CDC - Agenda 08-28-07•
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Rosemead
Community
Development
Commission
AGENDA
August 28, 2007
6:00 PM
City Hall Conference Room
8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, Calilomia 91770
John Tran, Chairman
John Nunez, Vice-Chairman
Margaret Clark, Commissioner
Polly Low, Commissioner
Gary Taylor, Commissioner
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ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION August 28, 2007
CALL TO ORDER- 6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Commissioner Clark
INVOCATION - Commissioner Low
ROLL CALL - Commissioners Clark, Low, Taylor, Vice-Chairman Nunez, Chairman Tran
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
(Community Development Commission matters only)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes
August 14, 2007 - Special Meeting - Agency Attorney Interviews
August 14, 2007 - Special Meeting
3. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONERS
4. MATTERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & STAFF
A. Community Development Commission Attorney Contract Agreement
On April 3, 2007, the City Council hired Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia of Garcia, Calderon, and
Ruiz (GCR) to serve as Rosemead's official legal counsel. Later, on May 8, 2007, the
Community Development Commission approved a contract agreement with GCR to
perform legal counsel services for the City's redevelopment agency.
At the August 14, 2007 Community Development Commission (CDC) meeting, Burke,
Williams, & Sorensen (BWS) was hired to serve as both General Counsel to the
Commission and also to provide legal services with respect to matters concerning land
use, housing, and economic development. Furthermore, the Commission directed staff to
negotiate a retainer agreement for BWS to provide such services.
Under the new proposed contract with BWS, attorney fees will be billed $275 per hour for
partners, $225 per hour for associates, and $150 per hour for paralegal and law clerk time
for services rendered to the CDC. In addition, it is important to note that under the
proposed agreement, the first 15 hours of attorney time charged to the CDC each month
shall be billed at the associate rate of $225 regardless of whether the work is performed by
an associate or a partner.
Recommendation: That the Community Development Commission take the following
action:
Terminate the agreement for CDC Attorney services with GCR.
Approve the agreement for CDC Attorney services with BWS.
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ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION August 28, 2007
B. Closed Session
Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property
Glendon Way
Negotiating Parties -
Property Owner
RC&IGroup
Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Under Negotiation - Price and terms of payment
5. ADJOURNMENT
The next Community Development Commission meeting will take place on September 11, 2007 at 6:00 pm.
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