Lancaster

City Council

CC 7. Professional Legal Services Agreement re Code Enforcement and Prosecutorial Services Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the Professional Legal Services Agreement with Dapeer, Rosenblit & Litvak, LLP (DRL) to provide code enforcement, city prosecutor and related specialized legal services to the City in substantially the form attached hereto. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Legal Services Agreement and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval. The City has retained the services of DRL since 2006, and the Firm has continuously provided specialized code enforcement legal services to the City since that time. The Council stated a priority to expand the scope of city prosecutions to include misdemeanors.