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LAKE BUENA VISTA — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hand-picked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida.
Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday.
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s new Board of Supervisors voted to bring in outside legal firepower to examine the agreement, including a conservative Washington, D.C., law firm that has defended several of DeSantis’ culture war priorities.
“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst Jr. said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.”
Disney defended its actions.
“All agreements signed between Disney and the district were appropriate and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums in compliance with Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law,” an unsigned company statement read.
Taryn Fenske, a DeSantis spokeswoman, called the move “last-ditch efforts” to transfer “rights and authorities” from the district to Disney.
“An initial review suggests these agreements may have significant legal infirmities that would render the contracts void as a matter of law,” Fenske said in a prepared statement. “We are pleased the new governor-appointed board retained multiple financial and legal firms to conduct audits and investigate Disney’s past behavior.”
The previous board, which was known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District and controlled by Disney, approved the agreement on Feb. 8, the day before the Florida House voted to put the governor in charge.
Board members held a public meeting that day but spent little time discussing the document before unanimously approving it in a brief meeting.
DeSantis replaced those Disney-allied board members with five Republicans on Feb. 27, who discovered the binding agreement the previous board approved.
DeSantis and Disney clashed over the corporation’s opposition to what critics call the “don’t say gay” law, which limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.
The new DeSantis-aligned board expressed dismay over the previous board’s actions.
“This essentially makes Disney the government,” board member Ron Peri said. “This board loses, for practical purposes, the majority of its ability to do anything beyond maintain the roads and maintain basic infrastructure.”
Among other things, a “declaration of restrictive covenants” spells out that the district is barred from using the Disney name without the corporation’s approval or “fanciful characters such as Mickey Mouse.”
That declaration is valid until “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, king of England living as of the date of this declaration,” if it is deemed to violate rules against perpetuity, according to the document.
A development agreement allows Disney to build projects at the highest density and the right to sell or assign those development rights to other district landowners without the board having any say, according to the presentation by the district’s new special legal counsel.
Disney agreements by Skyler Swisher on Scribd
Disney and its affiliates own the vast majority of the land in the district, and other companies have operated there with the corporation’s blessing.
The development agreement bars the board from regulating the height of buildings, which would be solely under the purview of the Federal Aviation Administration.
The previous board also agreed to give Disney vast authority over its own buildings, according to its declaration. The agreement states that Disney must review any exterior changes to the district’s buildings to ensure consistent “theming” with Disney World.
Aungst said he is hopeful Disney will work with the board and correct the agreement in a “very collaborative manner.”
But board members also approved hiring four outside law firms with Chairman Martin Garcia citing a need for “lawyers that have extensive experience in dealing with protracted litigation against Fortune 500 companies.”
One of those firms is Cooper & Kirk, which has gotten more than $2.8 million in legal fees and contracts from the DeSantis administration to defend a controversial social media law, a ban on cruise ship COVID-19 “vaccine passport” requirements, and a restriction on felons seeking to vote.
Cooper & Kirk’s lawyers will bill $795 an hour, according to the firm’s engagement letter. The boutique firm’s roster of lawyers includes Adam Laxalt, who roomed with DeSantis when he was training at the Naval Justice School in 2005 and made an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate last year in Nevada.
The firm’s alumni include Republican U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Tom Cotton of Arkansas.
The board also approved bringing on Lawson Huck Gonzalez, a law firm that was launched earlier this year. One of its founders is Alan Lawson, a retired Florida Supreme Court justice.
The board approved two local firms as well — Nardella & Nardella and Waugh Grant.
Outside legal help is needed because of the vast resources Disney has at its disposal, Garcia said.
“What it looks like to me [is that] because Disney has the Magic Kingdom, they thought they could be king for a day,” he said.
If you can't be a good example, you can still serve as a horrible warning.
“All mushrooms are edible. Some even more than once!”
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CHEEZY17 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:41 am
Sounds like Disney really wants to maintain control.
Well, maybe Meatball Ron will finally get it in his pea brain, you don't fuck with The Mouse. They are the largest single private employer in the state and the provider of most the grift that state law-makers have long enjoyed. And it was all done out in the open where everyone could see it happen as it happened, so Ronnie has no excuse. And now we state residents get to pay for li'l DeSanctimonious' culture wars, again!
And you want him for your president...
If you can't be a good example, you can still serve as a horrible warning.
“All mushrooms are edible. Some even more than once!”
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CHEEZY17 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:41 am
Sounds like Disney really wants to maintain control.
Well, maybe Meatball Ron will finally get it in his pea brain, you don't fuck with The Mouse. They are the largest single private employer in the state and the provider of most the grift that state law-makers have long enjoyed. And it was all done out in the open where everyone could it happen as it happened, so Ronnie has no excuse. And now we state residents get to pay for li'l De Sanctimonious culture wars, again!
And you want him for your president...
You just made his case. Keep the gift going! No oversight!
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
CHEEZY17 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:41 am
Sounds like Disney really wants to maintain control.
Well, maybe Meatball Ron will finally get it in his pea brain, you don't fuck with The Mouse. They are the largest single private employer in the state and the provider of most the grift that state law-makers have long enjoyed. And it was all done out in the open where everyone could it happen as it happened, so Ronnie has no excuse. And now we state residents get to pay for li'l De Sanctimonious culture wars, again!
And you want him for your president...
You just made his case. Keep the gift going! No oversight!
Sorry QD, but this won't help.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
this is an example of how governments use business to transform the area into a desirable destination, and then want part of the pie for themselves.
when they didn't have a pot to piss in when all the money was being laid on the table in the huge gamble that it would pay off later. The only reason the government(s) in florida agreed to this stuff was because they wanted it but didn't want to help pay for it (at the time).
Animal wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:23 pm
this is an example of how governments use business to transform the area into a desirable destination, and then want part of the pie for themselves.
when they didn't have a pot to piss in when all the money was being laid on the table in the huge gamble that it would pay off later. The only reason the government(s) in florida agreed to this stuff was because they wanted it but didn't want to help pay for it (at the time).
Rear view mirrors are wonderful things.
The symbiotic relationship between government and business is ubiquitous and on going. Local and state governments use business to develop and enhance otherwise unused or undesirable land all the time. It can be a wonderful thing as in the case with Disney but regardless of how wonderful it turns out or how much money is spent it doesn't entitle that business to operate as its own quasi country.
It does seem like Florida legal dropped the ball here with not being aware or prepared for this possible move by Disney.
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
Antknot wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:45 pm
KKK was started by Democrats.
That's right, sure. Until they became the modern Republicans...
If you can't be a good example, you can still serve as a horrible warning.
“All mushrooms are edible. Some even more than once!”
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