FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _day of _ 2025, by and between the City of Merced, a California Charter Municipal Corporation ("City"), and Hanson Bridgett LLP whose address of record is 425 Market Street, 26th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 (hereinafter referred to as "Attorney").
WHEREAS, City and Attorney previously entered into an Agreement for Professional Services ("Agreement") dated July 3, 2023, wherein the total not to exceed compensation amount was $36,000.00;
WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a First Amendment to Agreement dated September 18, 2023, increasing the compensation amount by $64,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $100,000.00 for the Agreement;
WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a Second Amendment dated March 19, 2024, increasing the compensation amount by $20,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $120,000.00 for the Agreement; WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a Third Amendment dated April 15, 2024, increasing the compensation amount by $150,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $270,000.00 for the Agreement and to exercise the first option to renew the Agreement for one additional one-year term; and,
WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a Fourth Amendment dated October 17, 2024, increasing the compensation amount by $100,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $370,000.00 for the Agreement; and, WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add additional compensation of $95,000.00 to continue covering the legal services provided by Attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter recited, agree as follows:
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"SECTION 26. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
City shall pay to Firm the not to exceed additional sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00) in
accordance with the rates set forth in the Agreement
dated July 3, 2023."
2. Except as herein amended, the Agreement dated July 3, 2023, First Amendment dated September 18, 2023, Second Amendment March 19, 2024, Third Amendment dated April 15, 2024, and Fourth Amendment dated October 17, 2024, shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fitth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services to be executed on the date first above written.
CITY OF MERCED
A California Charter Municipal
Corporation
BY:
D. Scott McBride,
City Manager
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
I Can Go nwell 2/21/2005
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M. VENUS RODRIGUEZ, FINANCE OFFICER
BY:
Verified by Finance Officer
HANSON BRIDGETT, LLP
BY: C
Printed Name:_Emily M. Charley
Taxpayer I.D. No. 94-1205338
ADDRESS: 425 Market St., 26'h Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94105
TELEPHONE: (415) 777-3200
EMAIL: [email protected]
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