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Sarasota News Leader March 15, 2013 Page 25 The city is holding an advertised meeting of the ranking committee on Friday, March 15, offering a full explanation of the problem and then making the appropriate corrections. "We want to do in the sunshine what didn't happen in the sunshine," said City Attorney Bob Fournier. He hopes the Friday session will serve as a "cure meeting," which will be documented before the judge when the case gets heard. While the third lawsuit on commissioners' minds has not been filed, that is only because the last bit of paperwork is on the agenda to be completed Monday afternoon. It is widely expected the Walmart Corp. will challenge the City Commission's denial of the company's plans to build a 98,000-square-foot store open 24/7/365. The Planning Board approved the site plan 3-2, but its decision was appealed to the City Commission, which voted to deny Citizens for Sunshine does not charge the bids were rigged, only that the final tally vaulting the approval by the same margin. A.D. Morgan into first place should have oc- At Monday's meeting, the commissioners will curred at a regular and advertised meeting of be asked to adopt a resolution memorializing the bid award committee. The group noted that its suit was filed, coincidentally, during their 3-2 vote to deny the Walmart request. Sunshine Law Week — the annual celebration Once it is signed by Mayor Suzanne Atwell, of Florida's widely respected and emulated Walmart will have 30 days to appeal the decision to circuit court. public records and open meetings laws. The City Commission listens to citizens public comments during a meeting last fall. Photo by Norman Schimmel