Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.6. 1/9/2024 File #: 23-0824
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney
1. SUBJECT
Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement with Everett Dorey LLP to provide legal services relating to litigation defense in the matter of Carol Leigh Kneeshaw, et al. v. City of Orange, et al.
2. SUMMARY
The City currently has an agreement with Everett Dorey LLP to provide litigation services for the City’sdefense in the matter of Carol Leigh Kneeshaw, et al. v. City of Orange, et al., for an amount not to exceed $230,000. The proposed First Amendment will increase the not to exceed amount by $80,000 for a total amount not to exceed $310,000.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve a Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement with Everett Dorey LLP in the amount of $80,000; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this amendment is $80,000 and will be funded through Self-Insurance - Liability (740).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a: Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
While the City Attorney’sOffice handles most litigation matters in-house, the City does contract with outside counsel when the complexity of a case, or a significant burden to staff time requires additional staffing expertise.
The Second Amendment of the agreement, to increase the contract by $80,000, will raise the total not to exceed amount to $310,000.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement
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