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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1985 - 263 - Approving letter agreement between City and Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi for legal servicesRESOLUTION NO. 9S'.2Z5 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING THE LETTER AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 25, 1985 BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDDING AND KADISON, PFAELZER, WOODARD, QUINN & ROSSI FOR LEGAL SERVICES. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: 1. The City Council of the City of Redding hereby approves the letter agreement between the City of Redding and the firm of Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi for legal services in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00. 2. The City Manager of the City of Redding is hereby authorized and directed to sign all necessary documents on behalf of the City of Redding and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the City Manager and to impress the official seal of the City of Redding on the aforesaid documents, when appropriate. 3. A true copy of the letter agreement referred to herein is attached hereto and made a part hereof. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was intro- duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 16th day of December , 1985, and 2 U rJ bi was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Demsher, Fulton, Gard, Pugh & Kirkpatrick NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None HOWARD D. KIRKPAPRICK, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM APPROVED: RA DALL A. HAYS,/City Attorney -2- Dear Rick: This letter is in response to your inquiry about Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi and, particularly, about the firm's experience in litigating rate matters at the Federal Energy Regula- tory Commission. While Kadison, Pfaelzer is actively involved in all areas of FERC practice, the firm's primary area of activity has been in rate cases. This includes all types of rate matters that are subject to the FERC's jurisdiction. The lawyers who handle these matters are based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. They are myself (Norman A. Pedersen), Roger B. Coven, and Marvin T. Griff. Philip J. Mause, a senior litigator, has, also, been extensively involved in rate litigation at the FERC. As for myself, I tried electric rate cases while I was a staff attorney at the Federal Power Commission from 1975 to 1977. After serving as an assistant to an FERC Commissioner from 1977 to 1979, I joined Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi. Since then, I have continued to be active in electric rate cases on behalf of a number of clients. These include the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power which, from time to time, has been involved in dis- putes with Bonneville Power Administration regarding rates for non- firm service. KADISON, PFAELLE-R, WOODARD, QUINN £3 ROSSI A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS STUART L. KAD15ON MICHAEL. C. KELLEY LAWY1: RS MORRIS PFAELZER AL nN R, WOODARD, HIL1P N. FEDER JOHN J 0"""' uoor.R D. COVEN. 2.000 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE'. N.W. 8913-19eD1 THD+- 5 J. Mf OFRMOTT, JR. K.CVIN E. MONSON Or COUN6[L .LIS5EL I. KULL'I WILLIAM M. H[NSLEY SUITE 7500 NORMAN E. JOR:,EN W: ANT ON'J. "0' DAVID A PROWL. HOWARD L. SCHWFITZER JOSEI+H A. 1IURi+AY. JR. PECG'f KOUACKER SHIFFRIN• �V�A-;hiINGTON, D.C.20006 JACK R. SMITH• RICHARD S COHEN DAVID 5. 1'.ISCN ANTHONY M. VIl 11 qIC HwRO C SMITH JANI F:S I, HAM RICHARD K. 5 MON' C. RANOOLPH FISHOURN TELEPHONE (202) 452-ft30U PAUL R. 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THOM A:: H H KEELING SUITE 500 POLLY HORN CHRISTIAN E. MARKET 111 JEFFRCY K. RIFFER WALT E.R W. MOORE NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92600 THOMAS K. DROWN RHONDA L. NELSON - 17141 851-0633 • 12131 698-9956 ERIC L. DOBDERTECN ANDREW S. STEINBERG JEFFREY C. COYNE KATF+LCEN M. WHITE TELECOPIER: 17141 851-9340 JOHN L. CAHLTON PATRICK M. COSTELLO TELEX: 183577 ♦A PROICIE1011L CORPORATION 'H E.B[R OF DISTRICT OF COLUMCI4 BAR HEMBF-R OF CALIFORNIA ANG O.C. BAR •. E.BER OF LOVISIANA BAR OTHERS AO MITTEO IN CALIFORNIA FILE NUMBER: Rick Coleman Resource Manager City of Redding Electric Department 760 Parkview Avenue Redding, California 96001 Dear Rick: This letter is in response to your inquiry about Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi and, particularly, about the firm's experience in litigating rate matters at the Federal Energy Regula- tory Commission. While Kadison, Pfaelzer is actively involved in all areas of FERC practice, the firm's primary area of activity has been in rate cases. This includes all types of rate matters that are subject to the FERC's jurisdiction. The lawyers who handle these matters are based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. They are myself (Norman A. Pedersen), Roger B. Coven, and Marvin T. Griff. Philip J. Mause, a senior litigator, has, also, been extensively involved in rate litigation at the FERC. As for myself, I tried electric rate cases while I was a staff attorney at the Federal Power Commission from 1975 to 1977. After serving as an assistant to an FERC Commissioner from 1977 to 1979, I joined Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi. Since then, I have continued to be active in electric rate cases on behalf of a number of clients. These include the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power which, from time to time, has been involved in dis- putes with Bonneville Power Administration regarding rates for non- firm service. Rick Coleman . November 25, 1985 Page 2 Roger Coven tried rate cases - primarily in the gas area - at the FERC prior to joining the firm in 1983. Since then, he has worked exclusively on rate matters. Marvin Griff joined the firm in the spring of this year. Since then, he has worked on a variety of matters, including rate cases. The senior attorney in the firm's Washington, D.C. office who is active in trying rate cases at the FERC is Philip J. Mause. He has represented the Wisconsin Public Service Commission since 1979 in both gas and electric cases. Phil has specialized in cases involving the inclusion of nuclear_ power plant costs in rates. He was involved in the Northern States Power case at the FERC regard- ing allocation of costs of the Tyrone Nuclear Project. Phil was, also, involved in the recent Wisconsin Electric Power Company case regarding time -of -day pricing. In addition to these attorneys in the Washington, D.C. office of the firm, there are a number of attorneys in the firm's Califor- nia offices who are, also, experienced in rate matters. From time to time, they provide assistance to the Washington attorneys. How- ever, the Washington attorneys are primarily responsible for FERC matters. Resumes of the four Washington energy attorneys are attached. The firm is particularly experienced in analyzing and liti- +;,, oma+ ,_,f servire_ rate design. and economic issues. However, when special accounting, engineering, or economic expertise is required, the firm retains highly qualified specialists who are experienced in FERC matters to provide technical assistance. Technical. specialists are also retained when needed to serve as expert witnesses. The following is a representative sample of clients to whom the firm has provided services in the energy area in Washington: ° Gulf States Utilities Company ° Champlin Petroleum Company ° MCO Holdings, Inc. ° Public Service Commission of Wisconsin ° Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ° San Diego Gas & Electric Company ° Modesto Irrigation District ° City of Palm Springs, California Of course, the firm has had the pleasure of representing Redding in hydroelectric licensing matters for approximately four years. It may be helpful for you to have some more general background about the firm. Kadlson, Pfaelzer has three offices: Los Angeles (56 lawyers), Washington (14 lawyers), and Newport Beach (7 lawyers). Kadison, Pfal.ezer is a "general service" law firm that offers a full array of legal services. In addition to representing clients Rick Coleman 0 1 November 25, 1985 Page 3 in energy matters before the FERC, state agencies, and appellate courts, the firm provides services in, for example, the following areas: litigation, communications, labor, real estate, corporate, bankruptcy, tax, estate planning, and probate. Energy law, com- munications law, and litigation are the primary areas of emphasis of the Washington, D.C. office. The firm's litigators handle cases in such diverse areas as antitrust law, securities, real property, administrative law, con- tracts, business torts, intellectual property, and white collar crime. The litigators handle matters both in California and across the nation. The communications practice involves primarily two categories of clients: radio and television broadcasting stations and compa- nies in the burgeoning field of radio common carriage. The firm represents nearly 100 stations, a number of which are located in California. Kadison, Pfaelzer's labor lawyers represent employers in vir- tually all aspects of their labor .and employee relations policies, practices, and procedures. In real estate, the firm represents a diverse clientele, including California institutional lenders, developers, and major New vi}n The corporate practice of the firm is broadly based, encom- passing the areas of general corporate, securities, banking and antitrust law. The firm represents clients in matters involving insolvency and bankruptcy. Also, the firm handles a wide variety of tax, estate planning, and probate matters. The size of the firm and the close working relationship between the Washington, Los Angeles and Newport Beach offices provide the firm with a breadth of legal expertise and a staff that enables it to perform whatever legal tasks are assigned to it. It is the policy of the firm to work closely with clients to tailor legal services so that the client will be assured that the services will fit the client's needs with precision. I have, personally, taken great pleasure in having the oppor- tunity to represent Redding in hydroelectric matters at the FERC. I very much look forward to the opportunity of representing Redding in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company rate case at the FERC. As we discussed on the telephone, I propose that we budget $20,000 for the initial phase of our involvement in that case. During this initial phase, we would analyze Pacific Gas & Elec- tric's rate filing and work closely with you to identify the issues in whichwe should become primarily involved. Also, we would determine: the areas in which consulting services are needed Rick Coleman• November 25, 19851* ' Page 4 and contact specialists to provide technical assistance and to serve as expert witnesses. At that point, we would develop a budget for the rate case, including anticipated technical con- sulting costs. We are sensitive to the needs of clients, and it is the firm's policy to provide the highest quality of legal service at a realis- tic cost. As you know, it is our practice to consult regularly with clients about proceedings in which we are involved on their behalf. We would keep you advised on a regular and continuous basis about the progress of the PG&E proceedings at the FERC. I, and the other attorneys who will be involved with me in representing Redding in the PG&E case, very much look forward to serving you. Very truly yours, Norman A. Pedersen Enclosures