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Home My WebLink About1996-11-05; Housing & Redevelopment Commission; 287; Special Counsel for Legal ServicesHOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL I# 2237 ‘G. /l--s - 4ib iPT. CA TITLE- SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS ,I’ / / LAW?-. / /---Z$ 0 DEPT. HD. CITY ATTY.@?? CITY MGR. . RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. L,?? 3 authorizing the Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad to accept the agreement (attached) for legal services with the law firm of Goldfarb & Lipman. ITEM EXPLANATION: The law firm of Goldfarb & Lipman has extensive experience and the unique skills required to provide the legal services as outlined in their letter dated September 10, 1996. The services will be provided on an as needed basis FISCAL IMPACT: Services will be provided at the direction of and in coordination with the City Attorney’s office at rates between $85 and $190 per hour. The 1996-97 budget does not include funding for these services. Staff is recommending that the Housing and Redevelopment Commission authorize the transfer of $10,000 into the legal services account (001-820-1210-2474). EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 283 2. Letter Agreement dated September 10, 1996 / . ’ . . . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. -293 A RESOLUTION REDEVELOPMENT CO?‘;lSS:o”N’ OFH?!?N%Y “!: CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH THE LAW FIRM OF GOLDFARB & LIPMAN FOR THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT The Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That certain agreement for legal services with the law firm of Goldfarb & Lipman for the preparation and review of affordable housing agreements and related documents is hereby approved. 2. That the amount of $10,000 is hereby transferred from the General Fund Balance to the legal services account (001-820-1210-2474) to support the cost of these services. 3. That the President of the Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and Ill /II ill I// Ill I// /I/ /II /iI . / . - 1 directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the Commission. 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the 3 Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad on the 5th day of 4 NOVEMBER 1996, by the following vote, to wit: 5 AYES: Commissioners Lewis, Nygaard, Kulchin, Finnila, Hall 6 NOES: None 7 ABSENT: None 8 9 10 11 12 134 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ATTEST: 27 II 28 .’ 1 M * . I ., .* The Law Offices of . . GOLDFARB 8 LIPMAN One Montgomery Street Twenty-Third Floor San Francisco California 94104 415 788-6336 415 788-0999 FAX September 10, 1996 Steven H. Goldfarb M David Kroot Lee C. Rosenthal Roger A. Clay, Jr. John T. Nagle Polly V. Marshall Lynn Hutchins Richard A. Judd Karen M. Tiedemann Thomas H. Webber John T. Haygood Dianne Jackson McLean Michelle D. Brewer Andrew 2. Shagrm David M. Robinson Of Counsel Barry R. Lipman 445 South Figueroa Street Suite 2631 Los Angeles California 90071 213 627-6336 INHSEZM3.PSO 09/10/96 Mr. Evan Becker City of Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Department 2965 Roosevelt St., Suite B Carlsbad, CA 92008-2389 Re: Lesal Services for Affordable Housins Asreements Dear Evan: Thank you for your letter of August 29, 1996, requesting our assistance providing legal services in connection with affordable housing agreements between the City of Carlsbad or the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency and private developers. Goldfarb & Lipman would be pleased to provide the services to the Redevelopment Agency as outlined in your letter, including the following: 1. Preparation and/or review of affordable housing agreements and related documents for the purposes of ensuring the proper development and monitoring of affordable housing projects throughout the City of Carlsbad; and/or 2. Preparation and/or review of other documents and agreements implementing various affordable housing programs and policies within the City of Carlsbad; and/or 3. General legal advice on issues relating to affordable housing. The services will be provided at your request, and in coordination with the services of the City Attorney's Office. Our fees for the above services will be billed on an hourly basis at the rates set forth in the attached schedule. Costs advanced on your behalf will be billed in addition to fees, as described in the enclosed memorandum .- - Mr. Evan Becker, City of Carlsbad September 10, 1996 Page 2 on billing procedures. I will be the primary attorney providing services to the Redevelopment Agency. We understand you wish to establish an initial budget of $10,000 for fiscal year 1996-97. We will let you know if your requests for assistance cause us to approach this limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, fL%$ - . POLLY d! MARSHALL PVM:ms Enclosure INHSEZM3.PSO 09/10/96 . . d - *. The Law Offices of GOLDFARB 8. LIPMAN Steven H. Goldfarb M David Kroot Lee C. Rosenthal Roger A. Clay, Jr. John T. Nagle Polly V. Marshall Lynn Hutchins Richard -4. Judd Karen M. Tiedemann Thomas H. Webber John T. Haygood Dianne Jackson McLean Michelle D. Brewer Andrew Z. Shagrin David M. Robinson Of Counsel Barry R. Lipman One Montgomery Street Twenty-Third Floor San Francisco California 94104 415788-6336 GOLDFARB h LIPMAN 415 788-0999 FAX BILLING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Dear Client: Experience has shown that the attorney-client relationship works best when there is a mutual understanding about fees and payment terms. Accordingly, this letter is intended to briefly explain our billing policies and procedures. We encourage you to discuss with us any questions you may have concerning these policies and procedures. To determine the value of our services, we ask each of our lawyers and legal assistants to maintain time records for each client and matter. The time records are reviewed monthly by the responsible billing attorney. Our present billing rates for services rendered are $180 to $205 per hour for partners, $150 to $160 per hour for associates, and $85 per hour for paralegals. Our hourly rates are adjusted from time-to-time (generally once a year) and may change during the course of our engagement. It is our policy to serve you with the most effective support systems available. Therefore, in addition to our fees for legal services, we also charge for telephone, messenger, reproduction, facsimile, and other costs and expenses incurred on your behalf. Our billing statements are due and payable upon receipt. Clients whose statements are not paid within 30 days of the statement date will be assessed a late charge on the unpaid balance at the rate of one-and-a-half percent per month. As an incentive for early payments by clients, if payments are made within ten days of the date of the statement, we will be happy to reduce our statement by one percent. 445 South Figueroa Street Suite 2631 Los Angeles California 90071 21362i-6336 GXF\billinga.pub ,- Pursuant to Business & Professional Code Section 6147(a)(6) and 6148(a)(4) we carry malpractice insurance above the limits specified in such code. In closing, let us assure you that it has always been and will continue to be our goal to provide legal services to you on the most cost-efficient basis possible. If you have any questions or comments regarding our billing policy, please feel free to contact the undersigned. Thank you for your continued cooperation. Very truly yours, GOLDFARB & LIPMAN GXF\billinga.pub - . . .c ATTORNEYS AND RATE SCHEDULE Steven H. Goldfarb $205 Barry R. Lipman 190 M David Kroot 190 Lee C. Rosenthal 190 Roger A. Clay, Jr. 190 John T. Nagle 190 Polly V. Marshall 190 Lynn Hutchins 190 Richard A. Judd 190 Karen M. Tiedemann 180 Thomas H. Webber 180 John T. Haygood 180 Dianne Jackson McLean 180 Michelle D. Brewer 160 Andrew 2. Shagrin 150 Lisa L. Lim 150 David M. Robinson 150 Law Clerks 85 Project Coordinators 85 GXF\billinga.pub