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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
August 19, 2013
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Request For Authorization To Increase Compensation of Existing
Contracts With (1) the Law Firm Of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
for a Total Contract Not-to-Exceed Amount of $120,000 for Litigation
Matters; and (2) Moscone Emblidge Sater & Otis for a Total Contract
Not-to-Exceed Amount of $160,000 For Transactional Legal Services
The City Attorney's Office requests Council authorization to increase existing
contracts with two law firms: Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP and Moscone Emblidge
Sater & Otis.
In January of this year, the Office of the City Attorney retained Burke, Williams &
Sorensen to represent the City in a litigation matter related to the City’s Below Market
Rate Housing program. The Office of the City Attorney requests authorization to amend
the existing contract with the Burke law firm by adding $35,000 for a total not-to-exceed
amount of $120,000. Funding for this contract amendment does not require additional
budgetary authority as it can be accommodated within the Housing Fund budget for FY
2014.
The Office of the City Attorney also requests authorization to add an additional
$75,000 to the existing contract with the law firm of Moscone Emblidge Sater & Otis,
Attorneys at Law for transactional services related to a construction project under the
jurisdiction of City of Palo Alto Utilities. The additional monies will bring the not-to-
exceed amount of the contract to $160,000. Funding for this contract does not require
additional budgetary authority as it can be accommodated within the Utilities Enterprise
fund budget for FY 2014.
Department Head: Molly Stump, City Attorney
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