City Council

Item S402: Second Amendment to Agreement with Buchalter APC to Provide Continuing Legal\nServices as Panel Outside Counsel. (Added 1/8/25)\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nFunding of $600,000.00 for this Second Amended Agreement will be paid from the Public\nLiability Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-284 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 1/9/25)\nResolution authorizing the Second Amendment to legal services agreement (LSA) with\nBuchalter APC , to increase the total not-to-exceed amount to $2,000,000.00 from\n$1,400,000.00. The $600,000.00 increase is necessary to allow the Law Firm to continue\nrepresenting the City in the De Anza litigation, 101 Ash litigation and to respond to\ninsurance coverage issues arising from the January 22, 2024 flooding lawsuits (January\n22, 2024 Flooding Litigation).\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: M. Travis Phelps, (619) 533-5814