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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO —REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Agreement/Contract
From: Jolena E. Grider M/CC Meeting Date: 03/17/2014
Prepared by: Jolena E. Grider, (909) 384-
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Dept: City Attorney Ward(s): All
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Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Authorizing the
Execution of an Engagement of Legal Services Letter and Waiver of Conflict Letter Between
Wendel Rosen Black & Dean and the City of San Bernardino for Legal Services in the MedCal
Tax Allocation Matter. (#2977)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
The amount of the agreement is covered by the budgeted amount in Account#5503- Litigation-
outside attorneys.
Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
On March 3, 2014, the Mayor and Common Council approved the retention of Wendel Rosen
Black& Dean in Closed Session.
City Attorney Review:
Supporting Documents:
reso 2977 (PDF)
MedCal WRB&D Engagement Letter- Exhibit "A" (DOCX)
MedCal Engagement Letter- Exhibit "A" -Signature Page (PDF)
MedCal WRB&D Conflict Letter- Exhibit "B" (DOCX)
Medcal Conflict Letter- Exhibit "B" - Signature Page (PDF)
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
3 OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGAGEMENT
OF LEGAL SERVICES LETTER AND WAIVER OF CONFLICT LETTER BETWEEN
4 WENDEL ROSEN BLACK & DEAN AND THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO FOR
LEGAL SERVICES IN THE MEDCAL TAX ALLOCATION MATTER
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
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8 SECTION I. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized and
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9 directed to execute on behalf of said City an Engagement of Legal Services Letter and a Waiver
10 of Conflict Letter between Wendel Rosen Black & Dean and the City of San Bernardino for
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12 incorporated herein respectively as Exhibits "A" and`B."
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13 SECTION 2. The authorization granted by this Resolution shall expire and be void 0
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16 SECTION 3. The firm of Wendel Rosen Black & Dean is hereby designated as a
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representative of the City of San Bernardino for the purposes of reviewing the confidential tax
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
2 OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGAGEMENT
OF LEGAL SERVICES LETTER AND WAIVER OF CONFLICT LETTER BETWEEN
3 WENDEL ROSEN BLACK & DEAN AND THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO FOR
LEGAL SERVICES IN THE MEDCAL TAX ALLOCATION MATTER
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5 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on
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1. Scope of Engagement. We will provide the legal services reasonably required in E
connection with MedCal Tax Allocation Matter involving the Board of Equalization and the City
of Ontario. Our work is limited to such services, including services rendered at your request on =
this matter prior to the date of this letter. We will provide legal services for additional matters w
that you request provided we agree in writing to perform that additional work. Your engagement m
of this firm for legal representation in these matters ends when we are no longer performing
active legal services in these matters (typically, when you are no longer receiving invoices for
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2. Conflicts of Interest; Communication. We have made a check for conflicts of
interest, based upon the information you provided. Currently, we have found no conflicts of
interest except as noted herein. Because circumstances change, we all must be continually alert E
to the development of any conflicts. Please inform us immediately if you become aware of a
conflict or potential conflict. In addition, where we will represent or advise more than one Q
individual or entity as a client or where there could be any potential for conflicting interests in
our representation, it is necessary that you provide us all relevant information on this subject.
Full information about possible conflicts is central to our agreement to provide these legal
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services (and possibly to our ability to undertake this representation, under the rules of
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professional conduct). As the primary contact with our law firm, you will be responsible for 0
communicating all relevant information and decisions between our firm and all persons who are o
to be kept informed. Required information and consents relating to our representation of Q
multiple clients is contained in a separate letter to each of you. X
With respect to the City of Lathrop, this letter specifically authorizes Wendel, Rosen to ti
continue to provide legal services to the owners/developers of River Island in any dealings with
the City of Lathrop, including, without limitation, the formation of a Geological Hazard
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Abatement District, even if such representations might be considered actually or potentially °
adverse to the City. The City of Lathrop agrees that this Representation shall not create any 0°6
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conflict of interest such as to disqualify Wendel, Rosen from its ongoing and future
representations of River Island in Lathrop so long as such representations are unrelated to the
subject matter of this action and we have not received any confidential information from you 0
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3. Retainer. Our usual practice is to require a retainer for each engagement to cover
a portion of the anticipated attorneys' fees and costs. Due to the nature of this matter, the firm
has waived the requirement of a retainer at this time.
4. Fees and Personnel. Our fees will be based on our standard hourly billing rates. a
We bill for our time in increments of one-tenth of an hour. All time spent on your behalf is
billed. This includes the time we spend on research and analysis, consultation, telephone x
conferences, emails, travel, conferences, meetings, court appearances, depositions and drafting W
documents. If more than one of us attends a meeting, each will charge for the time spent. While 0)
we may make good faith efforts to estimate potential fees, fee estimates are not precise and M
actual fees can vary significantly from any estimate. Consequently, our fees are not limited to
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Our present hourly rates range from $225 to $575 for attorneys and from $140 to $195 a,
for paralegals, law clerks, and case clerks. Hourly rates are subject to reasonable change, usually w
at the beginning of each year. Although we expect that I will be primarily responsible for a
advising and representing you, we may enlist in your representation the services of other
attorneys and personnel employed or associated with the firm. This agreement retains the legal
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The attorneys' fees and costs in this matter will be paid by the Cities as follows:
a. City of Lathrop, 38%. E
b. City of Fontana, 7%.
C. City of San Bernardino, 55%. a
These percentages are based upon the relative amounts of claims presented to the Board
of Equalization for recover of taxes in the MedCal matter. Should one client elect to terminate
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5. Ancillary Charges. In addition to our hourly fees,we will charge you a fee for k
services and items that are, in our judgment, reasonably necessary for your representation. You
agree to pay us for all such services and items,which include,by way of example only,
document copying and scanning, facsimile transmission and receipt, computerized legal
research, expert fees, travel expenses,postage,messenger and overnight courier fees, and long-
distance telephone and teleconferencing charges. All services or items over$500 will require °
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6. Billing and Payment. We send monthly invoices describing our services and
fees and costs due. Occasionally,however,we may defer billing for a given month (or months) o
if the accrued fees and costs do not warrant current billing or if other circumstances would make
it appropriate to defer billing. If questions arise about an invoice,please telephone or write me
so that we may discuss any questions (at no charge) while recollections are fresh. Invoices are W
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7. Interest on Late Payments. Invoices not paid within 30 days of receipt will be
assessed interest at the rate of 10%per annum 45 days after the date of the invoice,until paid. In
no event will the interest exceed the maximum rate allowed by law on delinquent payments.
8. Attorneys' Lien. The firm will have and you hereby grant a lien as security for w
all amounts owed to the firm against any recovery we obtain on your behalf, whether by
settlement, arbitration award,judgment or otherwise. This lien could delay payments to you or
receipt by you of some or all of the money you may obtain as a result of our services until any =
dispute over the amounts to be paid to us is resolved. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEFORE
SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE TERMS OF THIS a,
LIEN PROVISION AND OF YOUR RIGHT TO CONSULT INDEPENDENT COUNSEL OF
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9. Privacy. We are committed to maintaining privacy and protecting any
information of a confidential nature that is communicated to us and protecting against its
unauthorized use. In order to help you preserve your privacy, confidentiality, and attorney-client
privilege,please be aware that if you use email, cordless or cellular phones, or similar devices to
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10. Documents, Files, and Materials. At the conclusion or termination of our
services in a given matter, you may ask for and obtain any of your records, documents or other Q
materials that we might have. If you do not request return of your files, you understand that we
NOW undertake no obligation to store or safeguard closed files, nor any other documents or materials
remaining in our possession after conclusion or termination of our services in a matter. Such
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items may be discarded or destroyed at our sole discretion. While we ordinarily retain our closed
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files for a period of time, if we do this, it is strictly for our own convenience. 0
11. Dispute Resolution. The venue for disputes of any nature between us shall be —°
Alameda County, California. If there is a dispute regarding our fees, we will comply with X
the California Rules of Professional Conduct and Section 6200 et seq. of the Business and I
Professions Code, and you will be provided with the opportunity to participate in the Fee
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Arbitration Program offered by the Alameda County Bar Association. If you do not a
choose to participate in that program or if the dispute is not fully and finally resolved
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through that program, then the dispute shall be finally decided in the Alameda County w
small claims court (if the amount in dispute is $5,000.00 or less), or by a single neutral
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arbitrator who is an attorney or retired judge, mutually acceptable to the Parties or
appointed by ADR Services, Inc. ("ADR") (if the amount in dispute is greater than
$5,000.00). Any other dispute arising out of or related to this agreement or our c
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professional services shall also be finally decided by a single neutral arbitrator who is an
attorney or retired judge, mutually acceptable to the Parties or appointed by ADR. The
Arbitration Rules of ADR shall apply to any dispute for which the arbitrator is appointed
by ADR, and any such arbitration shall be held in Oakland, California. It is further agreed
that neither client nor attorney may appeal the arbitrator's decision, unless the award is in
excess of$200,000. Any such appeal shall be conducted by the Judicial Arbitration and
Mediation Service ("JAMS") pursuant to JAMS' Optional Arbitration Appeal Procedures. a
12. Termination of Services. You may terminate our services at any time by written x
notice. After receiving such notice, we will immediately cease our representation other than w
such services as may be reasonably necessary for an orderly transition of the matter. Similarly,
we may terminate our services at any time by written notice, including, without limitation, in the J
event of nonpayment of our invoices. We will cooperate with you in the transfer of files and
records to your new counsel. In pending litigation matters, you will need to sign a substitution of E
attorney. If our services are terminated, you will remain responsible for all fees and costs
incurred prior to termination and for fees and costs incurred in connection with an orderly =
transition of the matter, including, without limitation, such services as may be necessary or w
appropriate in a litigation matter until a substitution of attorney is executed and approved by the
court. Fees thereafter will be paid by the remaining clients as set forth in paragraph 4 above.
13. No Guarantee of Outcome. Please understand that any comments made by us v
about the potential outcome of this matter are expressions of opinion only. Such comments and
opinions are not guarantees about any results. If a particular result is not obtained, this does not
relieve you of your obligation to pay in full for services rendered and fees and costs incurred.
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14. Entire Agreement. This letter contains our entire agreement concerning the legal
services you have engaged us to provide as described in Section 1 of this letter, our fee
arrangements for them, and all related matters. The terms of this letter agreement fully replace
all prior understandings or arrangements we have had about this matter, if any. Any
modifications or additions to this letter agreement must be agreed to in writing by us.
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15. Authority. As the person signing this letter agreement, you warrant and represent
that you have the full power and authority to execute this letter agreement and that the terms of
this letter are binding.
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understood all of its provisions, and that all necessary changes and clarifications were made to
your satisfaction in this letter agreement, before you signed it.
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If these terms are satisfactory, please sign the enclosed copy and return it to us in the
postage-paid envelope provided. If you send a signed copy of this letter to us by facsimile or ,0
email, that copy will also be considered the same as an original. For your records, our taxpayer a
ID number is 94-1123744.
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opportunity to provide legal representation to the Cities of Lathrop, Fontana and San Bernardino in
connection with the MedCal Tax Allocation matter(the "Representation"). This letter discusses
certain potential consequences flowing from the fact that the City of Lathrop, the City of Fontana
and the City of San Bernardino have asked Wendel, Rosen to represent them in this matter. It also
confirms that the City of Lathrop, the City of Fontana and the City of San Bernardino have v
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We will do our utmost to serve all clients effectively, vigorously and efficiently. It is
understood that at this juncture we are representing only the City of Lathrop, the City of Fontana
and the City of San Bernardino in this matter and not anyone else associated with you unless we
later agree otherwise and the agreement is specifically memorialized in writing.
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Under Rule 3-310(C)(1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct(the "Rules"), we need to
disclose to you the pros and cons of representing more than one client in a particular matter, any
actual conflicts of interest we perceive and any potential conflicts that we can identify. After
disclosing that information to you, we need to obtain the informed written consent to our joint
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representation of all of our clients in this matter. As noted above,joint representation has
advantages and disadvantages. It can provide the City of Lathrop, the City of Fontana and the City =
of San Bernardino with economic and tactical advantages. For example,joint representation is
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despite the lawyers' best efforts not to do so. Given the nature of this case that possibility seems
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Another point you should be aware of in deciding whether to agree to the joint W
representation is that all of client's communications with Wendel, Rosen about the Representation �
will be privileged with regard to the outside world, but they will not be privileged vis-a-vis each
other. In other words, unless the other clients agree, you cannot tell us something about this matter
and ask us to keep it secret from our other client(s) in this same matter. As long as we represent r
multiple clients in this matter, there will be no privilege shielding our discussions with you about
the Representation from the other client(s) we are representing in this matter. Likewise, if any of
our clients in this matter were to sue each other in connection with this matter, then the law would N
not allow one client to invoke the privilege against the other client as to any information which one
client had disclosed to Wendel, Rosen about this matter while Wendel, Rosen was jointly _00
representing all clients on this matter. Indeed, if such a lawsuit arose, we might be required, under
section 962 of the California Evidence Code, to divulge such information in that litigation. x
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are obligated to keep our clients informed of significant developments, but can and will use our
discretion and professional judgment about what information to pass on.
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Fontana and the City of San Bernardino and you have told us that they do not either. In fact, all
three cities believe that their interests in this matter are aligned because:
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• all three cities have the same interest in achieving the best possible result in terms of
receiving the disputed tax revenues.
If you are presently aware of any differences in client's positions vis-a-vis the other clients
that could make it difficult for us jointly to represent all in the Representation, you must notify us
immediately. Otherwise, we are entitled to conclude that you see none and that you want Wendel, Q
Rosen to jointly represent all of you.
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4. Future conflicts
If we believe that any situations ripen into future conflicts, we will bring this to your °-
attention, so that you can decide whether that client wishes to obtain independent counsel. All c
clients agree to do likewise. If a conflict or dispute were to develop among our clients in this .2
matter, we would have to address and try to resolve the conflict between their interests. But at that X
point, absent written consent from each of our clients in this matter, there is a risk that we might be
disqualified from representing any of them in this matter. To avoid that result, we are asking for all v
clients' consent as set forth below.
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right to terminate our representation at any time for any reason. Wendel, Rosen also reserves the
right to limit the scope of the Representation to exclude issues causing a conflict if, in our view, 0
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However, Wendel, Rosen may need to withdraw if a conflict arises, and we reserve the right to
terminate our representation at any time for any other reason. If either of us terminates the
Representation, this could mean that one client would have to retain new counsel to represent it. In ti
that case, we will work with that client to minimize any disruption and make a smooth transition to N
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Equalization for recovery of taxes in the MedCal matter. Should one client elect to terminate its m
participation in this litigation, the remaining clients agree to pay the terminating client's share of
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informed consent by signing below and returning this letter to us. You may, of course, seek =
independent counsel (outside of Wendel, Rosen) regarding the import of this consent, and we
emphasize that you remain completely free to seek independent counsel at any time even after you Q
sign the consent set forth below. You agree, however, that your decision to retain independent
counsel will not in any way prevent Wendel, Rosen from continuing to represent some or all of the
other clients named in this letter pursuant to the above discussion.
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If you are concerned that our joint representation of all three cities and the other co-clients
might compromise the independence of our professional judgment with regard to your interests on =
this matter, that it might interfere with our attorney-client relationship with you in this matter, or 2
that it might otherwise affect our representation of you in any way, it is essential that you raise that o
issue with us now. Otherwise,we will rely on your signature below as expressing your consent to Q
the joint representation described above, on the terms and conditions noted above, despite the risks X
noted above. If you raise a concern later, the only practical remedy may be for us to withdraw from
representing you while continuing to represent our other client(s) in this matter. 2
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1 have read the foregoing, understand it and, by signing below, give my consent on behalf of
the City of San Bernardino to the Representation on the terms and conditions set forth above.
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noted above. If you raise a concern later,the only practical remedy may be for us to withdraw from
representing you while continuing to represent our other client(s) in this matter.
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the cities of Lathrop, Fontana and San Bernardino. Should you have any questions, please feel free
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