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RESaLUTION NO. ~nnfi_nn4
RESOLtJTION TO AUTHORIZE TFiE CHAIRPERSON TO EXECUTE A MODIFIED
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH RONALD N. WILSON, FOR THE AGENCY
COUNSEL SERVICES, AT A MONTHLY AMOUNT OF NOT-TO-EXCEED $3d,040
EXCLUDING OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency
("Board of Directors") desires to receive legal counsel services that are professional,
high-quality but also cost-effective; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors directed the Executive Director to review the
scope of work performed by Ronald N, Wilson in his capacity as the Agency Counsel,
the billing rates, and the ongoing costs incurred by the Lynwood Redevelopment
Agency ("LRA") to receive these services, and to recommend actions to contain the
costs while receiving the high quality legal services needed by the LRA; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director reviewed the monthly billing statements of
Ronald N Wilson related to their provision of tegal support services to the LRA,
compared the billing rates to those in other comparabte cities, and segregated the
litigation work from other legal services; and
+~. ~~, -b-,WHEREAS; the Executive Director negotiated the monthly spending threshold
with Ronald N Wilson, and presented the spending cap recommendation to the Board
oi Qirectors on February 7, 2006, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors authorized the Executive Director to develop
a modified contractual arrangement with Ronald N. Wilson to provide the Agency
Counsel services at the manthly cost ot not to exceed $30,000 excluding out-of-pocket
expenses, and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Direc#ors hereby finds, determines, and
resolves as follows
5eciion 1. That the modified contractua! agreement with Ronald N. Wilson,
attached herein and made a part of th~s resolution through this reference, be approved
Section 2. That the contraclual engagement be on a month-to-month basis, with
the following monthly spending caps~ $30,000 for non-litigation services, and $5,000 for
out-of•pocket expenses, as detailed in the attached contractual agreement.
Section 3 That the LRA C~airperson is authorized to execute a modified
contractual agreement with Ronald N Wilson, per the attached confract.
Section 4. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOP7ED this 2151 day of February, 2006.
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~a Vasquez, Cf~air on
ATTEST
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Andrea L. Hooper, Agency Secretary N Enr~ ue Martine ecutive Director
APPR VED AS TO FORM. APPF20VED AS T NTENT•
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RICHARD KREISLER arianna . arysheva
LIEBERT CA55IOY WHITT~fORE AssistanE City Manager - Finance
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STAT~ OF CAUFORld1A )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
!, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of ~ynwood, do hereby certify
that the abave and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held in the City Hall of said City on the
Zlst day of Febr~ar~c.,, , 2006 and passed by
the following vote'
AYES: COUNCILMEH 8YR~, JOHNSON, PEDROZA, SANTILLAN AND YASQUEZ
NOES: HONE
ABSTA(N: NONE - .~ - ~-.»---. -.-.
ABSENT: NONE
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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COUNTY OF LQS ANGEL~S )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby cert~fy that the above and foregoing is a full, true
and correct copy of Resofution No. 2046-~49 {n my office and that said
Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated
Dated this 2lst day of February , 2006.
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Andrea L. Nooper, Gity GEerk