OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
LITIGATION DIVISION
ATKINSON, ANDELSON,
LOYA, RUUD & ROMO 6/30/2026
Buckley v. Wisniewski et al. Employment Case -
representation for individual
City employee only due to
conflict
630 - Liability Fund 474,750.00 44,191.75 143,641.10 331,108.90 Subtotal 44,191.75
DEVANEY PATE MORRIS
& CAMERON 6/30/2026
City v. Councilmember Conder
Injunction/Misc - outside
counsel retained due to a
conflict of interest at the
request of City Council 630 - Liability Fund 93,300.00 - 12,957.19 80,342.81 Tony Platt v. City
Contract Dispute - outside
counsel retained due to
conflict of interest at the
request of City Council (initial
budget increased through
Council approved change
order) 630 - Liability Fund 152,680.81 29,088.95 83,581.66 69,099.15 Subtotal 29,088.95
LIEBERT CASSIDY
WHITMORE 7/10/2026
Norton v. City
Employment Case - outside
counsel retained due to
conflict of interest at the
request of City Council 630 - Liability Fund 715,500.00 26,573.00 95,164.00 620,336.00 Subtotal 26,573.00
BUCHALTER 6/30/2026
CPUC Rulemaking PSPS 510 - Electric Fund 60,000.00 - 29,666.00 30,334.00 CPUC Proceeding General Legal Advice 510 - Electric Fund 25,000.00 3,105.00 6,431.50 18,568.50 Subtotal 3,105.00
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
MUNICIPAL SERVICES DIVISION
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
COLANTUONO
HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY 6/30/2026
Carl Pongs v. City Water Rate Challenge 520 - Water Fund 100,000.00 - 78,771.92 21,228.08 Simpson v. City
Water GFT Challenge (initial
budget increased through
Council approved change
order)
520 - Water Fund /
101 - General Fund 499,400.00 48,142.50 389,620.66 109,779.34 Subtotal 48,142.50
GREINES MARTIN
STEIN & RICHLAND 6/30/2026
Jurupa/Rubidoux CSD Appeal 550 - Sewer Fund 175,000.00 - 155,352.67 19,647.33 Simpson v. City Appeal Analysis 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 1,665.00 19,048.50 5,951.50 Subtotal 1,665.00
HOLLAND & HART 4/23/2027
Power Purchase
Agreements
Negotiations for battery
storage Resource Adequacy
Purchase Agreements for the
Baldy Mesa project & VESI
project and the Sunzia Wind
Power Purchase Agreement.
This firm has finished all work
for this engagement, so this
matter will be closed and
removed from next quarter’s
report. 510 - Electric Fund 200,000.00 - 176,987.70 23,012.30 Subtotal 0.00
JARVIS FAY LLP 3/14/2027
Pongs v. City Reverse validation 101 - General Fund 198,000.00 76.00 51,178.90 146,821.10 UC Regents v. City Capacity Charge Dispute 550 - Sewer Fund 300,000.00 306.00 65,186.65 234,813.35 Simpson v. City Reverse validation 101 - General Fund 198,000.00 - 43,831.13 154,168.87 UC Regents v. City Appeal 550 - Sewer Fund 70,000.00 456.00 456.00 69,544.00
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
Subtotal 838.00
Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore 7/10/2026 PO Amount
RI085-00067
General Labor Relations -
Requested by HR. . This firm
has finished all work for this
engagement, so this matter will
be closed and removed from
next quarter’s report. 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 895.00 24,655.50 344.50 RI085-00076
SEIU Class & Comp - Requested
by HR. . This firm has finished
all work for this engagement,
so this matter will be closed
and removed from next
quarter’s report. Varies 100,000.00 - 79,488.18 20,511.82 IA Investigation
Per the request of RPD -Advise
on Personnel Matter 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 6,142.00 6,142.00 18,858.00 RI085-00001/0067
General Labor Relations -
Requested by HR 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 2,276.50 2,276.50 22,723.50 Subtotal 9,313.50
REDWOOD PUBLIC
LAW 9/17/2027
Northside Project
Legal Advice on this
Public/Private Partnership
requested by the City Manager.
This line item only - Iincludes
attorney fees paid up until
March 2025 (when ENA was
signed and developer became
responsible to pay outside
counsel fees; all charges after
March 2025 are identified
below as a reimbursable
expense) 101 - General Fund 250,000.00 - 122,738.81 127,261.19 Top Golf/Fairmount Park
Legal Advice on this
Development at the request of
the City Manager 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 - 3,487.00 21,513.00 Subtotal 0.00
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
SHUTE MIHALY AND
WEINBERGER 10/28/2027
City v. UC Regents CEQA 101 - General Fund 425,000.00 41,498.36 343,290.94 81,709.06 Subtotal 41,498.36
STRADLING YOCCA
CARLSON & RAUTH 6/30/2026
Bond Counsel Requested by Finance Dept to
provide advice related to City
debt 101 - General Fund 20,000.00 759.00 759.00 19,241.00 Bond Counsel Requested by Finance Dept to
provide advice related to City
debt 550 - Sewer 20,000.00 8,621.00 8,621.00 11,379.00 Parking Garages 1,2, & 8
Development. This firm has
finished all work for this
engagement, so this matter will
be closed and removed from
next quarter’s report. 570 - Parking Fund 25,000.00 - 24,942.00 58.00 Pongs v. City (Appeal) Water Revenue Bonds 520 - Water Fund 100,000.00 13,969.67 84,604.59 15,395.41 Riverside Alive Public/Private Partnership 101 - General Fund 218,350.00 - 79,466.23 138,883.77 Subtotal 23,349.67
THOMPSON COBURN 6/30/2026
FERC - TRR Regulatory 510 - Electric Fund 600,000.00 27,158.50 45,831.36 554,168.64
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
FERC
Regulatory- Thompson Coburn
represents the City at FERC
proceedings to ensure rates
approved by FERC are
fair/equitable. Over a 10 year
period, from 2014 through
2024, the City estimates that it
has saved $29,967,260 in
reductions to the rates
ultimately approved by FERC
and paid by the City, as a result
of the objections filed by
Thompson Coburn on behalf of
the City. (Initial budget was
increased by Council approved
Change Order) 510 - Electric Fund 792,000.00 188,856.86 792,000.00 0.00 Subtotal 216,015.36
443,781.09 TOTAL
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
BURKE WILLIAMS
SORENSEN 6/30/2026
City v. Jurupa/Rubidoux CSD, et
al.
Outside counsel retained for
recovery. Lawsuit to seek
contribution for RWQCP
project. Based on trial court's
ruling awarding $21M to the
City (subject to appeal), the
City will receive
reimbursement for the entire
outside counsel budget for this
matter. 550 - Sewer Fund 3,978,506.00 43,944.85 3,766,529.19 211,976.81
REDWOOD PUBLIC
LAW 9/17/2027
ASR Project (After ENA was
signed in March 2025)
This outside firm was retained
at the request of the City
Manager to advise on this
Public/Private Partnership
Project - this line item only
includes fees paid after
March
2025 when ENA was signed
and the developer became
responsible to pay for the City’s
outside counsel. Although the
City initially paid these
invoices, the City is seeking
reimbursement from the
developer’s deposit per the
terms of the ENA.
101 - General Fund 205,875.00 50,227.09 50,227.09 155,647.91 Note: The expenditures shown below are not included in grand total because they are reimbursable, but they are included in this report for transparency purposes.
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
Ab Brown Sports Complex (After
ENA was signed in October 2025)
This outside firm was retained
at the request of the City
Manager to advise on this
Public/Private Partnership
Project- this line item only
includes fees paid after
October 2025 when ENA was
signed and the developer
became responsible to pay for
the City’s outside counsel.
Although the City initially paid
these invoices, the City is
seeking reimbursement from
the developer’s deposit per the
terms of the ENA.
101 - General Fund 205,875.00 - 0.00 205,875.00
SHUTE MIHALY AND
WEINBERGER 10/28/2027
3rd Street Grade Separation
Eminent Domain - PW will seek
reimbursement of these
outside counsel expenses
through the grants that are
funding this project
434 - Transportation
Unif Mig Fee 208,750.00 23,858.63 30,503.89 178,246.11 118,030.57 TOTAL REIMBURSABLE FEES
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
4/1/25 - 6/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
6/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
EXPIRATION
DATE
Funding Source Authorized
Spending Limit
FY 2021/22 FY 2022/23 FY 2023/24 FY 2024/25
QUARTER 1 857,745 218,981.21 316,770.19 439,052.48 QUARTER 2 553,639.77 235,101.47 287,910.61 557,091.27 QUARTER 3 398,734.57 264,445.61 305,075.47 636,242.38 QUARTER 4 175,471.02 308,380.88 328,466.10 443,781.09 TOTAL $1,985,590.36 $1,026,909.17 $1,238,222.37 $2,076,167.22 FY 24/25 - Q1 TOTALS FY 24/25 - Q2 TOTALS FY 24/25 - Q3 TOTALS FY 24/25 - Q4 TOTALS 102,584.99 224,385.71 225,869.34 101,454.36 - - 6,645.26 - 236,226.24 205,032.75 261,063.01 219,120.36 25,936.54 17,274.00 33,890.97 13,969.67 16,208.00 27,113.75 21,668.40 9,383.00 18,387.00 - - - 39,709.71 83,285.06 87,105.40 99,853.70 $439,052.48 $557,091.27 $636,242.38 $443,781.09
630 - Liab Trust Fund
550 - Sewer Fund
570 - Public Parking
QUARTERLY AND FISCAL YEAR TOTALS
434 - Transportation Unif Mig Fee
520 - Water Fund
TOTAL
FUNDING SOURCE
101 - General Fund
510 - Electric Fund
Please note:
A. Some totals may include costs
B. Matters/Cases shaded in blue are closed and will not be included in the next quarterly report F. ^ Correction to data provided on previous quarterly report