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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: September 4, 2018 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:18-424 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.P. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Minute Order to Approve an Amendment of $130,000 to the <br />Legal Services Agreement with Meyers Nave for General Legal Services <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve an amendment to the legal services agreement with <br />Meyers Nave of $130,000 for legal costs incurred in FY 17-18. <br />BACKGROUND and ANALYSIS <br />Due to an anomalous increase in the need for legal services during fiscal year 2017-2018, including but <br />not limited to attorneys’ fees to negotiate the settlement of Heron Bay Homeowners Association v. City <br />of San Leandro (Real Party in Interest Halus Power Systems), First District Court of Appeal, Case No. <br />A143985 and the accompanying drafts of loan documents and deeds of trust for Halus Power Systems <br />to repay and provide a deed of trust on Halus’ real property as security for payment of petitioner’s <br />attorneys’ fees owed, to coordinate and advise the City Council upon the investigation of allegations of <br />improper conduct by the City Manager, to advise staff on implementation and interpretation of the <br />tobacco retailers license ordinance, to advise staff related to the revamp and subsequent increase in <br />code enforcement activities in FY 2017-2018, to advise staff and provide transactional legal services <br />related to the Shoreline Development, to advise staff on recent California legislation, and State and <br />Federal litigation and United States Supreme Court decisions that affect varied policy initiatives from the <br />City’s sanctuary city status to agency fees charged to public employees, the current contract amount of <br />$657,390 is short $130,000. This resolution would amend the City’s legal services agreement with the <br />law firm of Meyers Nave to $787,390 to ensure payables from FY 2017-2018 are covered. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />By Minute Order, as described herein, approve an amendment to the general legal services agreement <br />with Meyers Nave for $130,000. <br />PREPARED BY: David Baum, Finance Director and Jeff Kay, City Manager <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 8/28/2018 <br />189