Item 11 - Agreement with Graves & King LLP; Agreement with Jones Mayer; and a First

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City Attorney's Office www.santa-ana.org/ca Item # 11 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report July 1, 2025 TOPIC: Agreements and Amendment for Legal Services AGENDA TITLE Agreement with Graves & King LLP; Agreement with Jones Mayer; and a First Amendment to Agreement with Bobko Law, APC RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Graves & King LLP to provide legal services for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2028, with a provision for a one-year extension, in a total amount not to exceed $500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX); to execute an Agreement with Jones Mayer to provide legal services for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2028, with a provision for a one-year extension, in a total amount not to exceed $500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX); and to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Bobko Law APC to provide legal services, increasing the compensation in a total amount not-to-exceed $500,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION In an effort to increase efficiency and streamline approvals for contract services related to ongoing legal services, the City Attorney' s Office is submitting this omnibus staff report for three (3) legal services agreements. The City Attorney's Office asks the City Council to approve the legal services agreements and amendment herein, as each supports ongoing operations related to legal issues, which vary from labor and employment law, land use, and general liability. The foregoing agreements and amendment are for services with the following law firms and in the amounts listed below: Graves & King LLP The legal services agreement with Graves & King LLP ("G&K") is set at a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000 for the term of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, with an option to