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1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN\nTHE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND LIEBERT CASSIDY\nWHITMORE FOR EMPLOYMENT MATTERS\nSummary: The Office of the City Attorney (Office) requests approval of an Agreement between\nthe City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore\n(Liebert) for legal services related to employment matters. The proposed Agreement is for a term\nof three years and maximum compensation of $350,000. The Harbor Department is financially\nresponsible for payment of expenses incurred under the proposed Agreement.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find in accordance to Charter Section 1022 that the scope of work of the\nproposed Agreement can be more economically and feasibly provided by an independent\ncontractor than by City employees; (3) approve a Legal Services Agreement with Liebert Cassidy\nWhitmore in the amount of $350,000 for a three-year term; (4) authorize the Executive Director\nand Board Secretary to execute and attest to the Agreement; and (5) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nRegular Items (2 & 3)\nCargo & Industrial Real Estate