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engagement letter for the matter. Such Reimbursable Services would primarily be provided for in the case of specialized services such as, but not limited to, acquisition and eminent domain, environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), development projects, real estate transactions and special economic development agreements. E. General Communication: The City Attorney will keep City informed as to the progress and status of all pending matters in accordance with such procedures as the City may establish from time to time. The City Attorney is expected to manage, control and oversee the delivery of legal services in a competent, professional, and cost-effective manner. All legal services shall be properly supervised and all personnel shall be qualified to handle the work assigned. If, with the approval of the City Council, outside special counsel is retained, Lmless otherwise directed by the City Council, such special counsel shall be under the direction of Carvalho or existing in-house City Attorney staff. E. Coordination of Services: All legal services shall be coordinated under the direction of the City Council. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any Additional Specialized Legal Services can only be authorized by the City Manager or City Council in writing. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner as limiting the ultimate and absolute discretion of the City Council, at any time, to assign or reassign a legal matter of City from or to BB&K. G. Project Participation: BB&K provides Project Participation to all municipal clients to ensure that the clients and their appointed and elected officials are up to date at all times on matters such as public policy and ethics and the California Environmental Quality Act, Project Participation is based on a cost -sharing basis. City agrees to Project Participation for public policy and ethics and CEQA. 3. CITY DUTIES City agrees to provide such information, assistance, cooperation, and access to books, records, and other information as is necessary for BB&K to effectively render its professional services under this Agreement. The City desires services to be rendered whenever possible on site; as such the City, at City's expense, will make available sufficient office space, furniture, telephones, computers, mobile devices and wireless services, facsimile machines, and secretarial support, as may be necessary therefore. City further agrees to abide by this Agreement, and to timely pay BB&K's bills for fees, costs, and expenses, as established by this Agreement. City shall also directly reimburse Carvalho for any transportation, travel or meal expenses incurred by her in the performance of this Agreement. However, nothing in this Section, or any other part of this Agreement, shall be construed in any manner as limiting the ultimate and absolute discretion of the City Council, at any time, to assign or reassign legal matters of City from or to BB&K. 4. PERSONNEL City Attorney/BBK staff may be modified only as provided in Section 1 above and except as so provided, City Attorney will exercise discretion to utilize whichever attorney(s) (and staff) it determines to be best suited to render efficient and effective legal services under this 3- 55394, 00000A91874971