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AYES: COUNCILMEMBER BACERRA, COUNCILMEMBER <br />HERNANDEZ, COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ, <br />COUNCILMEMBER PENALOZA, MAYOR PRO TEM <br />VAZQUEZ, MAYOR AMEZCUA <br />NOES: NONE <br />ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER PHAN (recusal) <br />ABSENT: NONE <br />Status: 6 — 0 —1 — Pass <br />11.Agreement with Graves & King LLP; Agreement with Jones Mayer; and a First <br />Amendment to Agreement with Bobko Law, APC <br />Department(s): City Attorney's Office <br />Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with <br />Graves & King LLP to provide legal services for a three-year term beginning July 1, <br />2025 and expiring June 30, 2028, with a provision for a one-year extension, in a <br />total amount not to exceed $500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-098); to execute an <br />Agreement with Jones Mayer to provide legal services for a three-year term <br />beginning July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2028, with a provision for a one-year <br />extension, in a total amount not to exceed $500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-099); <br />and to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Bobko Law APC to <br />provide legal services, increasing the compensation in a total amount not -to -exceed <br />$500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-100). <br />MINUTES: Councilmember Bacerra asked whether the legal services in the <br />agreement could fall within the scope of work of the City's current agreement with <br />Best, Best and Krieger (BBK). <br />City Attorney Sonia Carvalho explained that there are restrictions that require certain <br />legal services be provided by specialized law firms. <br />MOTION: Councilmember Bacerra moved to approve the recommended <br />action for Item No. 11, seconded by Mayor Amezcua. <br />The motion carried, 6-0-0-1, by the following roll call vote: <br />AYES: COUNCILMEMBER BACERRA, COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ, <br />COUNCILMEMBER PENALOZA, COUNCILMEMBER PHAN, <br />MAYOR PRO TEM VAZQUEZ, MAYOR AMEZCUA <br />NOES: NONE <br />ABSTAIN: NONE <br />ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ <br />Status: 6 — 0 — 0 —1 Pass <br />CITY COUNCIL 12 JULY 1 2025 <br />City Council 6 — 40 7/15/2025 <br />