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engagement letter for the matter. Such Reimbursable Services would primarily be provided for <br />in the case of specialized services such as, but not limited to, acquisition and eminent domain, <br />environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), development <br />projects, real estate transactions and special economic development agreements. <br />E. General Communication: The City Attorney will keep City informed as to the <br />progress and status of all pending matters in accordance with such procedures as the City may <br />establish from time to time. The City Attorney is expected to manage, control and oversee the <br />delivery of legal services in a competent, professional, and cost - effective manner. All legal <br />services shall be properly supervised and all personnel shall be qualified to handle the work <br />assigned. If, with the approval of the City Council, outside special counsel is retained, unless <br />otherwise directed by the City Council, such special counsel shall be under the direction of <br />Carvalho or existing in -house City Attorney staff. <br />F. Coordination of Services: All legal services shall be coordinated under the <br />direction of the City Council. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any <br />Additional Specialized Legal Services can only be authorized by the City Manager or City <br />Council in writing. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner as limiting the <br />ultimate and absolute discretion of the City Council, at any time, to assign or reassign a legal <br />matter of City from or to BB &K. <br />G. Project Participation: BB &K provides Project Participation to all municipal <br />clients to ensure that the clients and their appointed and elected officials are up to date at all <br />times on matters such as public policy and ethics and the California Environmental Quality Act. <br />Project Participation is based on a cost - sharing basis. City agrees to Project Participation for <br />public policy and ethics and CEQA. <br />3. CITY DUTIES <br />City agrees to provide such information, assistance, cooperation, and access to books, <br />records, and other information as is necessary for BB &K to effectively render its professional <br />services under this Agreement. The City desires services to be rendered whenever possible on <br />site; as such the City, at City's expense, will make available sufficient office space, furniture, <br />telephones, computers, mobile devices and wireless services, facsimile machines, and secretarial <br />support, as may be necessary therefore. City further agrees to abide by this Agreement, and to <br />timely pay BB &K's bills for fees, costs, and expenses, as established by this Agreement. City <br />shall also directly reimburse Carvalho for any transportation, travel or meal expenses incurred by <br />her in the performance of this Agreement. However, nothing in this Section, or any other part of <br />this Agreement, shall be construed in any manner as limiting the ultimate and absolute discretion <br />of the City Council, at any time, to assign or reassign legal matters of City from or to BB &K. <br />4. PERSONNEL <br />City Attorney /BBK staff may be modified only as provided in Section 1 above and <br />except as so provided, City Attorney will exercise discretion to utilize whichever attorney(s) (and <br />staff) it determines to be best suited to render efficient and effective legal services under this <br />55394.00000 \9187497.1 <br />WI <br />25E -11 <br />