Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Office
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Request for Authority to Initiate Litigation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The School Board attorney asks authority to institute litigation on behalf of the Board to stop and remedy a situation being created at Limona Elementary School by bee hives kept in the vicinity of the school. For some time, the students, faculty, and staff at Limona have had to deal with the presence of bees which have stung students and others at the school, and left deposits on vehicles parked at the school. The litigation will be handled by Clark Jordan-Holmes of the firm of Joyner and Jordan Holmes, which previously has been appointed to the Board’s lawyer panel and authorized to perform work for the Board through the RFP process. The suit would seek injunctive and other relief from those responsible for the situation at the school.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

N/A

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: School Board Attorney



Tom Gonzalez
School Board Attorney
813-273-0050
A 8.01b
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20080304_289 * Section A Item# 8.01b