HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-133
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-133
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGAL
SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ON-CALL AND PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY
AND BEST, BEST, AND KRIEGER, LLP
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a legal service agreement on February 21,
2023 with Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP, to provide on-call legal services General Legal Services
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.1 of the General Legal Services Agreements provides that Best,
Best, & Krieger,
WHEREAS, City has a continuing need for the on-call legal services provided by Best,
Best, & Krieger, LLP, resulting in additional costs; and
WHEREAS, staff therefore recommends approving the First Amendment to the General
Legal Services Agreement, increasing the not-to-exceed compensation from $50,000 to $300,000
through the initial term; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a legal service agreement on September 29,
2023 with Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP, to provide Public Records Act legal services Public
Records Act Legal Services Agreement; and
WHEREAS, City and Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP previously entered into a First
Amendment to the Public Records Act Legal Services Agreement on July 26, 2023 to increase the
not-to-exceed compensation in Section 3.1 from $30,000 to $50,000; and
WHEREAS, City has a continuing need for the Public Records Act services provided by
Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP, resulting in additional costs; and
WHEREAS, staff therefore recommends approving the Second Amendment to the Public
Records Act Services Agreement, increasing the not-to-exceed compensation from $50,000 to
$200,000 and extending the agreement term through September 29, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it:
1. Approves the First Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement for on-call legal
services between the City and Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP, in the form presented, with
such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy
of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and authorizes and directs
the City Attorney to execute same.
Resolution No. 2023-133
Page No. 2
2. Approves the Second Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement for Public Records
Act legal services between the City and Best, Best, & Krieger, LLP, in the form
presented, with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City
Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and
authorizes and directs the City Attorney to execute same.
\[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE\]
Resolution No. 2023-133
Page No. 3
Presented by Approved as to form by
Megan McClurg Jill D.S. Maland
Assistant City Attorney Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12th day of September 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2023-133 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of September 2023.
Executed this 12th day of September 2023.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk