HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - C00008A - Legal SvcsContract No. C00-008A
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Honorable Mayor and City Council
Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager
Proposed City Attorney Agreement
February 8, 2007
Memorandum
City of Palm Desert
Office of the City Manager
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The City prepared a new draft agreement with Best Best & Krieger (BB&K), which was
presented to City Attorney David J. Erwin late last year. Since then, staff has met and
negotiated the terms and conditions of the proposed agreement, and Mr. Erwin has
submitted a contract in that final negotiated form (attached as Exhibit "A").
As proposed, the City will pay BB&K, specifically David J. Erwin, a flat fee of $18,000 per
month for legal services. The retainer is inclusive of all legal services for the City of Palm
Desert, with certain exceptions; code enforcement, mobile home rent control, and other
specific assignments as defined in Section 10 shall be specifically approved by the City
Council or City Manager at a negotiated rate as set forth in Section 10.
Also attached to this memorandum as Exhibit "B" is a list prepared by Dave Erwin which
outlines the differences between the City's proposed new contract and the contract
submitted by him. In addition, attached as Exhibit "C" is the survey that was presented to
the City Council as part of the April 17, 2006, legal services review. We have added to that
survey the City of Indio, which did not respond to the original survey and was not,
therefore, included in that report. Since then, we have received a copy of the new City of
Indio contract, which sets a flat fee of $60,000 per month, all-inclusive, up to 343 hours per
month. Additional hours above and beyond that amount are billed separately.
Staff recommends that the City Council, by Minute Motion, approve the contract as
presented in Exhibit "A".
Please let me know if you have any questions.
CARLOS L. 16ATEGA
CITY MANAGER
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