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RYAN & RYAN, LLC
THIRD FLOOR
700 EAST DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD
DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA 33004-3090
ARCHIE J. RYAN III TELEPHONE 954.920.2921
TIMOTHY M. RYAN FACSIMILE 954.921.1247
CHRISTOPHER J. RYAN www.ryanlawfl.com
February 18, 2022
VIA EMAIL TO: eboutsis@daniabeachfl.gov
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney
City of Dania Beach
100 West Dania Beach Boulevard
Dania Beach, Florida 33004
Re:City of Dania Beach Legal Services
June 2020
Purchase Order Number: 2020-00000014
Our File Number: 24809D
STATEMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES
Time
Date Nature of Service Performed Hours
06/01/20 Review and reply to Lori Adams emails regarding in-office meeting
with Attorney Ryan Abrams (15-0555).3
06/01/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding administrative
costs and fees for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/01/20 Prepare memorandum to file regarding costs and fees for 2970 SW
45 Street property (15-0555).6
06/03/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding code
enforcement lien for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).3
06/04/20 Review Notice of Calendar Call for MOV Defendant Arthur
O’Neill, Case No. 17003521MO40A .2
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Two
06/04/20 Telephone conference with Broward County Sheriff’s Office
regarding MOV Defendant Arthur O’Neill, Case No.
17003521MO40A .2
06/04/20 Review Notices, Orders, and Return Receipts regarding 2970 SW
45 Street property (15-0555) and Broward County Property
Appraiser information; prepare memorandum to file .5
06/05/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding audio files
for August 6, 2015 and May 5, 2016 Special Magistrate Hearings
for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).3
06/05/20 Review and reply to Erika Clayton email regarding audio files for
August 6, 2015 and May 5, 2016 Special Magistrate Hearings for
2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/05/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding request for Special Magistrate
Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/05/20 Review and reply to Tom Schneider email regarding Special
Magistrate Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555).2
06/05/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding
Special Magistrate Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street
property (15-0555).1
06/05/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding Special
Magistrate Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555).2
06/08/20 Review Cancellation of Calendar Call for MOV Defendant Arthur
O’Neill, Case No. 17003521MO40A .1
06/08/20 Review Re-Notice of Calendar Call for MOV Defendant Arthur
O’Neill, Case No. 17003521MO40A .1
06/08/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding Special
Magistrate Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555).3
06/08/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding Special Magistrate Hearing
audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Three
06/08/20 Review and reply to Lori Adams email regarding Special Magistrate
Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).1
06/08/20 Review and reply to Monica Terrazas email regarding Special
Magistrate Hearing audio files for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555).2
06/08/20 Review audio files from August 6, 2015, and May 5, 2016 Special
Magistrate Hearings regarding 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-
0555); prepare memorandum to file 1.6
06/08/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding audio files for
2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/08/20 Attend office conference with Attorney Ryan Abrams, Attorney Eve
A. Boutsis, and Attorney Eve Boutsis regarding Poplin Claim to
Tax Deed Surplus (15-0555)1.5
06/09/20 Review Attorney Ilian Rashtanov’s request for abatement hearing
on 2970 SW 45 Street property and related emails (15-0555).3
06/09/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding 2970 SW 45
Street property (15-0555) and Attorney Ryan Abrams’ challenge to
City’s claim on Tax Deed Surplus proceeds .3
06/09/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding Attorney Ilian
Rashtanov’s request for an abatement on 2970 SW 45 Street
property (15-0555).2
06/09/20 Review file on MOV Defendant Arthur O’Neill,
Case No. 17003521MO40A, regarding settlement offer .3
06/09/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email regarding
settlement offer for Tax Deed Surplus for 2970 SW 45 Street
property (15-0555).4
06/10/20 Telephone conference with Attorney Ilian Rashtanov regarding request
for abatement on 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).3
06/10/20 Review and reply to Jarrett Williams email regarding settlement
proposal for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).4
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Four
06/10/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding available Special Magistrate
Hearing for abatement of code liens on 2970 SW 45 Street property
(15-0555).2
06/11/20 Review Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email regarding second public
record request in reference to Belinda Poplin claim to Tax Deed
Surplus (15-0555).2
06/11/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding Attorney
Ryan Abrams’ second public record request, on regarding Tax Deed
Surplus claim by Belinda Poplin and request for estimated cost (15-
0555)
.2
06/11/20 Review office files for responsive documents regarding Attorney
Ryan Abrams’ second public record request claim on Tax Deed
Surplus claim by Poplin (15-0555).7
06/11/20 Review Erika Clayton email regarding Attorney Abrams’ second
public record request (15-0555).2
06/11/20 Review Wilson v. Orange County case law and related citations
regarding Poplin property (15-0555); prepare memorandum to file 1.0
06/11/20 Research case law for application of procedural due process, substantive
due process, and excessive fines regarding Poplin property (15-0555)2.2
06/12/20 Email to Attorney Ilian Rashtanov regarding request for code lien
settlement for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555) and review
reply .3
06/15/20 Research subject matter jurisdiction claim to mandate Code Enforcement
Abatement Hearing (15-0555); prepare memorandum to file 1.4
06/15/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding settlement
offer for Tax Deed Surplus proceeds on 2970 SW 45 Street
property (15-0555) .2
06/15/20 Research appellate rights under federal law and Section 162.11 of
the Florida Statutes regarding claim by Poplin to Tax Deed Surplus
(15-0555); prepare memorandum to file 1.5
06/15/20 Review Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email regarding settlement offer on
Tax Deed Surplus for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Five
06/15/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding Attorney
Ryan Abrams’ second public records request (15-0555).2
06/16/20 Research case law on judicial applied criteria in determining an
excessive enforcement fine pursuant to Section 162.09(3) Florida
Statutes; prepare memorandum to file 1.6
06/16/20 Telephone conference with Erin McClendon regarding estimated
costs associated with Attorney Abrams’ second public records
request (15-0555).3
06/16/20 Review Attorney Ansbro email regarding Rita Lipof’s public
records request .2
06/16/20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding City policy on excessive labor
costs expended on public record requests regarding claim by Poplin
to Tax Deed Surplus and review reply (15-0555).4
06/16/20 Research special service charges for excessive labor costs expended
by the City public record requests; prepare memorandum to file .8
06/16/20 Review City policy on excessive labor costs incurred to comply
with public record requests; prepare memorandum to file .3
06/16/20 Prepare memorandum to file regarding appropriate special service
charge with Attorney Ryan Abrams’ public records request (15-
0555).6
06/16/20 Review Article IV, Sections 2-78, 2-84, and 2-85 of Dania Beach
Code of Ordinances regarding Poplin code enforcement case; prepare
memorandum to file .5
06/17/20 Review City Manager Ana Garcia email regarding affordable
housing quota .3
06/17/20 Prepare legal memorandum in opposition to Attorney Ryan
Abrams’ arguments regarding right to abatement, grossly
disproportionate fines, appellate rights under Section 162.11
Florida Statutes, and subject matter jurisdiction 2.0
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Six
06/18/20 Review and reply to Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email regarding settlement
offer for Tax Deed Surplus for 2970 SW 45 Street
property (15-0555).2
06/18/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding settlement offer
for Tax Deed Surplus for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).1
06/18/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding Attorney Ryan
Abrams’ second public record request (15-0555).2
06/18/20 Review Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email regarding abatement requests
for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).3
06/18/20 Review Erika Clayton email regarding Attorney Ryan Abrams’
second public records request (15-0555).1
06/19/20 Review Erin McClendon email regarding abatement requests for
2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/19/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding abatement
requests for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).1
06/22/20 Review and reply to Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding Rita Lipof’s
public records request .3
06/22/20 Review Erin McClendon email regarding Notices of Surplus Funds
(Property IDs 5042 35 02 0790 & 5042 35 02 0750).4
06/23/20 Review office files for Irving Noyes (Property ID 5042 35 02 0790)
and Julie Zapp (Property ID 5042 35 02 0750)1.3
06/23/20 Review Broward County records search on Irving Noyes regarding
Code Enforcement Liens (Property ID 5042 35 02 0790).5
06/24/20 Review Broward County records search on Julie Zapp regarding
Code Enforcement Liens (Property ID 5042 35 02 0750).4
06/25/20 Review and reply to Erin McClendon email regarding Special
Magistrate Orders .3
06/25/20 Review and reply to Dorothy M. McNeil email regarding MOV
Defendant Joseph Thomas Curran, Case No. 19000977MO40A .2
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Seven
06/25/20 Review probable cause order regarding MOV Defendant Joseph
Thomas Curran, Case No. 19000977MO40A; review case
docket and office files .6
06/25/20 Telephone conference with Dorothy M. McNeil regarding MOV
Defendant Joseph Thomas Curran, Case No. 19000977MO40A .4
06/25/20 Telephone conference with City of Hollywood regarding MOV
Defendant Joseph Thomas Curran, Case No. 19000977MO40A .2
06/25/20 Email to Attorney Aylin Ruiz regarding MOV Defendant Joseph
Thomas Curran, Case No. 19000977MO40A, and review reply .4
06/29/20 Email to Attorney Ilian Rashtanov regarding request for code lien
settlement for 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).2
06/29/20 Review Attorney Ryan Abrams’ emails regarding Tax Deed Surplus
settlement offer on 2970 SW 45 Street property (15-0555).3
06/29/20 Review and analyze Deluca Properties, Inc. v. City of Wildwood case law
regarding Attorney Ryan Abrams’ email arguments on 2970 SW 45th Street
property .5
06/30/20 Telephone conference with Jean Seibold regarding Release of
Code Enforcement Lien for 1975 Stirling Road property (98-0053).2
06/30/20 Email to Jean Seibold regarding Release of Code Enforcement
Lien for 1975 Stirling Road property (98-0053) and review reply .2
06/30.20 Email to Erin McClendon regarding the resumption of Special
Magistrate Hearings and review reply .1
06/30/20 Review Attorney Eve A. Boutsis email regarding Rita Lipof’s
public records request .2
Total hours 33.4
33.4 hours @ $140 per hour $4,676.00
Eve A. Boutsis, Esq., City Attorney February 18, 2022
City of Dania Beach Page Eight
DISBURSEMENTS
Ryan & Ryan, LLC (administrative costs): $140.28
Total Disbursements:
$140.28
SUMMARY
Attorney’s Fees:$4,676.00
Disbursements: $140.28
BALANCE DUE: $4,816.28