1 SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY, PC
This Seventh Amendment to Legal Services Agreement (“ Amendment”) is entered into and effective this date of March 3, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Chula Vista (“City”), a California chartered municipal corporation, and Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC (“Attorney”), a professional corporatio n duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of California. The City and Attorney may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Attorney has provided legal services to the City pursuant to that Legal Services Agreement entered into by and between the Parties effective May 27, 2021 (“Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that its provisions may be modified by written amendment executed by the Parties; and
WHEREAS, the Parties now seek to amend the Agreement to increase the not-to-exceed amount and extend the term, as set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
AMENDMENT
1. Defined Terms. All terms not specifically defined in this Amendment shall have the same definition and meaning as set forth in the Agreement.
2. Amendment to Section 1 (Term of Agreement). Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
1. Term of Agreement . This Agreement shall cover services rendered from the first communication between the City and Attorney through May 26, 2026.
3. Amendment to Section 3.1 (Compensation). Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to increase the not to exceed amount by twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), for a total not to exceed amount of seven hundred forty thousand dollars ($740,000).
4. Costs. Costs incurred under the Agreement prior to execution of this Amendment in excess of the not to exceed amount then in effect are hereby ratified and authorized and shall be compensated pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, as amended herein.
5. Effect of Amend ment. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment , all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by executing this Seventh Amendment where indicated below, City and Attorney agree that they have read and understood all terms and conditions of this Seventh Amendment, that they fully agree and consent to be bound by same, and that they are freely entering into this Seventh Amendment as of Effective Date.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By: ________________________________________________________
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney
ATTORNEY
By: ________________________________________________________
Michael G. Colantuono, President