City Council

Item S513:\nAmendments to the Legal Services Agreements:\n1. First Amendment to Agreement with Lozano Smith to Provide Continued Legal\nServices as Panel Outside Counsel;\n2. Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Buchalter APC to Provide Continued\nLegal Services as Outside Counsel;\n3. Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley to\nProvide Continued Legal Services as Panel Outside Counsel;\n4. Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson to\nProvide Continued Legal Services as Panel Outside Counsel; and\n5. First Amendment to Agreement to with Devaney Pate & Morris, LLP to Provide\nContinued Legal Services as Panel Outside Counsel. (Added 7/25/25)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nPlease see the Fiscal Considerations in the Staff Report.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-33)\nResolution authorizing the amendment with Buchalter, APC increasing the total amount\nnot-to-exceed by $500,000.00 to $2,500,000.00.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-34)\nResolution authorizing the amendment with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley to\nincrease by an additional amount of $250,000.00, for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$1,000,000.00.\nSubitem-C: (R-2026-50)\nResolution authorizing the amendment with Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron to increase\nby an additional amount of $250,000.00, for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$1,000,000.00.\nSubitem-D: (R-2026-38)\nResolution authorizing the amendment with Lozano Smith increasing the total not-toexceed amount by $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00.\nSubitem-E: (R-2026-58)\nResolution authorizing the amendment with Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson to\nincrease the not-to-exceed amount from $1,200,000.00 to $2,800,000.00.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Jim S. McNeill, (619) 533-5860