Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Form approved by the City Attorney 5-12-21
1 ASS
IGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F002371 AND
CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT
T
his Assignment and Assumption of the Professional Services Agreement with Renne Public Law Group, LLP , a California corporation, Agreement Number F002371, dated August 26, 2021 (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into this ______ day of _______________________, 2024 (“Effective Date”), by and among Renne Public Law Group, LLC (“Assignor”), California Public Policy Group, Inc., a California corporation (“Assignee”), and the City of Santa Rosa, a municipal corporation (“City”).
RE
CITALS
A. The C
ity entered into the Agreement with Assignor dated August 26, 2021, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
B. E
ffective October 1, 2024, Assignor desires to assign and transfer that portion of its rights and obligations under the Agreement to Assignee, and Assignee now desires to assume those rights and obligations and to perform related duties under t he Agreement as previously contracted by Assignor.
C. The C
ity desires to continue the Agreement and to consent to the assignment and assumption of the same from Assignor to Assignee.
NO
W, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which of hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. A
ssignor assigns all of its rights and interest in and to the Agreement and delegates to Assignee all of the duties and obligations imposed upon Assignor under the Agreement from and after the Effective Date.
2. A
ssignee assumes all duties and obligations under the Agreement in favor of the City and agrees to perform the same on the same terms and conditions set forth therein from and after the Effective Date.
3. T
he City consents t o the assignment and assumption of the Agreement by Assignor to Assignee on the same terms set forth therein from and after the Effective Date.
4. A
ssignee agrees to indemnify Assignor from any and all claims, actions, judgments, liabilities, proceedings and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs Exhibt A
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Form approved by the City Attorney 5-12-21
2 of defense and damages, resulting from and related to the Agreement from and after the Effective Date.
5. Assignee agrees to indemnify City from any and all claims, actions, judgments, liabilities, proceedings and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from and related to Assignor’s performance under the Agreement to the extent of Assignor’s obligations to City under the Agreement, and subj ect to the terms of the Agreement prior to the Effective Date.
6. This a greement constitutes the entire agreement concerning the assignment and consent among the parties and it may not be modified, altered or amended other than in writing executed by the party sought to be charged thereby.
7. This Agreement and future documents relating thereto may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together constitute one Agreement. Counterparts and/or signatures delivered by facsimile, pdf or City-approved electronic means have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature. City , Assignor and Assignee wish to permit this Agreement and future documents relating thereto to be electronically signed in accordance with applicable federal and California law. The Parties to this Agreement may revoke its permission to use electronic signatures at any time for future documents by providing notice pursuant to the Agreement. The Parties agree that electronic signatures, by their respective signatories are int ended to authenticate such signatures and to give rise to a valid, enforceable, and fully effective Agreement. The City reserves the right to reject any signature that cannot be positively verified by the City as an authentic electronic signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE
READ THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. EACH PARTY HAS FULL POWER AND
AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AND PERFORM THIS ASSIGNMENT AND
ASSUMPTION, AND THE PERSON SIGNING THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF EACH HAS BEEN PROPERLY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ENTER INTO THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION.
Executed as of the day and year first above stated.
Renne Public Law Group, LLP, a California
corporation
By: __________________________________
CITY OF SANTA ROSA,
a Municipal corporation
By: ________________________________
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Form approved by the City Attorney 5-12-21
3 Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
By: __________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
California Public Policy Group, Inc., a
California corporation
By: __________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
By: __________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Name: Maraskeshia Smith
Title: City Manager
Approved as to form:
_________________________________
City Attorney’s Office
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
Attachments:
Exhibit A – Professional Services Agreement #F002371 with Renne Public Policy Group, LLP