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Supplement to Agreement for Specialized Litigation Consulting/Expert Services (Wipfli, LLP)
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FileID
File ID: 2024-01056
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Resolution 1) amending the expert/consulting agreement with Wipfli, LLP by $40,000 and authorizing the City Attorney to execute a supplemental contract with Wipfli, LLP in an amount not-to-exceed $275,000 for litigation assistance.
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Contact
Contact: Andrea Velasquez, Supervising Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346
avelasquez@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Attorney
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Presenter
Presenter: None.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Supplement to Specialized Litigation Consulting/Expert Services
3-Resolution
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Staff is seeking Council approval to execute a $40,000 supplement to the current expert services agreement with Wipfli, LLP, for a total amount not to exceed $275,000 for expenses associated with the litigation entitled USA Waste of California v. City of Sacramento, et al. This amendment is necessary to reflect the amount of work necessary to bring the litigation to conclusion.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: This funding is required to continue expert services and the defense of the City in this litigation.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Contracting for outside legal services is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is not a project subject to CEQA review. CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: A lawsuit was filed by USA Waste of California that requires the assistance of outside legal experts.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: There are sufficient funds within the Citywide Litigation Project (I80310000) to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3 with Wipfli, LLP for an amount not to exceed $40,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $275,000.
There are no General Funds planned or allocated to this project.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Wipfli, LLP is an LBE.
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