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City Attorney’s Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/ca <br />Item # 17 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 2, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Agreements for Legal Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreements for Legal Counsel Services with Richards Watson & Gerson APC and <br />Goldfarb & Lipman LLP (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a legal services agreement with the law <br />firm of Richards Watson & Gershon APC ("RWG") for legal services for municipal <br />advisory and litigation services including, but not limited to, elections work for the <br />period of December 2, 2025 until December 1, 2028 with an option to extend for <br />up to one year, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 (Agreement No. A-2025- <br />XXX). <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a legal services agreement with the law <br />firm of Goldfarb & Lipman LLP for municipal advisory and litigation services, <br />including but not limited to, defending the City in litigation challenging the Rent <br />Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, administrative procedures, <br />housing, affordable housing, fair housing, rent stabilization, land use, and real <br />property issues for the period of December 2, 2025 to December 1, 2028, with an <br />option to extend for up to one year, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 <br />(Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION