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AGENDA TITLE: Approval of Expenses Incurred by Outside Counsel/Consultants Relative to the
Environmental Abatement Program Litigation and Various Other Cases being
Handled by Outside Counsel ($195,434.92).
MEETING DATE: December 19,2007 City Council Meeting
PREPARED BY. City Attorney's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve for payment expenses incurred by
outside Counsel/Consultants related to the Environmental
Abatement litigation in the total amount of $190,675.20, and various other cases being handled by
Outside Counsel in the amount of $4,759.72.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Listed below are invoices from the City's outside counsel, Folger,
Levin & Kahn and Miscellaneous Invoices for services incurred
relative to the Environmental Abatement Program litigation and
various other matters that are currently outstanding and need to be considered for payment.
Folger Levin & Kahn- Invoices Distribution
Water Acct.
Matter No. Invoice No.
Date
Description
Amount
8002
105294
09/30/07
M & P Investments
10,414.28
8002
105543
10/01/07
M & P Investments
41,513.87
105298
11/26/07
Carol Langford,Expert Witness Retainer
5,500.00
Processed 11/28/07
(5,500.00)
7490
09/30/07
West Environmental Services
1,852.50
8001
105636
11/30/07
General Advice
1,243.08
8002
105619
11/30/07
M & P Investments
13,827.73
8003
105620
11/30/07
Hartford v. Col
805.90
8008
105621
11/30/07
Col v. Envision
120,720.06
Less
(240.00)
Total
$190,137.42
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard - Invoices Distribution
Matter No. Invoice No. Date Description 100351.7323
11233.001 235946 11/25/07 General Advice 31.80
11233.026 235946 11/25/07 Lodi First v. City of Lodi 1,873.00
11233.027 235946 11/25/07 Citizensfor Open Governmentv. 2,845.75
11233.028 235946 11/25/07 Personnel and Employment 131.68
Credits/Overpayments -122.51
Total 4,759.72
APPROVED:
Blair Ki n�15h
Manager
MISCELLANEOUS Water Account
Invoice No. Date Description Amount
SF -000026 7/11/2007 Capitol -San Francisco, LLC 537.78
FISCAL IMPACT: Expenses in the amount of $4,759.72 will be paid out of the General Fund and
$4,718.75 billed to Walmart for City's defense of the Lodi First litigation and Citizens for an Open
Government. The remaining expenses will be paid out of the Water Fund.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Water Fund $190,675.20
General Fund $ 4,759.72
Approved:
s, Budget Manager
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CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
12/6/2007
PCE/TCE Litigation
6 -Month Budget Recap (July - December 2007)
NOVEMBER
Matter
6 -Month
Opening
One Month
Amount Billed
Variance from
Remainder
Cumulative
Budget
Balance for 6-
Amount
November"
Monthly
6 -Month
Billed In 6 -Mo.
Month Budge!
Amount
Budget
Budget Period
I&P, Related Cases
icludes matters
6 513,000
$ 448,785
$ 85,500
$15,071
-$70,429
$ 433,714
$79,286
001 8002 8005
lartford Action
003
6 300,000
$ 123,195
$ 50,000 $806 -$49,194 $ 122,390
$177,610
nvision Claims
008
; 670,000
$ 498,230
$ 111,667
$120,720
$9,053
$ 377,510
$292,490
Totals
1,483,000
$1,070,210
$ 247,167
$136,597
-$110,570
$933,613
$549,387
"Invoices dated December 6,2007 for period November 1 through November 30, 2007.
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