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Home My WebLink AboutAgreement of Services With COA and Law Firm KBM MICHAEL C.WALTER KBM JEREMY W CULUMBER ANDREW G.COOLEY AMANDA G.BUTLER STEWART A ESTES` 1� �v BRIAN C.AUGENTHALER JAYNE L FREEMAN" RUTH NIELSEN RICHARD B.JOLLEY"• DEREK C.CHEN SHANNON M RAGONESI KIMBERLY J.WALDBAUM 1 y 1 OF COUNSEL MARK R.BUCKUN ROBERT C.KEATING 119152001) also licensed in AZ/OR also licensed in OR KEATING, BUCKLIN&McCORMACK,INC., P.S. `~ also licensed in WY/MT ATTORNEYS AT LAW 801 SECOND AVENUE,SUITE 1210 SEATTLE,WA 98104 PHONE: (206) 623-8861 FAX: (206) 223-9423 www.kbmlawyers.com sestes@kbmlawyers.com January 28, 2020 Kendra Comeau City Attorney Office of the City Attorney 25 W. Main Street Auburn, WA 98001 Via Email: kcomeau@auburnwa.gov RE: Legal Services Retention Agreement: King County Inquest Challenges Dear Kendra: Thank you for choosing Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S. ("KBM") to provide legal services described more fully below. I look forward to representing the City of Kent. To ensure as clear an understanding as possible as to the basis of our procedures and charges in rendering the requested legal services, I have prepared this letter for your review and consideration. This confirms our agreement that you are retaining KBM to provide legal services in the form of motions and briefing in four writ actions filed in King County Superior Court. Our fees for legal consultation are $304 per hour for work performed by me or another shareholder attorney, and $269 per hour for work performed by associate attorneys. Please be advised that these billing rates may be subject to change on an annual basis, and that by signing this retention agreement, you agree to pay such fees as may be adjusted per our law firm's current rates. We will split our fees two ways between the City of Kent and the City of Auburn, 9706-00002/481884 January 28, 2020 Page 2 with a combined cap of $20,000.00 that is subject to increase only with your approval. The cap for Auburn will be $9,500 at this time. Our firm will bill you monthly for attorney time at this rate and costs as they occur. We will send detailed billings once a month directed to you. Our billings will indicate both the attorney who is providing the work and a detailed description to the tenth of an hour. In addition to our hourly rate, we charge for travel mileage at the rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, and we charge for long distance, and postage expenses as directly incurred along with any other direct costs incurred on behalf of the client. We will advance costs as outlined, above, including court reporter fees as necessary. We do not charge separately for administrative tasks such as secretarial drafting or paralegal fees. Please be advised that upon termination of our relationship in this matter for any reason, we will close our file. Our policy is to retain all relevant records for four years after file closure and then destroy them. If you agree with these terms please sign in the space below, retain a copy of this letter for your files, and return the original to me in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope. We appreciate very much the opportunity to assist you in this matter, and I look forward to working with you. If you have any questions regarding this agreement, or should you at any time have any questions regarding the nature of our services, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, 5,1X4VE4 Stewart A. Estes SAE/sae 1 agree to the foregoing terms regarding retention of Stewart A. Estes and Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., to provide legal services to me. Dated: January 2 2020 Kendra Comeau, City Attorney City of Auburn Pc 3,1 Los g Attachment C Inter-Agency Agreement Inter-Agency Agreement Must be completed by agencies who: A. Provide criminal justice services to another agency. B. Receive criminal justice services from another agency. An Inter-Agency Agreement describing the criminal justice services provided and/or received by an agency must be in place. Services Provided (check all that apply): Hit confirmation Gun transfers/Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPLs) Dispatch Use of regional management system Record entry J XI Terminal connection to ACCESS I Record validations I X Other services (describe): Access is provided to Auburn Police Department MDC & CAD Parties who enter into this agreement must adhere to the regulations set forth in the ACCESS Operations Manual and the CJIS Security Policy. This Inter-Agency Agreement must be current and approved by the CJIS Systems Agency (CSA), the Washington State Patrol (WSP), before agencies adopt the policies and procedures set forth by the agreement. Termination of Agreement This agreement shall remain in effect unless terminated by either agency upon thirty (30) days written notice. The agency terminating the agreement must also formally notify the WSP ACCESS Section within the thirty(30) days. Agency Providing Criminal Justice Service(s): Valley Communications Center ORI: WA017013N Agency Head Name (printed): Lora Ueland� Agency Head Signature: /// CV/tit 2k Girl! D(a)5:37z0%rfZd Agency Receiving Criminal Justice Service(s): Auburn Police Department ORI: WA0170100 Agency Head Name (printed): •011t,„1. 0 t\leil Agency Head Signature: t�3 �b 2019 WSP ACCESS User Acknowledgment Approved by the Attorney General 11/28/18 11