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Attachment 6--Amendment 5.pdf

Richmond City Council
April 2, 2024

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Attachment 6--Amendment 5.pdf
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April 2, 2024
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FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES

BETWEEN

THE CITY OF RICHMOND
AND

ALLEN GLAESSNER, HAZELWOOD & WERTH
This Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Richmond ("City") and ALLEN GLAESSNER HAZELWOOD & WERTH ("Special Counsel" (the "Fifth Amendment" is entered into as of June 20, 2023, by and between the City and Special Counsel with reference to the following facts:

RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel entered into that certain Legal Services Agreement ("Original Agreement") for representation of the City and City-related entities; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel to continue its representation of the City and to increase the compensation limit by One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000); and
WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel to continue its representation of the City and increase the compensation; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel to continue its representation of the City and to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel desire to amend the Original Agreement pursuant to this Fifth Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals hereof, and other mutual ovenants and promises contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the receip nd sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the City and Special Counsel agree a follows:

1. Section 3 of the Agreement, TERM OF AGREEMENT, is amended to read as follows:

3. TERM OF AGREEMENT.

The services of Special Counsel are to commence upon the Effective Date of this •greement and shall terminate on June 30, 2024 unless the parties extend th \greement in writing. The services shall be undertaken and completed in suc sequence as to assure their completion as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care.

2. Exhibit A of the Agreement "Scope of Work and Schedule of Fees & Charges," is hereby amended to read as shown in Attachment 1 to this Fifth Amendment.

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3. Effect of Fifth Amendment. Except as provided in this Fifth Amendment, all other terms of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

4. Counterparts. This Fifth Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and Special Counsel have caused this Fifth Amendment to be effective as of the last date written above.

CITY OF RICHMOND ALLEN GLAESSNER HAZELWOOD &

WERTH, LLP
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Eduardo Martines Mark Hazelwood
By
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Title Attorney
Attest:
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By: Pamela Cristian
Approved as to form:
- Docusigned by:

Shannon Moore
By:

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SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE OF FEES & CHARGES
Scope of work:

Special Counsel shall represent and defend City of Richmond in pending and future dangerous condition of public property, personal injury litigation and other municipal law litigation as assigned by the City Attorney
City of Richmond Contact Attorney: Alan M. Cohen, Sr. Assistant City Attorney and Shannon L. Moore, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Schedule of Fees & Charges:

Hourly Rates.

PARTNER(S) $270/hour
ASSOCIATE(S) $235/hour
PARALEGAL $120/hour

COMPENSATION
Only those costs and expenses set forth in Section III of Exhibit "B", entitled "Reimbursements" shall be paid to Special Counsel.

Total compensation for legal services and reimbursements shall be charged in accordance with Exhibits "A" and "B" and shall not exceed the sum of One Million One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($1,110,000) for attornevs' fees and reimbursements.

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