HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 86-043 N.C.S. 02/24/1986FEB 18 1996 ~~ °~~'
~~S®llltl®Yl N®. 86-43 ~.C.~.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM ROBLEDO EDGAR
TO .PROVIDE CERTAIN LEGAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO
CITY OF PETALUMA v. PETALUMA SKY RANCH ASSOCIATES, et al
Superior Court of the State of California, For
The County of Sonoma, No. 136465
WHEREAS, the CITY OF PETALUMA desires to appeal the judgment
heretofore rendered in the above-entitled and numbered eminent domain
proceeding;
WHEREAS, the CITY OF PETALUMA desires to obtain the appellate legal
services of WILLIAM ROBLEDO EDGAR to prosecute said appeal;
WHEREAS, the CITY OF PETALUMA has determined that the
compensation to be paid WILLIAM ROBL;EDO EDGAR, an attorney at law and
specializing in civil appellate practice, is fair and proper under all the
circumstances and is a rate not in excess of those which are customarily
paid in this locality for equivalent services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED',r' by the City Council of the
CITY OF PETALUMA that the Mayor or City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed to execute a contract on behalf of the CITY OF PETALUMA with
WILLIAM ROBLEDO EDGAR for the performance of such legal services; a copy of
said Contract is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A
Under the ,power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Apr d s
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~~q~uyfrl(egl)~ y~,{,~c~~ meeting
24th February , 19.-....-., by the
on the .......................... day of .....-...........-... .
following vote: .- ----•••-
i v Attorn
AYES: Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, V.141. Balshaw, Mayes Mattei
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bon
ATTEST: .---•-•---• .........................................................................••-----...---.. .................... ._........ ........-----.............-..----------•----.............-.-
City Clerk Mayor
Council FileQ.------° ...........................
CA ]0-85 Res. No. .....47.6.-.4.3....... N.C.S.
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"C~~_yTRyCT F(?--=R_ S~I?EC ~ AL LEGAL; SEkti'ICES'
T.r'_IS -AGREEI~~NT is erg erect into on February 1986, between
t~h~e~"CITY pF" PETALUMA, a California mun~i,c'pa~l. coraoratio~~ (heren-
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after rEf erred tb as "CI'TY''') , znd WILLIAM RO!BLEDO EDGAR (hereinafter
referred to as "ATTORNEY";)
WHEREAS, G'ITY s~ the plaintiff in an-eminent domain proceeding,
presently pend.~g in the Super.igr Court of the State of Gaiifornia,
In and For th_e 'bounty -of Sonoma, entitled= and' n`ambered therein as
ollows; C:"iTY 0.F .PETAL~tT'"1~~, .a California _muneip'al ,cor,poration vs.
PETALT~'I~4A SKY kAN'CH :A'SSOC`IATES, a: li~i~ted_,n:artne;r.shp, et al. ,
PIo. 13:64h5. (nereinaf'te"r referred to as ''''s'aid Eminent ;Domain proceed-
ing~,) .
T~?hE~~"AS', ~ judo~ent has be;~n -en-tere~ in said emne.r.t do?rain
. p_-roceeding,
t~~r?ER.~,AS, ChT.Y. nten~`~ to' anal desires t~ appeal tr.e judgment
1*1 Ja.1~1 t.T'7"i-'Flr'I]t DOm$~l prU'C;ee,ding t0 t11E:': '~JliI"t O:f La^.~ °al Of the
State of Ca form; and; if nece sar,y to th,e Surf-eme Court of the
. State of Californa~,' . ~ '
~,'~-',L~EAS , ATTORNEY has eaten ve experiznce in c-iil an-~,el7.ate
~;ractiu`e , including e~nemt domain proceedings;
wOWP, TH,EREF.~RE', IT ~I`S' AGREE'D AS FOLL-gWS
~` 1., .S.cupe o.f. 'Se=vc,es': Attorney steal pert°orm a].1 legal services
nece .s3rv t~ ;pr.osecut,e .the appeal of said .judgment in said eminent
domain p:rc!,ceeding to the Court of Appeal of the State of Caii-forma,.
anal.. the Supr;eme Coin"t of~ the State .o'f California;
2. Time o'f, .P'e-r,ibrmazce_ The services of Attorney shall. commence
forth; '
3-. Term~'~nation of ~Gntract: T"his con'tr.act shall terminate at the
;,~ earliest of the follo~an; dates
(a) Upon the ssuance~ao the aforesaid Superior Court of the
remitttur by. the Cou?_ t cf' appeal of the State of California
or the Supreme Court of the State of California;
(b} Whenever the City Council of CITY determines that the legal
services of Attorney are no longer needed and the CITY
ATTOk~TEY of City so informs Attorney in writing that his
services a-re no longer desired by City;
4< Compensa.tion of Atro-rne57: CITY shat"1 pay Attorney, as and for
his legal s.erTJces, on-an hourly basis; which shal be at the
rate of hTI'~'E.TY `DOLLARS (S90 < G'0) per hour; CITY shall also pay
to A~r_torney any of ahe folhowing .costs which he may incur:
(1) Any fees paid by At orney to any coux't, court clerk or
county clerk; ho~a;e:ver, it is underst,o'od that CITY is exempt
from court filing f`e,es pursuant to Government Code, section
6103 anal Attorney agrees to as ~,rt said exe~nticn on behalr
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o~ CI = ;
(2) Out--of-Pocket e~.penses incurred ar paid by Attorney for
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preparation (i, e. , dsplcation arid, binding) , service and
filing of briefs, ~otians, or petitions pertainirg to said
appeal;
5 ~ F1a_.nne_r of Payment : TYie compensation to Attorney shall be .paid
by CITY mon hly upon receipt of an invoice for payment from
Attor~.ey; atis:fac,torv in form tc CZTY; spec:=fying the namber
of houra, tre date of such hours, and' the specific type of ser~~ices
to which such hours pertain < Said invo.i-ce~ :for navment shall
contain ~ certification by Attorney that it is true and correct
and that he is entitled to receive the amount set forth therein.
Attorney-sh.~.,ll maintain adequate records of dates:, tine spent,
2.
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_~ e~, o~ semi zees rende;r,ea ~ac~.. ~riatt.ezs. coy eyed b
Contract, and F~ttorn,ey agrees to furnish said records to the
.CITY A:T'?'Q~.:TvEY upon his demand therefor,
6. Status anal tiuthorit o'f Attq;rney:. Attorney shall be designated
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and have the status of a S'pec-al Deputy City Attorney and sh~:ll
have the authority to perforn all acts p°ertaning to said E>~iinent
Domain pr..o;ceed~ng that any deputy of the; CITY ATTORNEY would
norrzal,ly h;a~j'e ~ Said A't't:orney shall. be s.up j ect to the authority
of t'.ze CITY ~'LTGR~•1EY and subordinate to hits iii all matters con-
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Darning sdd~ Errrer~t Uoina~in aroce~e~iiri~g. -
7. Dacut~.enLs ~!?~tair..:ed bw a'ttorney' Pr`on,er~ty a;f C,ITY: It is agreed
~nei understood that aI r.eeords, fil;e's , paead'ngs , transeripts ,
p~hiviLS and documents obtained by Attorney in' connection with
y _~.P.
~lis y~ork ~~ertain~-r~ ~o said` E'r~in~r.t Dcrilar. r~roceeding are r~
~'.i`ouert jr c~i CITY, ,aiz!d' p ttOrley 1-iereb'S' agrees to deliver the
Saiilc' t.C~ CI'Y u~'.c;Tl anv t.e'riTll?;at10,71 O t,~'11S COr.tr"aCt.
S~ `a~it_-i,^es ~znd Cc¢irun~,catic~ s: T?nless ch~anh_e~ by w-rirten notic.T~:
all futU.re ~?rit`ten notices end communications between CITE: ~~n~-±`
.5ttorr~ey s':^.a11 he adur-e`ssed,, res:~!e.c~.~.vely, as 'follows
('ro LITY} JOSEPH A, FOREST, Esa.
LIZ'v ATTORNEY
CITY 'C1'F PETALV,SA
I1 ENGLISH S~:ZEET
PETAI:UMA, C?~IFORNIA; 9:49.5'2
(To P.t.tcprley) I~~ILLIAM ROBLEDO' EDGAR.
aTTbRNEY AT LAW
_ 1440 BROADT~TP.'1', °S.ui.~te 51;0
OAKLAND, CALIFOF.NIA 946"12
IN~ WTNE5'S WhEREOr',,. CITY a-rrd A`ttor~ney have executed this
contr°act oln or a~s of the date first' here`i:riabove set forth. -
ATTORNEY ~ ~ CITY OF°P
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