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EXHIBIT A TO RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR CITY ATTORNEY AND SPECIAL COUNSEL LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF SANTA ANA AND BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP BILLING ARRANGEMENTS 1. Basic Legal Services - Description. Basic legal services shall include all services provided to Client that are not otherwise specifically identified below as either Special Legal Services, Third Party Reimbursable Legal Services, or Public Finance Legal Services ("Basic Legal Services"). The Client shall pay for Basic Legal Services in the amount of $325,000 per year which will be charged as a flat rate monthly retainer with a single page invoice. The City Council agrees to conduct an additional evaluation on or before the end of the 21-22 Fiscal Year and if the results are announced in public as positive then the Council may also announce an increase of the annual amount to $350,000. The Client shall also provide for one parking space at the Ross Annex Parking Garage and for the use of City equipment such as a desktop computer and a mobile device such as an IPad or similar device to assist the City Attorney when working on site. 2. Discretionary Basic Legal Services at Hourly. Additional legal services may be provided by BB&K at the discretion of the members of the Santa Ana City Attorney's Office at the following blended rates, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per year: Attorneys $ 295.00 per hour Paralegals & Law Clerks $ 160.00 per hour Other Para -Professionals* $ 160.00 per hour *Other titles may be used in our legal services. Please refer to section 6 of this Exhibit for those other personnel titles and rates. Utility Matters at Hourly Rates. Certain matters identified at Utility Matters, such as but not limited to the NPDES Program and Utility Enterprise matters, shall be billed at the following rates: Attorneys Paralegals & Law Clerks Other Para -Professionals* $ 300 / 325.00 per hour $ 160.00 per hour $ 160.00 per hour *Other titles may be used in our legal services. Please refer to section 6 of this Exhibit for those other personnel titles and rates.