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TITLE. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVISED
i%-i’iG RATES OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR LEGAL
DEPT. HD.
SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION CITY ATTY
AND REVIEW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DOCUMENTS CITY MGRa
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 293 authorizing the Housing and Redevelopment Commission
of the City of Carlsbad to accept the revised billing rates for legal services with the law firm of
Goldfarb & Lipman.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The law firm of Goldfarb and Lipman has been providing specialized legal services in
connection with the preparation and review of affordable housing agreements and other related
documents for the Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad since
September 1996, at rates ranging between $85 and $190 per hour, depending on the expertise
of the person providing the service. The firm has now provided the City Attorney with the
attached schedule of revised rates, which is the first increase in three years. The new rates
represent only a 5% increase overall and appear to be in keeping with inflationary costs. They
range from between $90 and $215 per hour with $200 per hour being the most likely billing rate
for the majority of services required. Staff requests authorization to continue to contract with
Goldfarb and Lipman when their expertise is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Services will be provided at the direction of and in coordination with the City Attorney’s office at
the revised listed on the attached schedule. The 1997-98 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 (001-1210-7410) from the
General Fund to provide for this increased expense.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2q 3
2. Letter and new rate schedule dated January 20, 1998
RESOLUTION NO. 293
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A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE TRANSFER
OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE
ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES OF THE LAW
FIRM OF GOLDFARB & LIPMAN FOR THE PREPARATION
AND REVIEW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENTS
AT A NEW BILLING RATE
The Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad,
California, does hereby resolve as follows:
1. That the amount of $10,000 is hereby transferred from the General Fund
Reserve Balance to the City Attorney’s professional services account (11012107410) to
support the increased cost of these services.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the
Housing and Redevelopment Commission of the City of Carlsbad on the 17th day of
February 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Lewis, Finnila, Nygaard, Kulchin and Hall
l8 II NOES: None I
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The Law Offices of
(;OLDFAPR 8 LIPMAN
One Montgomery Street
Twenty-Third Floor
San Francisco
California 94104
415 788-6336
415 788-0999 FAX
M David Kroot
Lee C. Rosenthal
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 Z. Shagrin
David M. Robinson
Of Counsel
Steven H. Goldfarb
Barry R. Lipmsn
January 20, 1998
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Ronald R. Ball City Attorney City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008-2891
Dear Ron:
Through the years we have taken considerable care to control expenses and as a result, we have not raised our rates in over three years. Unfortunately, increasing costs make it necessary for us to raise our rates, effective February 1, 1998.
Attached is a list of the new rates, by attorney. You will note that we have only increased our rates by approximately 5%. We have also included for your reference a copy of our Billing Policies and Procedures, which we sent to you when we first started working together.
Let us assure you that it is 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 or our new rates, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely, jiL!+p lYf24-
POLLY v. MARSHALL
JKC:jk enclosures cc: Debbie Fountain
445 S. Figueroa Street
Suite 2631
Los Angeles
California 90071
213 627-6336
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ATTORNEYS AND RATE SCHEDULE
Steven H. Goldfarb $215
Barry R. Lipman 200
M David Kroot 200
Lee C. Rosenthal 200
John T. Nagle 200
Polly V. Marshall 200
Lynn Hutchins 200
Richard A. Judd 200
Karen M. Tiedemann 200
Thomas H. Webber 200
John T. Haygood 200
Dianne Jackson McLean 190
Michelle D. Brewer 190
Andrew Z. Shagrin 190
David M. Robinson 175
Associate 135
Law Clerks 90
Project Coordinators 90
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