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County Counsel recommending the Chairman be authorized to sign a legal agreement with the law firm of Scharff, Brady and Vinding to provide legal representation in the case of Sayegh v. County of El Dorado, et al., El Dorado County Superior Court Case No. PC20090366.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no fiscal impact to the County.
Background: On June 30, 2009, in closed session the Board authorized defense of the action and directed that we bring back a contract for Board approval with the law firm of Scharff, Brady and Vinding to represent the County in the case.
Reason for Recommendation: This case is a challenge under the California Environmental Quality Act to the Board's approval of the Alto project on May 5, 2009. The project approval contains a provision calling for the project applicant to indemnify the County in the event of a challenge to the project approval. So the County will not incur any out of pocket expenses as the result of this contract.
Action to be taken following Board approval: County Counsel will supervise the work of outside counsel in handling the case.
Contact: Louis B. Green
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