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Exhibit 1 <br />ON-CALL LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />This AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 17th day of October, 2017, by and between <br />Scott J. Grossberg, A Professional Corporation DBA Grossberg & Hoehn ("Attorneys"), and the <br />City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the <br />constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The City of Santa Ana and the City Attorney's Office requested proposals from law firms to <br />provide on-call legal services for administrative and litigation related matters by a firm with <br />specialized expertise. Attorneys were selected as one of the firms to be engaged by the City, <br />B. City desires to employ Attomeys to assist the in-house attorneys for the City ("CityAttomey ) <br />in the provision of legal services to the City, and <br />C. Attorneys represent that they are licensed to practice law in the State of California, have <br />special experience and knowledge related to administrative and litigation matters concerning <br />general liability, personnel and police matters, and desire to undertake said services. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the <br />terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: <br />1. RETENTION OF ATTORNEYS On an as -needed basis, and at the sole discretion of the <br />City, City hereby agrees to and does retain Attorneys, for the compensation hereinafter specified, to <br />assist the City Attorney with litigation filed against the City, for general advice and legal review on <br />a case-by-case basis when urgent matters arise in relation to personnel, police or general liability <br />to defend the City, its employees and its officials. Attorneys accept said retention and agree to <br />perform, in a timely and efficient manner, all such services as may be requested by the City Attorney. <br />Attorneys shall confirm their acceptance of work requested by City in writing by e-mail or letter. <br />2. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED <br />a. City agrees to compensate Attorneys, and Attorneys agree to accept from City, as and <br />for payment in full for all services for the foregoing services, Partners will be billed at the rate of $205 <br />an hour and $190 for all Associates. Time will be billed in 1/10th of an hour increments. <br />b. The total sum to be expended under this Agreement, shall not exceed $500,000, <br />including any extension periods <br />C. City agrees to reimburse Attorneys for out-of-pocket expenses, including but not <br />limited to, mileage, copying costs, service of process, and mail services authorized by the City <br />Attorney in connection with the performance of duties under this Agreement. In-house printing, <br />copying, and reproduction charges will be reimbursed at the rate of 20 cents per page. Automobile <br />travel will be reimbursed at the standard mileage rate in effect at the time of billing by the Internal <br />Revenue Service. Any costs in excess of $5,000 require City Attorney approval prior to incurring the <br />expense. All expenses must have supporting documentation submitted with the invoice, <br />25G-3 <br />