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Agreement and Amendment for Legal Services <br />June 4, 2024 <br />Page 2 <br />Nathan & Kamionski, LLP <br />On May 7, 2024, the City engaged the law firm of Nathan & Kamionski to represent the <br />City in the matter of Ramon Alvarez v. City of Santa Ana in the U.S. District Court. <br />Nathan & Kamionski was selected by the City after staff issued Requests for Proposals <br />to firms which specialize in civil rights defense cases for public entities. Initial <br />engagement was done to have the firm immediately represent the City but at an amount <br />no greater than allowed under the City Manager's award authority of $50,000. The City <br />and the firm reviewed the costs for defense of the City in this action and City Attorney's <br />Office is seeking approval by the City Council to increase the compensation by an <br />additional $450,000 over the term of the agreement, including the one-year extension <br />available under the terms of the agreement. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are budgeted and available in the following account for the current fiscal year <br />and will be budgeted in the following account for the following fiscal years: <br />Richards Watson & Gershon, APC <br />Fiscal <br />Accounting <br />Fund <br />Accounting Unit, <br />Amount <br />Year <br />Unit -Account # <br />Description <br />Account Description <br />FY 23-24 <br />01105015-62300 <br />General Fund <br />General Non- <br />$10,000 <br />Departmental - <br />Contract Services <br />Professional <br />FY 24-25 <br />01105015-62300 <br />General Fund <br />General Non- <br />$90,000 <br />Departmental - <br />Contract Services <br />Professional <br />FY 25-26 <br />01105015-62300 <br />General Fund <br />General Non- <br />$100,000 <br />Departmental - <br />Contract Services <br />Professional <br />FY 26-27 <br />01105015-62300 <br />General Fund <br />General Non- <br />$100,000 <br />Departmental - <br />Contract Services <br />Professional <br />TOTAL <br />$300,000 <br />