ms. Ramos responded that they had and there were none. The Mayor explained that a rate for each regular Council meeting had been negotiated which included attendance, travel and  opened the floor for questions from Council.  ATTORNEY'S WITH EFFECT ROMAUGUSTI.2019.  reviewing the council packet.  Town ofA Astatula Meeting Minutes July29,2019 Pagelof2    Any other costs would be charged at their hourly rates per the agreement. There being no further questionsamotion to engage Gray Robinson as the Town'sAttorney's was requested. Before the vote was taken, Councilman Cross wanted council to be aware that his wife worked for Gray Robinson and has at times worked for both attorney's and was happy to recuse himselfifCouncil requested him to. This was discussed and Council felt thatthere was MOTION by Councilman Cross to engage Gray Robinson as the Town's Attorney's with  not a conflict.  effect from August 1, 2019; SECONDED by Councilwoman Sikkema  Al Roll Call Vote Was Taken  Cross Mack Kobera Sikkema YES Natale MOTION CARRIED 5-0 REVIEW  YES YES YES YES  a. Items for Workshops and possible dates - NONE b. Items for the next Council meeting NONE COUNCIL MEMBER MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS  Review ofitems needing Special Meetings and possible dates - NONE  Councilman Mack raised the issues that' Town Staff have had with Mrs. Dunham with respect to County Materials and requested that Council should engage her at the next Council  meeting as this is an open code enforcement case.  ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business Mayor Natale adjourned the meeting at 6:25 pm.  Respesthidlysybnitted, t  Robert C. Natale. Mayor ATTEST:  GahamWeisTown Clerk  Town of Astatula Meeting Minutes July2 29,2019 Page2of2  -