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RESOLUTION NO 2006-231
(REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 2006-1952)
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING A REQUEST BY MCKENNA, LONG &
ALDRICH, LLP FOR THE WAIVER OF POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO
MCKENNA, LONG & ALDRICH REPRESENTATION OF
ANOTHER CLIENT
WHEREAS, the law firm of McKenna, Long & Aldrich, LLP has an on-gomg
representation of the City in various litigation related matters; and
WHEREAS, McKenna, Long & Aldrich has been approached by a potential client
desiring to retain attorney Les Girard of that firm to work on a stadium project; and
WHEREAS, in their representation of the City, McKenna, Long & Aldrich may have
acquired confidential information from the City and has represented to the City that they are
unaware of any confidential information they have obtained that would relate to the potential
new client and its project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 3-310(C)(I)&(2) of the California State Bar Rules of
Professional Conduct an attorney shall not, without the informed written consent of each client,
accept or continue representation of more than one client in a matter in which the interests of the
clients potentially or actually conflict; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 3-310(E) of the California State Bar Rules of Professional
Conduct an attorney shall not accept employment adverse to a client where, by reason of the
representation of the client, the attorney has obtained confidential information material to the
employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista hereby approve the request by
McKenna, Long & Aldrich, LLP for a waiver of a potential or actual conflict of interest with
respect to the retention of one of its attorneys, Les Girard, to work on a stadium project for
another client.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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City Attorney
Resolution No. 2006-231
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 25th day of July 2006, by the following vote:
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AYES
Council/Agency members: Castaneda, Chavez, and McCann
NAYS.
Council/Agency members: None
ABSENT.
Council/Agency members: Padilla, Rindone
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City rk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City
Council Resolution No. 2006-23l/Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 2006-1952 was duly
passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency at a regular
meeting held on the 25th day of July 2006.
Executed this 25th day of July 2006.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City k
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