To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: MICHAEL W. WEBB, CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVE THE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW, LLP FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND ADD THIS FIRM TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S APPROVED LAW FIRM LIST
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jon Goetz, Senior of Counsel, with the firm of Redwood Public Law, LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership, has provided the City of Redondo Beach with excellent real estate transactional legal services for close to 12 years. City Council's approval of an Agreement for Legal Services with Redwood Public Law, LLP will permit Jon Goetz to provide continued services at his new law firm.
BACKGROUND
The City Attorney's office maintains a list of approved law firms and attorneys from which to select when special expertise is required on legal matters. Jon Goetz recently joined a new law firm, Redwood Public Law, LLP, but has provided real estate transactional legal services to the City for close to 12 years, including his tenure at a previous law firm.
The attorneys at Redwood Public Law collectively serve as the City Attorney for fourteen (14) cities in the State of California, General Counsel for more than thirty (30) Special Districts, Non-Profits and private sector clients. They are subject matter experts in the following areas of legal practice: Affordable Housing, Brown Act, California Drought - Legal Services & Resources, California Political Reform Act and Government Code 1090, California Public Records Act, Climate Change and Green Initiatives
Code Enforcement and Nuisance Abatement Construction Claim and Dispute Resolution, Design Build Procurement, Economic Development and Redevelopment
Energy, Public Power and Telecommunications Housing, General Counsel Services
Joint Power Authority Formation, Governance, Dissolution, Land Use and CEQA Local Elections Law - Initiative, Referendum, Recall, Campaign Finance, District Elections, Charter Amendments, Local Government and Non-Profit Ethics Compliance, Loc...
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