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ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJ <br />The City Attorney’s vision is to strive to always serve as effective advocates for our client’s interests, <br />in court and elsewhere. We seek to be a value-added resource that understands our clients’ needs <br />and offers viable result-oriented solutions to both commonplace and intractable problems. Our <br />department’s core divisions include: <br />• Administration <br />• Transactional Group <br />• Litigation/Enforcement Group <br />• Police Legal AdvisoU <br />• Rent Stabilization <br />This department contributes to the City’s Strategic Plan by supporting the City Council and all City <br />departments and agencies to provide their core services within the confines of the law with an eye <br />towards the goals of modernization, transparency, and efficiency. <br />This is executed by adhering to our core values of: <br />• Integrity <br />• Professionalism <br />• Respect <br />ĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ <br />x Responded to 1375 requests for legal service (as of May 9). <br />x Defended in-house 95 litigation matters brought against the City and its employeesLQERWKVWDWH <br />DQGIHGHUDOFRXUW <br />x Managed an additional 35 litigation matters assigned to outside counselLQFOXGLQJWLUDODQ <br />LQFUHDVHIURPODVW\HDU<br />V LQKRXVHPDWWHUV <br />x Initiated 5 nuisance and drug den abatement actions, continued litigation of several pending nuisance <br />abatement matters, obtained inspection warrants, and participated in several administrative <br />appeals of a code enforcement matters. <br />x Provided legal advice to all City departments on various matters including varied Rent Stabilization <br />and Just Cause eviction actions, development projects, public construction projects, police <br />operations, & City Council policy implementation. <br />x 2EWDLQHGQXPHURXVLQVSHFWLRQZDUUDQWV <br />157