II.1) Introduction Re: Special Closed Meeting of the City Commission for the purpose of discussing settlement negotiations and strategy related to the litigation expenditures in the matters of Raquel Hemmer v. City of Sarasota, Case No. 2024 CA 006193 NC; Edward Stankey v. City of Sarasota, Case No. 2023 CA 002096 NC; and Christian Ziegler v. City of Sarasota, Case No. 2024 CA 1409 NC, (This particular attorney-client meeting concerns the Intervenor Defendants' Crossclaims asserted by Gannett, Nexstar, Scripts, Times Publishing, FLCGA, and Barfield v. City of Sarasota concerning allegations of violations of Florida's Public Records laws by the City in responding to public records requests regarding the investigation of Mr. Ziegler) Circuit Court for Twelfth Judicial Circuit in and for Sarasota County, Civil Division (CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS ITEM)