HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2021-09RESOLUTION NO. 2021 - 09
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA RATIFYING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL
CITY AND DEAN GAZZO ROISTACHER LLP FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN THE
SPECIALIZED AREA OF GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE ARISING FROM
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS FOR THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $75,000
PER CASE AND APPROVING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S EXECUTION OF SAME
WHEREAS, in 2006, the City entered into an agreement with the firm Daley & Heft
to represent the City in the specialized area of general civil litigation defense arising from
government claims; and
WHEREAS, in January 2021, Daley and & Heft notified the City that Daley & Heft
would cease to function in its current capacity no later than February 28, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Mitch Dean, head of Daley & Heft's Public Entity Defense section and
the attorney representing the City in current litigation matters, notified the City offering to
continue representing the City under his new firm Dean Gazzo Roistacher LLP; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the City's interests remain protected and to avoid any lapse
in City's defense in active litigation matters, the City Attorney's Office negotiated a new
retainer agreement with Dean Gazzo Roistacher LLP; and
WHEREAS, the legal services will include representing the City in the specialized
area of general civil litigation defense arising from government claims for an amount not
to exceed $75,000 per case.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA,' DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of National City hereby ratifies the
Agreement between the City of National City and Dean Gazzo Roistacher LLP for legal
services in the:specialized area of general civil litigation defense arising from government
claims for the total not to exceed the amount of $75,000 per case and approving the City
Attorney's execution of same.
Section 2: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Resolution No. 2021 — 09
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of Februa , 2021.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles E. Bell Jr • ' ttorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on February
16, 2021, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotelo-Solis,-Rodriguez, Bush, Morrison, Rios.,
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
BY:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
LUZ MOLINA
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel, Depyj.City Cler
HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-09 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on February 16, 2021.
City Clerk • 1he City of National City, California