for you. >> Stanley's in the hallway. >> Bill's coming. >> Yeah, he's sitting here. Just a second. I got to miss. >> So basically my service figured this would be >> more of an informal type thing with the
meet and greet. He can ask him questions and what have you and then we can decide what we want to do, not do or >> wait again or whatever. Um, just be ourselves, I guess. >> Okay. >> Okay. Well, let's go. Bill will be here,
so he'll he'll just miss the beginning. >> You want to wait for Bill? >> He's probably working. >> Oh, yeah. And it's a work call. >> Oh, is it a work call? Oh, okay. >> Yeah. He said he'd be in just a minute. >> Yeah, we got >> Yeah.
>> Okay. We'll just go We'll do the roll call. Okay. Out of the way. This is a March 30 meeting of the Cocoa Beach Fire and Police Pension Boards. We'll start with a roll call for police. Greg >> here.
>> Bill, Joe, David, Dean, Tommy. There's Bill. >> There he is. >> This launch wind phone calls today. Get a chair.
>> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. >> It's not Dave. It's not Dave. >> I don't know where I said Dave. Okay. >> Dean. You've got a dean, too. >> On the um >> Okay. So, you got everybody. >> Yeah, we got everybody.
>> Fireside. AJ >> present. >> Steven >> here. >> Leam >> here. >> Michelle here. Dean out. >> The thing is now Bill, we've kind of introduced this is the new board member. >> Fantastic. Good to meet you. >> Good to meet you, too.
>> He took Dan's place. >> Okay. Fantastic. >> He's a commission appointed, so >> Okay. >> He'll be here on >> Perfect. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Good to meet you. >> Good to meet you, too. >> We >> Whatever you guys want to decide to do.
>> So, we welcome Dean to the board. This is >> Thank you. >> first meeting and we're glad to have you here. >> Very happy to be here. Thanks. >> Okay. Now we have David Robinson. He's with the attorney's office going through
all that name for them. You guys ask questions, he can talk to you everything about what's going on. >> Great. Um, I'll just introduce myself. My name is David Robinson. Um, I'm uh been with Sugarman Susan for 32 years. Um, went to Georgetown University Law
Center in Washington DC. Um and then came directly down to Florida um where I've been with uh with with Sugarman and Susan for my entire career, 32 years. Um I learned the public sector pension work from Bob Sugarman who's one of the founding attorneys in this area in
Florida. Um so and I've been doing it uh for 32 years along with um I also practice in our two other principal practice areas which are um private sector pension and uh and then also collective bargaining both uh public
sector and private sector. Um so we've always had a team approach at um at Sugarman and Cesca and even though um you haven't seen me at your meetings we all work on all of different files together. Um so um even though you haven't seen me I have worked on your
plan worked on different questions uh regarding your plan. Um we have um uh we also have uh with us some Jose Javier Rodriguez who is a um former uh US assistant secretary of labor um and we
have Marcus Brazwell who's one of the name partners um who also will be involved in the public sector pension. Um so we have a full house of very qualified experienced attorneys. Um we you you receive the communications that
um that Pedro um Pedro Herrera u resigned from the firm. Um his his decision to resign does not in any way require you to make a decision. Uh we sent out communications at the Florida Bar uh requires of us to let you know
that you do have a choice. Um the fact that he left means that you do have a choice but you're not required to make a decision. Um you've um been with Sugarman and Susan for quite the time. Um we are are ab are absolutely still willing and able uh to continue as your
attorneys and hope that you will um that you desire to have us continue to serve your attorneys. Um so um since we're already your legal counsel um you're not required to take any actions whatsoever if you if you wish to continue uh to to work with us and um and we hope that you
will. Um also in our communication you'll see that there's um we've offered a 25% fee reduction. Um the reason for that is is simple. Um we're aware of the fact that it's principally Pedro that you've seen uh during the last few years. Uh you're not familiar with me
personally. This is the first time that you're meeting me. Um, so, um, I know my my qualities, my capabilities, my competence. Uh, the firm knows the the, uh, level of services that you'll receive with me. Um, but rather than ask you to take my word for it or the firm's
word for it, we're offering you the 25% fee reduction as a way to to make it easy for you, cost effective for you to familiarize yourselves with me, familiarize yourselves with with my services and and see that um uh that you'll continue to get the same level of service that hopefully you've always
been happy with at Sugarman and Susan and that will continue. Um, so that fee reduction will be in place for two years. um during that 2-year period, you're at any time welcome if you're not happy, um we hope that um that won't be the case, but if at any time you weren't happy, you would be absolutely free to
to to search for other attorneys. Um but um our intention is to make sure that um that you continue to to receive the highest level of legal services available in this field and we and we believe that we're absolutely capable of continuing to do that.
Um, does anyone have any questions for me? >> I do. Uh, are you planning to be present at our meetings? >> Yes. So, um, we prefer, um, and I certainly prefer, um, personal presence. Um, I think, um, at most meeting, you
know, trustees have to be present. Often times, the actuaries are present, the consultant is present. Um, I preserve, I prefer as attorney to present as well. Um so um >> that was a problem because uh whatever sound system we used was not
effective and it was very hard to communicate >> right and and I think as I just for me personally it's a it's find that it's more it's not as easy to get a feel of what's going on in a meeting when you're attending uh remotely as when you're sitting there.
>> So that's that's an important issue for me. Yes. >> Any questions? No. >> Well, we've had a good uh relationship with your firm and uh >> we haven't lost any cases.
>> And uh >> better than we did the first time that I got the instructions files. Now it says here, please initial. Now it says, we wish to continue with your firm to initial it. Yes. We wish to have our files go to Pedro, but we will retain uh
a new council and let Howard >> know. So this is something that they have to decide. >> Yeah, the board can just by >> just initial that way though. >> That's right. >> Did Pedro go in competition with you? >> He is in competition with us. Yes.
>> Did he start a firm or >> uh No, he's with a firm of uh Jones Walker. >> Okay. >> Well, we're happy with your firm as far as I'm concerned. Yeah, I have no problems with the firm. You know, >> have we heard dealing with the know why he was on the train last >> I'm sorry. >> That may be why he was on the train last
meeting. >> Oh, that's funny. >> Putting two and two together, right? >> Yes, we could have another got the letter right. Let's see. >> Okay. Um, so the board may by consensus
give the chair or the administrator um authority to sign the letter and and send that back to us or you may if you wish if you prefer make a formal motion. It's not necessarily but uh >> I don't think we need one deal here. You guys can
>> Debbie deals more with the firm than any of us do and she's happy. So that's >> AJ had some. >> Oh my concern is uh have we heard anything from Pedro? Is he is he he has reached out to us? >> No. >> Okay. >> That was my concern.
>> Is I'm not We need a motion. >> You're the only board certified attorney here. So, uh is that something that he's not allowed to do in terms of contacting? >> No, he may once um so and that was that first communication that you received from Pedro. Once that's sent, he he's
free to make contact with any of the with any of the former Yeah, those are according to the bar rules. He has not contacted me to say, "Hey, you know, I'd like to meet with the board again or whatever is done." >> That makes it easier. >> Pedro may be making that choice for us.
I mean, that's my opinion. >> What I'm thinking, you know, >> well, I vote to move forward. >> Yeah. >> And have David M. >> Make the motion for the police side if we need that. Do you? I don't know.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Well, we can do that. >> Yeah, let's do it. Yeah, I I'll I'll make the motion for the police side. >> Okay, I we second. Okay. >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay. And then >> motion. Okay. Anyone? Okay.
>> All in favor? >> I >> All right. And then >> thank you very much for our next meeting which is May >> May 3rd. >> Yes, I'll be here. May third whatever the first Tuesday of that month is
May something other. >> You got a time. >> Do you know when May is May? >> I I haven't I'm looking. >> Okay. >> I've got it as well. Let me >> I think it's May 5th. >> Yeah, it'll be the 5th. >> May 5th. >> May 5th.
>> 3 p.m. May 5th. >> Okay. Thank you for that. Um, and just one thing if I may just um for the new trustee, you have um I don't know if you've um been informed of the financial disclosure requirements. Um
>> yeah, Clark was sending him the >> Okay, great. >> for him to get in there and Dan did his >> Okay, perfect. Just wanted to make sure that was >> Dean, did you do your financial disclosure yet? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay, great. >> Great. >> Perfect. Okay,
>> so that all squared away. Thank you very much. Thank you. Appreciate your confidence. Thank you. >> And I want to talk to you before. >> Okay. >> We need a motion to adjourn. >> Oh, we're need
phone call, then come say hi. Got to call my chief.