Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract with Vartabedian Hester and Haynes LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Addendum to the Engagement Letter with Vartabedian Hester and Haynes LLP, with a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000.00 and a term ending March 18, 2027; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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Held by

Vartabedian Hester and Haynes LLP

Amount

$25K

Runs until

March 18, 2027 152 days — goes back out to bid date quoted from the award document

Type

contract

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Committee

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Introduced

March 7, 2025

On agenda

March 18, 2025

Passed

March 18, 2025

Where it was heard

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mar 18, 2025 Acted on as follows: Pass

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