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work with the City Manager to establish a schedule that provides an <br /> attorney is available at City Hall five days a week for on-site legal <br /> consultation; <br /> m) Real estate and land use matters, such as property acquisition and <br /> disposition, drafting and review of leases, and complex <br /> environmental/CEQA matters; <br /> n) Matters related to comprehensive updates of the City's general plan or <br /> zoning ordinance, annexations,water rights, or Williamson Act issues; <br /> o) Municipal finance,tax, fee and assessment issues; <br /> p) Motions seeking discovery of police officer personnel records and <br /> hearings involving weapons confiscations; <br /> q) Cable TV rate regulations and FCC appeals; <br /> r) Successor agency services <br /> s) Sanitary sewer, stormwater, and matters related to City granted <br /> franchises. <br /> This Section 2A does not include litigation or cost recovery for any of the <br /> subjects listed above in Section 2A.All litigation and cost recovery shall <br /> be billed separately pursuant to Sections 2B and 4 (b) and (c) below. <br /> 2B. The City also hires Meyers Nave to represent it in litigation. <br /> Litigation as used in this Agreement shall mean all work(1) after a notice <br /> or summons has been served; (2) a decision to initiate litigation, or <br /> condemn property is approved by the City Council or Successor Agency; <br /> (3) preparing for and appearing at administrative hearings or <br /> proceedings before other public agencies, hearing officers or regulatory <br /> bodies related to: (i) PERB hearings; (ii) fact finding hearings; (iii) <br /> mediations and arbitrations; (iv) employee disciplinary hearings; (v) <br /> grievance hearings; and (vi) notices of violation. The above definition of <br /> litigation does not preclude the City from assigning tort litigation to <br /> attorneys from qualified panel firms selected by the City's third party <br /> administrator in consultation with the City Attorney and the City's Risk <br /> Manager, nor affect the provisions of section 4.h regarding the potential <br /> to retain separate legal counsel for any legal assignment(s) that would <br /> otherwise be performed by Meyers, Nave. <br /> 3. Independent Contractor <br /> Meyers Nave declares t h at it is engaged in an independent business <br /> and agrees to perform the services provided for in this Agreement as an <br /> independent contractor and not as the agent, servant, or employee of the City. <br /> Meyers Nave shall be solely responsible for its own matters relating to <br /> payment of employees,including compliance with social security,withholding <br /> and all other regulations governing such matters. <br /> 3 <br />