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6 AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO REPRESENTATION LETTER
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Special Legal Services
This Amendment No. 1 to Representation Letter is made and entered into as of 8/12/2025, by and between the City of Lake Elsinore, a municipal corporation (“City) and Rutan & Tucker, LLP, a California limited liability partnership (“Firm”).
RECITALS
A. The City and Firm entered into that certain Representation Letter dated as of 11/23/2024 (the “Original Agreement”) for Special Counsel services in connection with pending litigation involving the Lake and Mountain project (DS & RS Investment LLC v. City of Lake Elsinore; Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVME2402627) (the “Pending Litigation”). Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Original Agreement.
B. The Original Agreement requires City Council approval to authorize compensation for services in an amount greater than $30,000.
C. The Firm has performed legal services pursuant to the Original Agreement and City desires Firm to continue to provide legal services requested by City to bring the Pending Litigation to completion and to implement applicable agreements, if any, approved by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth herein, City and Firm agree as follows:
1. The last paragraph of Section 3, Fees and Expenses, of the Original Agreement is deleted in its entirety. Except for this change, all other terms and conditions of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and legal services will be provided by Firm to City in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be executed on the respective dates set forth below.
“CITY”
City of Lake Elsinore, a municipal
corporation
Jason Simpson, City Manager
“FIRM”
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
William H. Ihrke
ATTEST:
Candice Alvarez, CMC City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David Mann, Acting City Attorney