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RESOLUTION 66-43 AUTHORIZING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA TO CONDUCT LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA WHEREAS, the CITY OF SANTA ANA (called Public End User herein) has acquired certain concrete and steel pipe fro~a certain manufac- turers thereof, either directly or indirectly; and WHEREAS, it appears that the manufacturers of said pipe and other persons have acted in violation of the antitrust laws of the United States and of the State of California and that Public End User in the acquisition of said pipe may have paid more for said pipe or projects containing pipe than would have been paid if lawful competitive conditions had prevailed; and WHEREAS, the Attorney General of California, acting in his official capacity to protect and further the legal interests of the State, its political subdivisions and agencies, has offered to act as the legal representative of Public End User in connection with these matters; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Attorney General of California is hereby authorized by Public E~d User, acting through its duly constituted governing body, to take any and all legal action and proceedings that he may deem appropriate to recover for Public End User such monetary damages and other compensation to which it may be entitled under applicable law, federal or state, by reason of legal injuries received in the course of acquiring said pipe. In so acting as attorney on behalf of Public End User, the Attorney General may, among other things: Determine in his discretion what pipe acquisition transactions by Public End User, if any, would be brought to suit. Join all or any part of the claims of Public End User in legal proceedings with all or any part of similar claims by the State or any political subdivision or public agency thereof, in any manner he may deem appropriate. e Settle, compromise, or dismiss all or any part of any claim of Public End User involved in such proceedings in any manner he may deem appropriate. 0 Distribute in such manner as may be determined or approved by the Court any money or other recoveries received fr~ the defendants in such proceedings, whether by settlement, suit or othezwise, to the State, its political subdivisions and public agencies, including Public End User, which are parties to said proceedings, excepting the amount of attorneys' fees, costs and expenses determined or approved by the court; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED= That Public End User will, on request, advance such sums and amounts for costs and expenses of carrying on the litigation herein, other than attorneys' fees, as may be determined to be Public End User's fair share, but Public End User shall not be obligated to advance any sums or amounts for costs and expenses in excess of $1,600.00 without further action of approval by its City Council. -1-