Backup Documents 07/08/2014 Item #16K10 ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST & ROUTING SLIP 16K O
TO ACCOMPANY ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SENT TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE FOR SIGNATURE
Print on pink paper. Attach to original document. The completed routing slip and original documents are to be forwarded to the County Attorney Office
at the time the item is placed on the agenda. All completed routing slips and original documents must be received in the County Attorney Office no later
than Monday preceding the Board meeting.
**NEW** ROUTING SLIP
Complete routing lines#1 through#2 as appropriate for additional signatures,dates,and/or information needed. If the document is already complete with the
exception of the Chairman's signature,draw a line through routing lines#1 through#2,complete the checklist,and forward to the County Attorney Office.
Route to Addressee(s) (List in routing order) Office Initials Date
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3. County Attorney Office County Attorney Office KN 7/8/14
4. BCC Office Board of County 1 b
Commissioners ���
5. Minutes and Records Clerk of Court's Office
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PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION
Normally the primary contact is the person who created/prepared the Executive Summary. Primary contact information is needed in the event one of the
addressees above,may need to contact staff for additional or missing information.
Name of Primary Staff Kevin No 1,Assistant County Attorney Phone Number 252-8400
Contact/ Department
Agenda Date Item was 7/8/14 Agenda Item Number 16-K-10
Approved by the BCC
Type of Document Settlement Agreement&Release-Lustro Number of Original Two
Attached Documents Attached
PO number or account N/A
number if document is
to be recorded
INSTRUCTIONS & CHECKLIST
Initial the Yes column or mark"N/A" in the Not Applicable column,whichever is Yes N/A(Not
appropriate. (Initial) Applicable)
1. Does the document require the chairman's original signature? KN
2. Does the document need to be sent to another agency for additional signatures? If yes, KN
provide the Contact Information(Name;Agency;Address;Phone)on an attached sheet.
3. Original document has been signed/initialed for legal sufficiency. (All documents to be KN
signed by the Chairman,with the exception of most letters,must be reviewed and signed
by the Office of the County Attorney.
4. All handwritten strike-through and revisions have been initialed by the County Attorney's KN
Office and all other parties except the BCC Chairman and the Clerk to the Board
5. The Chairman's signature line date has been entered as the date of BCC approval of the KN
document or the fmal negotiated contract date whichever is applicable.
6. "Sign here"tabs are placed on the appropriate pages indicating where the Chairman's KN
signature and initials are required.
7. In most cases(some contracts are an exception),the original document and this routing slip KN
should be provided to the County Attorney Office at the time the item is input into SIRE.
Some documents are time sensitive and require forwarding to Tallahassee within a certain
time frame or the BCC's actions are nullified. Be aware ofyour deadlines!
8. The document was approved by the BCC on 7/8/14 and all changes made during the KN
meeting have been incorporated in the attached document. The County Attorney's
Office has reviewed the changes,if applicable.
9. Initials of attorney verifying that the attached document is the version approved by the KN
BCC,all changes directed by the BCC have been made,and the document is ready for he
Chairman's signature.
PLEASE RETURN ONE ORIGINAL TO KEVIN NOELL,ASSISTANT COU Y ATTORNEY
I:Forms/County Forms/BCC Forms/Original Documents Routing Slip WWS Original 9.03.04,Revised 1.26.05,Revised 2.24.05;Revised 11/30/12
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MEMORANDUM
Date: July 14, 2014
To: Kevin Noell, Assistant County Attorney
County Attorney's Office
From: Martha Vergara, Deputy Clerk
Minutes & Records Department
Re: Settlement Agreement & Mutual Release - Lustro
Attached is an original as referenced above, (Agenda Item #16K10) approved by the Board
of County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.
An original has been kept by the Minutes and Record's Department as part of the
Board's Official Records.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 252-7240.
Thank you.
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE made by and between the BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA (hereinafter the
"COUNTY") for the Collier County Public Library a/k/a the Naples Public Library and
GERALDINE LUSTRO (hereinafter "LUSTRO") of Elmwood Park, Illinois on, the date(s)
hereinafter signed in counterparts.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, LUSTRO is the sister and sole surviving heir of RONALD M. WADE,
Deceased(hereinafter"DECEDENT"); and
WHEREAS,LUSTRO allegedly tendered to DECEDENT in 2004 a sum of$65,000.00 to
invest for her;and
WHEREAS, DECEDENT deposited said $65,000.00 in his Morgan Stanley investment
account(s), co-mingling said funds; and
WHEREAS,DECEDENT died intestate; and
WHEREAS, DECEDENT provided for a Transfer on Death of the all proceeds of his
Morgan Stanley investment account(s) to five (5) separate institutions, one of which is the
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY A/K/A Naples Public Library (hereinafter the
"LIBRARY"); and
WHEREAS,LUSTRO is claiming a legal and equitable interest in DECEDENT'S Morgan
Stanley investment account(s) by virtue of her tendering the $65,000.00 to the DECEDENT and
he depositing it in said account(s); and
WHEREAS,the COUNTY disputes the claim by LUSTRO of any interest in the funds in
said Morgan Stanley investment account(s);and
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WHEREAS, both the COUNTY and LUSTRO wish to avoid any prolonged and
unproductive litigation in this matter;and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and LUSTRO have come to an agreement to settle all
differences between them regarding the dispute over funds in the DECEDENT'S Morgan Stanley
investment account(s).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the preambles set forth hereinabove, the mutual
promises set forth herein below, and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged,the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The preambles set forth hereinabove are incorporated in and made a part of this
agreement.
2. For purposes of this Settlement Agreement only, the parties hereto agree that
LUSTRO should receive her $65,000.00 back at a reasonable growth rate of 4.0% interest
compounded from October 2004 to and including November 2013; the parties agree that the
compounded figure is $92,515.27 and represents a reasonable rate of growth of the $65,000.00
over the stated period of time.
3. The COUNTY agrees to pay 20% of the compounded figure, or $18,503.05, to
LUSTRO upon receiving its 20% share of the funds from the Morgan Stanley investment
account(s)when liquidated and disbursed.
4. LUSTRO agrees to accept the $18,503.05 as and for full payment for any claims
she may have or expect to have upon the COUNTY'S share of the funds, when liquidated, from
the DECEDENT'S Morgan Stanley investment account(s),and in return hereby agrees to forever
release and forbear any claims against the COUNTY for any claims that she has, may have, or
expects to have in the COUNTY'S share of the funds, as set forth by the DECEDENT, in the
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Morgan Stanley investment account(s) or any other disbursements the DECEDENT may have
provided for the COUNTY, including the DISCOVER BANK, upon his death. LUSTRO further
agrees to waive any and all claims of any interest in the funds to be disbursed from the DISCOVER
BANK to the COUNTY.
5. LUSTRO further agrees that this AGREEMENT and the Release contained herein
shall be binding upon her heirs, devisees, agents, assigns, attorneys, lienors, creditors, successors
or any other persons or entities that may claim any interest(s)buy,through,under, or against her,
forever.
6. This Agreement and Release shall not be changed or modified unless done so in
writing and signed by both parties.
7. This Agreement and Release shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
8. This Agreement and Release shall be deemed to be performed in Collier County,
State of Florida, and the parties agree that the proper venue for any action hereunder, should that
become necessary, shall be in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Collier County,
Florida, and the parties hereto submit to the jurisdiction and venue of that Court for purposes of
this Agreement and Release.
9. Should enforcement of this Agreement become necessary, the successful party to
any such enforcement procedure or action shall be entitled to all costs, fees, and attorney's fees
necessary for the same.
10. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
WHEREFORE,we have placed our hands and seals.
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DATED:This al day of , 2014.
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GERALDINE LUSTRO
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF COOK )
The undersigned, being a Notary Public for the State of Illinois, hereby certifies that
GERALDINE LUSTRO appeared before me this ? day of 7z , 2014
and is either personally known to me V or produced the following identification:
, and after having first been sworn stated that
she affixed his signature to the above and foregoing document, and that the statements contained
therein are true and correct to the best of her knowledge.
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WITNESS: ROSEMARY JOHNSON
Notary ublicl-State of Illinois
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DATED: Thisk'' day of 5u\A ,2014
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIOMNERS
COLLIER COUNTY. FLORIDA
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HAIRMAN
ATTEST:,
DWIGHT BROCK,CLERK
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DEPUTYCL'ERK
Attest as to Chairman's
signature only.
Approved as to form
and legal sufficiency:
K vin L.Noell,Esq.
Assistant County Attorney
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