HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02061990 - 1.51 To BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel COtltra
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DATE' February 12 , 1990 Coy„' '•1
SUBJECT: Employment of Special Counsel
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approve, and authorize. Board Chair to execute, agreement with
Morrison & Foerster for expert legal services in connection with the
County General Plan Update.
II. FISCAL IMPACT:
The costs for these legal services will be billed as incurred, not
to exceed $130,000, except as to additional services, if any, that may
be subsequently ordered.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The County's draft general plan and the environmental impact report
have been prepared and will soon be presented to the County Planning
Commission and the Board of Supervisors for consideration. The County
has received comments indicating that both documents may be challenged
by legal actions. The staff (County Counsel and Community Development
Department) recommends that Morrison & Foerster be engaged to evaluate
the legal adequacy of both draft documents and related matters, to
ensure that the County's major general plan effort is legally
defensible. The firm:has .the resources and the expertise to perform
such services. The agreement entered into .shall be in a form approved
by County Counsel.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE'
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S : /
ACTION OF BOARD ON ! APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND 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 Administrator ATTESTEDy %2 'Z-C,�
County Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Community Development Department SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
c County Counsel
Morrison & Foerster (via Co. Co. )
BY ✓ ,DEPUTY
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