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because of the element of de facto liability, he 6/17/81
stated he would like the C. Att. to pursue action
in the courts if necessary to insure that if the
City were to make the repairs & then something
would go wrong with the lights, & an accident
occurred, the City would be held harmless. The
C. Att. was so directed. (see FLORIDA, STATE OF,
JULIA TUTTLE CAUSEWAY)
C. Att. Memo 9281, Res. 81-16806 adopted,
authorizing execution of Mutual Release bet. CMB
& Travelers Indemnity Co. & Fryd Const. Corp.
covering differences & controversies regarding
delays, cost overruns, uncompleted work, and
defects of const. presently known or which
10/15/81
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could have been known upon reasonable investi- 10/15/81
gation; & to provide for $131,413.70 settlement
monies to be pd. to City by Travelers Indemnity
Co. to be depd. into Mun. Admin. Bldg. Bond Fund
Acct. wherefrom monies may be expended to pay
expert fees & att. fees incurred in this matter.
Mutual Release does not release or discharge possible
liabilities concerning water pipe which burst 3/26/81.
C. Att. auth. to inst. suit to cover deductible not
pd. by ins. co. for water damage due to bursting of
water pipe. (see MUNICIPAL ADMIN. BLDG.) [Mutual
Release file in Misc. Instr. 464]
C. Att. gave status rep. of City's litigation 10/15/81
against Metro. Dade Co. ord. removing mun. reg.
of taxicabs, advising that on (cont'd)
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10/14/81, the 3rd Dist. Ct. of Appeal extended 10/15/81
the 10/2/81 Stay until 11/16/81, which, in
effect, restored reg. to the muns. during that
per. His recommendation 1) that all presently -
outstanding City taxi permits be extended until
1/31/82 at no addl. cost to permittees at this
time, & 2) that in event City is successful in
this suit, permittees will then pay the req'd fee
in full, approved. (see METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY,
TAXICABS)
C. Att. Memo 9317, CMB vs. Buckley - award of 11/4/81
att's fees; deferred to 11/18/81. (see
OCEAN FRONT PARK (77th to 87th Terrace))