City Council

Item 55: First Amendment to Agreement with Hugo Parker, LLP to Provide Continuing Legal\nServices for Cadena v. City of San Diego.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nTotal contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000.00. For Fiscal Year 2024, an estimated\namount of $100,000.00 will be paid from the Public Liability Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 10/10/2023, Item 330 (Council\nvoted 6-0, Councilmember Whitburn-not present, Councilmember von Wilpert-not\npresent, Councilmember Moreno-not present):\n(O-2024-23)\nOrdinance authorizing the First Amendment to the legal services agreement between the\nCity and Hugo Parker, LLP to increase the total amount of time under the contract beyond\nfour years, for a period not to exceed six years and to increase the total not-to-exceed\namount to $500,000.00 from $300,000.00. The increase is necessary to continue work the\nLaw Firm is performing on behalf of the City, which includes defending the City in the\nactive litigation matter Cadena et al. v. City of San Diego.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Jim McNeill, (619) 236-7722\nCity Attorney Contact: Shawn Robinson