To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Counsel
Meeting Date: October 1, 2019
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Department Contact: |
Katharine Elliot |
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234-6885 |
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Item Type: Regular Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: 15 min |
Agenda Title:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Approval of Amendment to Purchasing Agent Agreement No. 20-32 with Thomas Law Group Increasing from $50,000 to a Total Agreement Amount of $125,000, to Provide Legal Services Related to Keep The Code, Inc., v. County of Mendocino (Mendocino Superior Court Case No. SCUK-CVPT-12-60196), Effective July 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and Approval of Corresponding Request for Appropriation-Revision of Funds to Increase Planning Special Projects, Budget Unit 2852, Org Code PS 826184 in the Amount of $125,000 and PS 862239 in the Amount of $125,000
(Sponsor: County Counsel)
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Amendment to Purchasing Agent Agreement No. 20-32 with Thomas Law Group increasing from $50,000 to a total Agreement amount of $125,000, to provide legal services related to Keep The Code, Inc., v. County of Mendocino (Mendocino Superior Court Case No. SCUK-CVPT-12-60196), effective July 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020; approve corresponding Request for Appropriation-revision of funds to increase Planning Special Projects, Budget Unit 2852, Org Code PS 826184 in the amount of $125,000 and PS 862239 in the amount of $125,000; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
None.
Summary of Request:
The County entered into a Purchasing Agent-level agreement with Thomas Law Group on July 30, 2019, to obtain outside counsel to assist the County Counsel’s Office with upcoming actions related to the Keep The Code, Inc., v. County of Mendocino (Mendocino Superior Court Case No. SCUK-CVPT-12-60196) (related to the Harris Quarry project), including advice related to CEQA compliance. Additional legal services beyond the original contracted amount are anticipated.
Funding for this agreement and the amendment is being provided to the County by the applicant for the Harris Quarry project, Northern Aggregates, Inc., pursuant to the indemnification agreement entered into by the applicant when it applied for the project.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Provide alternate direction.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: n/a
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: PS 2852-862239 |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: $125,000 (offset by revenues) |
if no, please describe: |
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annual recurring cost: N/A |
revenue agreement: N/A |
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budget clarification: The Planning and Building Services Department budgeted $50,000 in PS 2852 for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for anticipated annual expenses. At the time of the original contract execution, an appropriation amount of $50,000 was in the fund. However, at this time, the Department is taking the opportunity to clean up the appropriations for the entire contract of $125,000, including the offsetting revenue.
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Executive Office |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Lindsey Dunham, Deputy Clerk I |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: October 7, 2019 |
Executed Item Number: Agreement Number: 19-240 |
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Note to Department Number of Original Agreements Returned to Dept: 0 Original Agreement Delivered to Auditor? No -only 1 copy, non-original, issued. Kept for record. |
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