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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1984-45 - Board N RESOLUTION NO, 84..4 5 TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT APPOINTING SPECIAL BOND COUNSEL AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District, Nevada County, California, that STURGIS, NESS, BRUNSELL & SPERRY, a professional corporation, be, and are hereby, appointed as Special Bond Counsel to conduct special proceedings for the issuance of revenue bonds for said Truckee Donner Public Utility District; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the employment of said STURGIS, NESS, BRUNSELL & SPERRY, a professional corporation, shall be as provided in the attached agree- ment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the Board of Directors be authorized to sign, and the District Secretary thereof be authorized to attest, that certain agreement employing the said STURGIS, NESS, BRUNSELL & SPERRY, a professional corporation, as Special Bond Counsel to do and perform the services therein set forth and upon the compensation therein provided for, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a meeting held within said District on the - Ifith day of July_ 1984, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Corbett, Duffy, Hamilton and Maass. NOES: Norie. ABSENT: Cooley. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By _ . (A% 5J es A. Maass, President ATTEST: Goof r ct Clerk usan M. Craig, Deputy Distri AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES TRUCKEE - DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, COUNTY OF NEVADA STATE OF CALIFORNIA VILLAGE AT HIRSCHDALE WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT This is an agreement for legal services between the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, a public corporation of the State of California, referred to as Client, and STURGIS , NESS, BRUNSELL & SPERRY a professional corporation, Attorneys at Law, Emeryville, California, referred to as :Bond Counsel. 1. Client retains Bond Counsel as special counsel to perform the following legal services relating to Village at Hirschdale Water System Improvement Project Assessment District. (a) Preparation of all forms of resolutions, notices, affidavits, and other documents required by the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, including the legal format of the engineer' s report required by Section 10204 . (b) The preparation of written instructions to Client' s Clark and other staff members concerning the performance of legally-required duties. (c) Review of documents prepared by Client' s engineering staff or consulting engineers, including boundary map, assessment diagram, assessment roll, and the general provisions of construction specifications. (d) Attendance at the public hearing on the engineer' s report (including continuances of the hearing, if any) , (e) Attendance at all other public meetings of Client at which matters relating to the assessment district are considered, except routine matters. (f) Attendance at staff meetings or meetings of property owners, upon the request of the Client, after reasonable notice, (g) Telephone consultation with staff members and property owners to answer legal questions about the assessment proceedings, {h) Preparation of the notice 'inviting bids and construction contract, if required, and review of contract bonds and insurance documents. (i) Arrangements for the printing of improvement bonds to 40 represent unpaid assessments, including the printing of a bond register and, if required, assessment installment notices. �j) The preparation of a record of assessment installments for the use of the County Auditor, if required. (k) Arrangements for the sale of improvement bonds either by negotiation or by public bid, at the option of Client, including a review of financial disclosure requirements and, if required, the preparation of the notice inviting bond bids. (1) The preparation of bond delivery documents. {m) The rendition of a legal opinion on the validity of the improvement bonds and the proceedings leading to their issuance. 2. The services of Bond Counsel under this agreement shall not include the following: (a) Legal services in connection with the acquisition of interests in real property, either through negotiation or through exercise of the power of eminent domain. (b) Legal services in connection with litigation. The performance by Bond Counsel of services excluded by this paragraph, if required by Client, shall be under separate oral or written agreement, 3 . In consideration of the services set forth in paragraph 1, Client shall pay to Bond Counsel the following fee and 2 COStS: (a) The legal fee of Bond Counsel shall be a scaled percentage of the amount assessed as set forth in the engineer' s report as finally approved under Section 10312 of the Streets and Highways Code. (b) The legal fee shall be an amount equal to two percent of the principal amount assessed. The fee shall be not be less than $1,500. (c) Costs shall be reimbursed to Bond Counsel as follows: 1} The cost of transportation, meals and lodging. 2) The cost of preparing auditor' s record, if required: 7 cents per assessment for each year of the bond issue, with a minimum of $30.00 , 3) The cost of long distance telephone calls: at billed cost. 4) The cost of photocopying: 10 cents per sheet. The cost of other services for which Bond Counsel makes arrangements under this agreement (such as bond printing costs) shall be billed to the Client and shall be paid by Client directly to the payee. (d) Payment by Client of the legal fee is contingent upon the levy of assessments and the sale and delivery of improvement bonds representing unpaid assessments in the assessment district. If for any reason, assessments are not confirmed and bonds delivered, Bond Counsel shall be paid no legal fee. Both the legal fee and costs are payable upon delivery of the bonds. 4 . Bond Counsel certifies that it has no interest, either direct or contingent, in any property or contract arising from or affected by the assessment district, except as Bond Counsel under this agreement. Bond Counsel does not represent any owner of property within the proposed boundaries of this assessment district, and has not received a fee from any source for services connected 3 n e e with the project, DATED: TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, a public corporation of the State of California By JAMES A* MAASS, President of the Board of Directors ATTEST: By SUSAN CRAIG, Deputy District Clerk STURGIS ; NESS, BRUNSELL & SPERRY a professional corporation By SAMUEL A. SPERRY 4