Redwood Public Law Agreement for Legal Services 20240318

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AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW 4 term of this Agreement, the hourly rates set forth in 4(b) and 4(c) will be adjusted each July 1, beginning July 1, 2024, by the April percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area. g) The total amount charged to the City for services described in Section 2A for each twelve-month fiscal year period beginning on July 1, 2024 shall not exceed the following amounts: Year 1 (commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025): $940,000 Year 2 (commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026): Increased on the Year 1 annual compensation by the April percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area no less than 1% and no greater than 3.5% rounded to the nearest $5.00. h) City reserves the right to retain outside counsel not associated with Redwood to provide legal services. If the City decides to retain outside counsel, Redwood shall provide oversight of the outside counsel as requested by the City Manager. 5. No Assignment This Agreement is entered into by City and Redwood and except as set forth herein the rights and obligations of Attorney may not be assigned or delegated to any other attorney of Redwood without express written consent of the City Council. This Agreement is not assignable. 6. Contract and Performance Review Each year during the months of October and/or November, Attorney and City Council shall meet to review the performance of Attorney and members or associates of the firm in furnishing the services provided hereunder. The Parties may agree to changes or amendments hereto, which shall be evidenced by written amendment hereto. 7. Joint Representation/ Of Counsel Redwood maintains of counsel agreements with certain legal specialists who are deemed independent contractors under the applicable provisions of the tax laws. They are not considered employees of Redwood. In the event that the matter in which City has engaged Redwood to handle requires the use of a specialist, it is necessary that City consent to dual representation by Redwood and the specialist providing services. The arrangement has no effect whatsoever on the cost of legal services. It is merely an ethical requirement that Redwood disclose this fact and that City consent. The City is consenting by signing this Agreement. 8. Conflict of Interest Redwood’s practice involves the representation of many public agencies in the State of California of all types. It is not uncommon for public agencies to have strong views on matters of public policy that diverge from one another. Redwood performs a variety of professional services for its clients, and it is possible that Redwood will represent public agency clients that are adverse to City on other, unrelated matters or that Redwood will represent a client that has views on public policy or legal matters that differ from City’s views on those policies or matters. City expressly agrees that it waives any actual or potential conflicts that might arise from such future representations, that it will not attempt to