Housing - Agenda 08-28-07Public Comment from the
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Rosemead
Housing
Development
Corporation
AGENDA
August 28, 2007
6:00 PM
City Hall Conference Room
8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California 91770
John Tran, President
John Nunez, Vice-President
Margaret Clark, Director
Polly Low, Director
Gary Taylor,-Director
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ROSEMEAD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
• CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 PM
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Director Clark
• INVOCATION - Director Low
• ROLL CALL - Directors Clark, Low, Taylor, Vice-President Nunez, President Tran
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
(Housing Development Corporation matters only)
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Minutes
June 12, 2007 - Special Meeting
June 12, 2007 - Regular Meeting
June 26, 2007 - Regular Meeting
B. Housing Development Corporation Attorney Contract Agreement
2007
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
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) approved a contract agreement with GCR to
perform legal counsel services for the City's housing authority.
At the August 14, 2007 Community Development Commission (CDC) meeting, Burke,
Williams, & Sorensen (BWS) was hired to serve as both General Counsel to the CDC 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 for the HDC. In addition, it is important to note that under the
proposed agreement, the first 15 hours of attorney time charged to the HDC each month
will be billed at the associate rate of $225 per hour, regardless of whether the work is
performed by an associate or a partner.
Recommendation: That the Housing Development Corporation take the following action:
• Terminate the agreement for HDC Attorney services with GCR.
• Approve the agreement for HDC Attorney services with BWS.
3. MATTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT & DIRECTORS
4. MATTERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & STAFF
5. ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
ROSEMEAD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
June 12, 2007
President Tran called the Special Budget Meeting of the Rosemead Housing
Development Corporation to order at 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of City Hall,
8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. Director Clark led the pledge to the
flag and Director Taylor led the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:
Present: Directors Clark, Low, Taylor, Vice-President Nunez, President Tran
Absent: None
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of the 2007-08 Annual Budget Activity/Accounts
• Organization 4270 Administration
• Organization 4275 Special Projects
• Organization 4280 Housing Rehabilitation
Recommendation: That the Housing Development Corporation
approve the 2007-08 Annual Budget Activity/Accounts
Director Taylor made a motion, with a second by Director Low to approve the 2007-
2008 Annual Budget Activity/Accounts. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Low, Nunez, Taylor, Tran
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
3. MATTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT & DIRECTORS - None
4. MATTERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & STAFF - None
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m. to the next regular meeting scheduled for June 12,
2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Corporation Secretary Castruita
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT JOHN TRAIN
Rosemead Housing Commission Minutes 6112107 - Special Budget Meeting
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