TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Thomas Zeleny, Interim County Counsel
REPORT BY: Sherri Kaiser, Chief Deputy County Counsel
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 4 to Napa County Agreement No. 200210B with Renne Public Law Group, LLP
RECOMMENDATION
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County Counsel requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 200210B with Renne Public Law Group LLP for specialized legal services to represent the County in litigation and related work in connection with leases at the Napa County Airport, increasing the maximum compensation from $825,000 to $890,000.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 12, 2019, the County entered into a Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") with Renne Public Law Group, LLP ("Renne") for specialized legal services in representing the County in litigation and related work in connection with leases at the Napa County Airport, specifically two lawsuits pending between the County and 3030 Airport Road, LLC ("3030").
On January 14, 2020, Amendment No. 1 was approved increasing the contract maximum for services from $33,000 to $200,000 after Renne provided a budget estimate of up to $182,000 for legal services prior to trial in the pending litigation. The 3030 litigation required Renne to conduct and participate in significant written discovery and depositions, to engage in significant law and motion activities, and to perform other significant pre-trial and trial preparation work.
On October 20, 2020, Amendment No. 2 to the Renne contract was approved to increase the contract maximum for services from $200,000 to $475,000 to cover services for litigation to include trial time in the 3030 litigation and to cover legal assistance on other lease issues. This amendment did not include Renne's efforts to assist in responding to 3030's Part 13 Complaint it filed with the FAA that was received by the airport on October 16, 2020.
On March 23, 2021, Amendment No. 3 retroactive to January 1, 2021, to the Renne ...
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