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Item # 18
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
March 19, 2024
TOPIC: Legal and Investigative Services
AGENDA TITLE
Amend the Agreement with Hanson Bridgett, LLP (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to the Agreement with
Hanson Bridgett, LLP to provide legal and investigative services, increasing the amount
of the compensation by $125,000 for a total agreement amount of $175,000, and revise
the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2025, with an option to extend for up to one
(1) year (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
On July 28, 2023, the City Attorney’s Office engaged Hanson Bridgett, LLP (Attorneys)
to provide legal and investigative services. Attorneys were engaged due to their vast
expertise and resources, including a staff of over 200 attorneys across the State and
legal network/alliance memberships, both national and international, to meet the City’s
goals.
Services provided by Attorneys have exceeded expectations. However, the services
provided caused an increase in costs initially set by the agreement. This amendment
will allow for coverage of additional costs incurred by the City and cover costs through
the remainder of the term for the agreement, through a revised term of June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available in the following account for the current fiscal year
and will be budgeted in the following account for next fiscal year:
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit-Account #
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account Description
Amount
FY 23-24 01103010-62300
General Fund City Manager - Contract
Services Professional
$65,000
Legal and Investigative Services
March 19, 2024
Page 2
4
1
0
1
FY 24-25 01103010-62300
General Fund City Manager - Contract
Services Professional
$60,000
TOTAL $125,000
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Submitted By: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
THIS AMENDMENT to the above-referenced agreement is entered into on March 19, 2024, by
and between Hanson Bridgett LLP, a limited liability partnership (“Attorneys”) and the City of
Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution
and laws of the State of California (“City”).
RECITALS
A.The parties entered into Agreement No. N-2023-211 (“Agreement”) dated July 28, 2023,
to provide legal and investigative services. The Agreement is current and in effect.
B.The parties now wish to amend the Agreement to increase the total “not to exceed” amount
available under the Agreement, and revise the term of the Agreement. No other changes
are contemplated by this Amendment.
The Parties therefore agree:
1.Section 2.b., Compensation, is amended to increase the compensation amount by
$125,000. The total amount to be expended during the term of this Agreement shall not
exceed $175,000.
2.Section 6, Term, is amended to read as follows:
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and terminate
on June 30, 2025, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 15 below. The term of this
Agreement may be extended for up to one (1) year upon a writing executed by both parties,
including the City Manager and the City Attorney.
3.Except as modified by this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement, shall
remain in full force and effect.
[signatures on following page]
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
ATTEST:
_______________________
JENNIFER L. HALL
City Clerk
CITY OF SANTA ANA
_______________________
THOMAS R. HATCH
Interim City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _______________________
Tamara Bogosian
Senior Assistant City Attorney
HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
______________________
By:
Title:
Alfonso Estrada
Partner