FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AND
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
This Fourth Amendment to Legal Services Agreement (“ Fourth Amendment”) is entered into this effective day of April 15, 2025 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Chula Vista (“City”) and Best Best & Krieger LLP (“Attorney”) (City and Attorney together, “Parties”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, Attorney has provided legal services on behalf of the City related to processing requests for public records, pursuant to the California Public Records Act (“PRA”), assisting the City in updating PRA and other records -related policies to reflect i ndustry standards and best practices and providing training for City staff and officials, including training on PRA, electronic records, e - Discovery, and social media operations pursuant to a Legal Services Agreement between City and Attorney effective September 29, 2022 (“Legal Services Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties previously executed a First Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement on July 26, 2023 to change the not to exceed amount in Section 3.1 from $30,000 to $50,000; and
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into a Second Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement on September 12, 2023 to extend the Legal Services Agreement through September 29, 2024 and to increase the not to exceed amount on the contract to $200,000; and
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into a Third Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement on September 29, 2024 to extend the Legal Services Agreement through September 29, 2025 and to increase the not to exceed amount on the contract to $300,000; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to continue utilizing the services of Attorney related to processing requests for public records, resulting in additional costs exceeding $300,000.
AGREEMENT
THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Section 3.1 of the Legal Services Agreement is amended to change the not to exceed amount from $300,000.00 to $450,000.00.
2. Costs that exceeded $300,000.00 that were incurred under the Legal Services Agreement but prior to this Fourth Amendment are to be covered and compensated by this Fourth Amendment.
3. Except as expressly provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the Legal Services Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by executing this Fourth Amendment where indicated below, City and Attorney agree that they have read and understood all terms and conditions of this Fourth Amendment, that they fully agree and consent to be bound by same, and that they are freely entering into this Fourth Amendment as of Effective Date.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By: ________________________________________________________
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney
ATTORNEY
By: ________________________________________________________
Darren Ziegler
Best, Best & Krieger, LLP
Partner and Director of PRA Services and E-Discovery Counsel