HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-094 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-094
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE LEGAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL LEGAL SERVICES
BETWEEN THE CITY AND LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a legal services agreement on January 17,
2023, with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) to provide on-call legal services (Legal Services
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the City previously exercised the first of five options to extend the Legal
Services Agreement for a term from January 17, 2024, to January 17, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a First Amendment to the Legal Services
Agreement on July 1, 2024, to adjust the hourly rates authorized on the contract; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a Second Amendment to extend the
agreement for an additional one-year term through January 16, 2026, and to increase the not-to-
exceed amount on the contract to $50,000; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue utilizing the services of LCW, resulting in
additional costs exceeding $50,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Third Amendment to Legal Services Agreement for on-call legal services,
between the City and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, 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.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Marco A. Verdugo Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of June 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, 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. 2025-094 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of June 2025.
Executed this 10th day of June 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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