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File ID: 2025-01042 5/20/2025 Item 6.
Supplement to Contract No. 2023-0011-01 with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP for Legal Services
File ID: 2025-01042
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Attorney, or designee, to execute and amendment to contract 2023-0011-01 with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP increasing the not to exceed amount to $150,000 for litigation assistance.
Contact: Brett Witter, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, [email protected], Office of the City Attorney
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Supplement to Contract 2023-0011-01
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Staff is seeking Council approval to execute a $50,000 supplement to the current legal services agreement with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong, LLP, for a total amount not to exceed $150,000 for expenses associated with a disciplinary appeal including defending the City in a writ proceeding wherein Petitioner challenges the arbitrator’s decision in favor of the City.
Policy Considerations: This supplemental contract funding is required to continue representation and defense of the City for the disciplinary appeal.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: Contracting for outside legal services is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5).
File ID: 2025-01042 5/20/2025 Item 6.
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: A disciplinary appeal was filed that requires the assistance of outside counsel.
Financial Considerations: There will be no additional impact to the General Fund.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong, LLP is an LBE.
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
(Rev. 9-17-12)
Project Title and Job Number: Toomey (Disciplinary Appeal) Date: 4/30/2025 Purchase Order #: n/a Supplemental Agreement No.: 2
The City of Sacramento ("City") and Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP ("Contractor"), as parties to that certain Legal Services Agreement designated as Agreement Number C2023-0011 including any and all prior supplemental agreements modifying the agreement (the agreement and supplemental agreements are hereafter collectively referred to as the "Agreement"), hereby supplement and modify the Agreement as follows:
1. The scope of Services specified in Exhibit A of the Agreement is amended as follows:
The scope of work has not changed. The parties are increasing the not-to-exceed amount to cover costs of the appeal.
2. The term of this agreement is amended as follows:
There is no change in the term of the agreement.
3. In consideration of the additional and/or revised services described in section 1 and 2, above, the maximum not-to- exceed amount that is specified in Exhibit B of the Agreement for payment of Contractor's fees and expenses, is increased by $50,000.00, and the Agreement’s maximum not-to-exceed amount is amended as follows:
Agreement's original not-to-exceed amount: __$50,000.00_ Net change by previous supplemental agreements: __ $50,000.00_ Not-to-exceed amount prior to this supplemental agreement: _$100,000.00_ Increase by this supplemental agreement: _$50,000.00_
New not-to-exceed amount including all supplemental agreements: _$150,000.00_
4. Contractor agrees that the amount of increase or decrease in the not-to-exceed amount specified in section 2, above, shall constitute full compensation for the additional and/or revised services specified in section 1, above, and shall fully compensate Contractor for any and all direct and indirect costs that may be incurred by Contractor in connection with such additional and/or revised services, including costs associated with any changes and/or delays in work schedules or in the performance of other services or work by Contractor.
5. Contractor warrants and represents that the person or persons executing this supplemental agreement on behalf of Contractor has or have been duly authorized by Contractor to sign this supplemental agreement and bind Contractor to the terms hereof.
6. Except as specifically revised herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and Contractor shall perform all of the services, duties, obligations, and conditions required under the Agreement, as supplemented and modified by this supplemental agreement. [Signatures on Following Page]
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
(Rev. 9-17-12)
Approved By:Tim Yeung, Partner, Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLPApproved As To Form By:City AttorneyApproved By:City of SacramentoAttested To By:City ClerkApproved By:City Manager