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AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND <br />MEYERS NAVE RIBACK SILVER & WILSON <br />City of San Leandro, California, a Municipal Corporation hereinafter referred to as "City" and <br />Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, a professional law corporation, hereinafter referred to as <br />"Meyers Nave." <br />RECITALS <br />Whereas, in 1986 City transitioned from in-house legal services to contract legal services, and <br />retained Meyers Nave to provide contract City Attorney legal services to City; and <br />Whereas Meyers Nave has continued to provide contract legal services to City to the date of this <br />Agreement by virtue of various contracts and contract amendments; and <br />Whereas it is the desire of the parties hereto to enter this Agreement and establish the terms and <br />conditions for continued rendition of legal services to City and the compensation therefore; <br />NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows: <br />1. Appointment of City Attorney <br />City retains Meyers Nave and appoints Richard D. Pio Roda (hereinafter referred to as <br />"Attorney") as City Attorney; and Kristopher Kokotaylo as Senior Assistant City Attorney. <br />Meyers Nave and Attorney agree to faithfully represent the legal interests of the City during the <br />term of this Agreement. <br />2. Attorney's Services <br />2A. The City hires Meyers Nave to provide legal services as City Attorney. <br />City Attorney duties shall include those legal services as set forth in Section 425 of the San <br />Leandro Charter and as generally understood within the field of municipal law to fall within the <br />category of "city attorney/general counsel services" including but not necessarily limited to, the <br />following: <br />a) Regular attendance at City Council, study sessions, closed sessions and all <br />meetings necessary to provide basic legal counsel; <br />b) Attendance at Planning Commission meetings, Board of Zoning Adjustments or <br />other City Commission or Board meetings upon the request of the City Council or <br />City Manager to provide legal advice and/or serve as counsel; <br />C) Serve as legal counsel to bodies as may be created and represented by or for the <br />City Council, and which meet regularly or periodically or on an as needed basis; <br />d) Review and/or preparation of staff reports, ordinances, resolutions, orders, <br />agreements, forms, notices, declarations, certificates, deeds, leases, and other <br />documents required by the City; <br />e) Consultation with the City Council and City staff as needed - rendering of legal <br />advice and opinions (both oral and written) concerning legal matters that affect <br />the City including new legislation and court decisions; <br />