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To. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (Redevelopment Agency)
•FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel C Itra
By.; . Sharon L. Anderson, Deputy .County Counsel Cx)sta .
. DATE' September 25 , 1990
SUBJECT: Special Counsel, Inverse Condemnation. and Eminent Domain
Litigation (Rinehart & Amspoker) , Redevelopment Agency
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Approve Agreement For Legal Services with Gary R. Rinehart, A
.Professional Corporation, Rinehart and Amspoker.
2 . ' Authorize the Deputy Executive Director of .the .Redevelopment
Agency to. sign. Agreement on behalf of the Agency.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Varies with services rendered 'in assigned cases. Under normal
circumstances most costs of acquisition are borne by the developer.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Redevelopment Agency is involved in a number of projects
requiring. the, acquisition of real property. interests . (e.g. , the Park
Regency Project in the Pleasant Hill BART Station- Redevelopment area) . .
The Agency requires the services of Gary Rinehart in litigating these
actions': In addition, the Redevelopment Agency has recently been sued
in inverse condemnation in Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No.
C90-02378, J.W. Greenlaw, D.D.S. v-. County of Contra Costa, et al . The
case involves an alleged loss of goodwill resulting from relocation.
Mr. Rinehart ,is an expert in the area of goodwill compensation. The
purpose of this contract is to retain Mr. Rinehart and to consolidate
all Agency cases handled by' him under one contract. The term of this
contract extends through the completion of all assigned cases . The
Deputy Executive Director of.- the Redevelopment .Agency has approved the
selection of Rinehart and Amspoker as special legal counsel.
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' CONTINUED. ON ATTACHMENT: .YES SIGNATV R'E;
._ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF 130413 COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON _ S�.tember_25, 1990' ArPROVED AS REC�R!ME"NDEO X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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'UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) RNID CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: _. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: _ _ ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Counsel ATTESTED September 25, 1990
Gary Rinehart, Esq. (via County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Audi tor-Control 1 er SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
Redevelopment Agency
Attn: Jim. Kennedy BY " ;DEPUTY
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