REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Second Amendment to Outside Counsel Agreement with Goldfarb Lipman for Town Center Development Matters and Approve Budget Modification No. 4 to appropriate $100,000 to the Project Management for Town Center Development Agreement Project
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested for a Second Amendment to the Outside Counsel Agreement with the law firm of Goldfarb Lipman to assist the Agency Counsel with legal matters pertaining to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sunnyvale (former Redevelopment Agency), the development of the Town Center Project and related real estate matters and other advisory services that may be needed by the Agency Counsel. This Second Amendment is needed to cover the costs associated with the above work and will increase the not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement by $100,000.00 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.
BACKGROUND
Karen Tiedemann, a partner in the law firm Goldfarb Lipman in Oakland, is a lawyer specializing in the areas of redevelopment law, redevelopment dissolution law, real estate transactions, affordable housing, nonprofit organization and environmental law. Ms. Tiedemann and her firm were retained by the Agency Counsel to represent the Successor Agency and provide legal services, consultation and advice concerning matters related to the former Redevelopment Agency, including the Town Center Project. The Agreement was originally entered on June 20, 2013, with an original not-to-exceed amount of $50,000. In March 2016, a first amendment was executed, which increased the not-to-exceed amount by another $50,000 for a total compensation amount of $100,000, and extended the term to June 30, 2019.
DISCUSSION
The Goldfarb Lipman law firm has represented the City and the former Redevelopment Agency since 2001, and with dissolution of the former Redevelopment Agency pertaining to the redevelopment of the downtown area and related real estate matters. This assistan...
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