The meeting began with a statement from the City Attorney about a private attorney-client session, which was held to discuss pending litigation involving the Maurice Gusman Cultural Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. against the City of Miami. The session was held under the provisions of section 286.011(8), Florida Statutes, which allows for private discussions on settlement negotiations or litigation strategy. The specific details of the litigation or the nature of the discussions were not disclosed, but the City Attorney confirmed that the transcript of the session would be made public upon the conclusion of the ongoing litigation.

Following the attorney-client session, the commission reconvened to address the remaining agenda items. The discussion quickly turned to the deferral of key items. There was a motion and a second to defer SR2 to the next meeting on July 25th; however, after some deliberation, it was decided that SR2, along with DI1 and DI2, would be deferred to the September 12th meeting instead. The motions to defer these items were passed unanimously.

The specific reasons for the deferral were not elaborated upon during the meeting.

The meeting also included a brief celebratory moment acknowledging a commissioner’s birthday, offering a lighter note in the midst of the formal proceedings.