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Resolution to Approve Amendment Number 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Rivenoak Law Group, P.C. for Legal Services Relative to Sustainability Initiatives ($20,000.00; total not to exceed $65,000.00)
Memorandum
The City has recently adopted the A2ZERO carbon neutrality plan (www.a2zero.org).
There are many unique legal issues related to the core strategies within the A2ZERO plan.
The City Attorney selected Rivenoak Law Group, P.C. as the law firm to provide legal services because of the firm's familiarity with the specialized legal issues and the firm's experience and expertise.
Amendment Number 2 is needed to address additional specialized work on energy-choice regulations and opportunities, green rental housing, streetlighting reliability rules, FERC Notice of Inquiry on hydroelectric dam financial assurance requirements, and building energy performance options and the corresponding compensation for this additional work in the amount of $20,000.00.
The Office of Sustainability is working with the Rocky Mountain Institute to cover the costs of some of the additional work, and the Amended and Restated Exhibits A and B states that authorization for those portions of the additional work are contingent on the City receiving external non-City funds, whether through a grant or other arrangement.
The City Attorney requests approval of Amendment Number 2 to the professional services agreement with Rivenoak Law Group, P.C. in the amount of $20,000.00 for additional legal services to support the City's sustainability initiatives.
Rivenoak Law Group, P.C. complies with the City of Ann Arbor's Non-Discrimination and Living Wage Ordinances.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding for $5,000.00 of the additional work is available in the approved FY2021 Sustainability and Innovations budget, and funding for $1,000.00 is available in the Water Treatment Unit approved FY2021 budget, and the remaining work in the amount of $14,000.00 will not be authorized un...
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