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eFile Accepted: 11/24/2014 03:44 PM
Filing # 20923613 Electronically Filed 11/24/2014 03:18:33 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SARASOTA, COUNTY, FLORIDA
McCANN HOLDINGS, LTD.,
Plaintiff,
Vv. Case No. 2011CA003897NC
SDC COMMUNITIES, INC., JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
VOTT-A, LLC, VOTT-B, LLC,
voTT-C, LLC, VOTT-D, LLC,
HENRY RODRIGUEZ, and
RANDALL BENDERSON,
Defendants.
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PLAINTIFF’S FINAL WITNESS LIST
Plaintiff, McCann Holdings, Ltd., pursuant to the Modified
Trial Scheduling Order dated November 7, 2014, files its Final
Witness List and states:
Plaintiff may call some or all of the following witnesses,
either live or by deposition, who are expected to testify on the
following subject matters:
1. Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr.
c/o Steven D. Hutton, Esquire
steven D. Hutton, P.L.
240 South Pineapple Avenue, Suite 801
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
facts and circumstances surrounding Comprehensive Plan
Amendment 2010-02-E (“Amendment”), the Energy Economic Zone
(“EEZ’) and Joint Cooperation Agreement (“Agreement”) ;
matters testified to in his deposition.Justin Powell
c/o Steven D. Hutton, Esquire
steven D. Hutton, P.L.
240 South Pineapple Avenue, Suite 801
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
facts and circumstances surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ
and the Agreement; matters testified to in his deposition.
Henry Rodriguez
c/o Morgan R. Bentley, Esquire
Bentley & Bruning, P.A.
783 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
SDC’s and Rodriguez’s defenses; facts and circumstances
Surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement;
relationship with Randall Benderson, Gary Kompothecras, James
Ley, Tamara Ley, John Ask and Sarasota County Commissioners;
matters testified to in his deposition; sale of commercial
portion of SDC’s property to VOTT Defendants; sale of
residential portion of SDC’s property to VOTT Partners, LLC.
Randall Benderson
c/o Edward Vogler II, Esquire
Vogler Ashton, PLLC
Z411-A Manatee Avenue Wes
Bradenton, Florida, 34205
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
VOTT Defendants’ defenses; facts and circumstances
Surrounding the Amendment, the EE4Z and the Agreement;
relationship with Henry Rodriguez; formation, history,
structure and business of the VOTT Defendants; matters
testified to in his deposition.
Paul Blackketter
c/o Edward Vogler II, Esquire
Vogler Ashton, PLLC
Z411-A Manatee Avenue Wes
Bradenton, Florida, 34205
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
VOTT Defendants’ defenses; facts and circumstancessurrounding the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; matters
testified to in his deposition.
David Baldauf
c/o Edward Vogler II, Esquire
Vogler Ashton, PLLC
ZA11-A Manatee Avenue Wes
Bradenton, Florida, 34205
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
VOTT Defendants’ defenses; Joint Cooperation Agreement;
Ratification of the Joint Cooperation Agreement; formation,
history, structure and business of the VOTT Defendants.
Edward Vogler II, Esquire
Vogler Ashton, PLLC
Z2Z411-A Manatee Avenue Wes
Bradenton, Florida, 34205
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
VOTT Defendants’ defenses; facts and circumstances
Surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement;
Ratification of the Joint Cooperation Agreement; matters
testified to in his deposition.
Alicia H. Gayton, Esquire
c/o Edward Vogler II, Esquire
Vogler Ashton, PLLC
Z411-A Manatee Avenue Wes
Bradenton, Florida, 34205
Substance of Testimony: Allegations in McCann’s Complaint;
VOTT Defendants’ defenses; facts and circumstances
Surrounding the Amendment, the EE4Z and the Agreement;
Ratification of the Joint Cooperation Agreement.
James L. Ley
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2°% Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
facts and circumstances surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ
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David Bullock
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2™ Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
facts and circumstances surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ
and the Agreement.
Nora Patterson
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2°° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
facts and circumstances surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ
and the Agreement; matters testified to in her deposition.
Shannon Staub
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2™ Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
facts and circumstances surrounding the Amendment, the EEZ
and the Agreement; matters testified to in her deposition.
Joseph A. Barbetta
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Carolyn J. Mason
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2™° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
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Jon Thaxton
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2™ Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Stephen DeMarsh
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Matthew Lewis
Hillsborough County Development Services
601 E. Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33602
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Lisa Nisenson
5418 Siesta Cove Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34242
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Suzanne K. Lex
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Thomas C. Polk
c/o Alan W. Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2™° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
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Ray Rodriguez
c/o Morgan R. Bentley, Esquire
Bentley & Bruning, P.A.
783 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Dan Lobeck
1057 Sirus Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34232
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
John Roche
512 Hazelwood Road
Venice, Florida 34293
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Laurel Schiller
405 Armada Road South
Venice, Florida 34285
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
David Merrill
121 Main Street
Osprey, Florida 34233
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Madeleine Havlick
2406 Sonoma Drive
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
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Norman Stewart
313 Rubens Drive
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Lance Grandone
2040 Timicua Trail
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Joe O’ Leary
148 Sanibel Street
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Margaret A. Jackson
149 4 Street W.
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Russ Delaney
5520 Carmona Place
Sarasota, Florida 34238
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Sara Lopez
2103 Timicua Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
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Fran Palmer1i
506 Palm Avenue
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Nancy Israelson
2021 White Feather Lane
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Jeffrey Boone, Esquire
1001 Avenida Del Circo
Venice, Florida 34284
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
Glenn Compton
419 Rubens Drive
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
John Ask
2127 Calusa Lakes Boulevard
Nokomis, Florida 34275
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; relationship with
Henry Rodriguez, Jim Ley and Tamara Ley.
Roland Piccone
GAP Engineering and Planning, LLC
5605 Marquesas Cir.
Sarasota, Florida 34233
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; Village on the
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Josh Robinson
Florida Transportation Engineering, Inc.
11458 N. 53°° Street
Tampa, FL 3361/7
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; Village on the
Trial traffic “engineering issues memo.”
Richard A. Ulrich, Esquire
Judd Ulrich Scarlett Wickman & Dean, P.A.
2940 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34239
Substance of Testimony: Public statements made on behalf of
SDC regarding the Amendment; communications regarding the
Amendment.
John F. Cook, Esquire
John F. Cook, P.A.
2033 Wood Street, Suite 118
Sarasota, Florida 3423/7
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement.
James A. Paulmann
stantec
5172 Station Way
Sarasota, Florida 34233
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; work done for
McCann with respect to the Amendment and the EEFZ; work done
for Sarasota County with respect to the Amendment and the
EEZ; issues raised by Henry Rodriguez regarding conflicts of
interest.
Don Neu
Neu Consulting, LLC
8818 Havenridge Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EE4 and the Agreement; work done for
McCann with respect to the Amendment and the EEZ; work done
for Sarasota County with respect to the Amendment and the
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EEZ; issues raised by Henry Rodriguez regarding conflicts of
interest and traffic.
Frank Domingo
stantec
5172 Station Way
Sarasota, Florida 34233
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment, the EEZ and the Agreement; work done for
McCann with respect to the Amendment and the EEFZ; work done
for Sarasota County with respect to the Amendment and the
FEZ; issues raised by Henry Rodriguez regarding conflicts of
interest and traffic.
Jonathon M. Pentecost
D.R. Horton
13880 Treeline Avenue, Suite 3
Fort Myers, Florida 33913
Substance of Testimony: Communications regarding and
negotiations for the purchase of Village on the Trail
properties.
Todd Menke
Wendemen Group, Inc.
1515 Ringling Boulevard, Suite 890
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Communications regarding and
negotiations for the sale of Village on the Trail properties.
Timothy S. Shaw, Esquire
Kirk Pinkerton, P.A.
240 South Pineapple Avenue, Suite 600
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Communications regarding and
negotiations for the sale of Village on the Trail properties.
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Gary Kompothecras
6910 Point of Rocks Road
Sarasota, Florida 34242
c/o John R. Dunham III, Esquire
Lutz, Bobo & Telfair, P.A.
Z North Tamiami Trail, Fifth Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
purchase of Whitney Bank loan; purchase of SDC’s Village on
the Trail property.
Vincent Payne
1610 145‘ Street E.
Bradenton, Florida 34212
Substance of Testimony: Relationship with Henry Rodriguez;
purchase of Whitney Bank loan; purchase of SDC’s Village on
the Trail property.
Nicholas Gladding
8058 Desoto Woods Drive
Sarasota, FL 34243
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
his participation in meetings and his support of the
Amendment and the EEZ.
Crystal Allred
stantec
6900 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota, Florida 34240
Substance of Testimony: Facts and circumstances surrounding
the Amendment and the EEZ.
Alan Roddy
Sarasota County Office of the County Attorney
1660 Ringling Boulevard, 2° Floor
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Substance of Testimony: The joint public/private partnership
for the EEZ, the County-initiated Comp Plan Amendments in the
2010-02 cycle, “deferral” of Compo Plan Amendment 2010-02-E
and current status of the foregoing.
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Chad G. Durrance, MAI [EXPERT]
Durrance & Associates
300 S Hyde Park Ave
Suite 201
Tampa, Florida 33606
Substance of Testimony: Value of McCann’s Area 1 property
and damages.
David W. DePew, Ph.D, AICP, LEED AP [EXPERT]
Morris-Depew Associates, Inc.
2891 Center Pointe Dr.
Unit 100
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901
Substance of Testimony: Reasonably probable uses of McCann’s
Area 1 property under existing Moderate Density Residential
future land use designation and under Comprehensive Plan
Amendment 2010-02-E; history of county-initiated
comprehensive plan amendments in Sarasota County.
Any person deposed in this action.
Any witness listed by any party in this action.
/s/ Przemyslaw L. Dominko
steven D. Hutton
Florida Bar No. 342221
sdh@huttonlawfirm.com
Przemyslaw L. Dominko
Florida Bar NO. 0074143
pdominko@huttonlawfirm.com
STEVEN D. HUTTON, P.L.
240 South Pineapple Ave.
Suite 801
Sarasota, Florida 34236
(941) 364-9292 (Telephone)
(941) 364-9777 (Facsimile)
Attorneys for McCann Holdings,
Ltd.
12CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that the foregoing document has been
electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court of Sarasota County,
Florida using the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal and served on Morgan R.
Bentley, Esq., Bentley & Bruning, P.A., 783 South Orange Avenue,
Sarasota, Florida, 34236 (mbentley@bentleyandbruning.com and
nwhite@bentleyandbruning.com); Edward Vogler, II, Esq., Vogler Ashton,
PLLC, Z411-A Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida, 34205
(EdVogler@voglerashton.com), and Steven J. Chase, Esq., Shumaker, Loop &
Kendrick, LLP, 240 S. Pineapple Avenue, 10 Floor, Sarasota, FL 34236
(schase@slk-law.com, hnorton@slk-law.com and cselby-slk-law.com), by e-
mail via the Portal on November 24, 2014.
/s/ Przemyslaw L. Dominko
Przemyslaw L. Dominko
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