HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 Resolution No. 003R,:'iOLLll'ION NO . -,
A m:sOLlfl'ION AProIN'l'I NG '!'H I:: U\W f lHM Of HI LL & ROl1D I NS (DAVID w.
ROBB I NS , ESQ ,) 11S S Pl::C II\L COU NS EL FOR Tl-I E IJI -<:l'l'Y W/\S 'l'l:W A'!'ER
l'IU J\'lm:N'I' PI.J\lll' /\ND '1'11 1•: ENQ _,r),001) W1Wl'&lll'l'E ll 'l'REl\'IMl•:N'I' PLI\N'l'.
Wl !E:IU:AS , Lhe City of Eng l e woo..l i s r espo ns i bl1.• fo r t he
0 1).•r ,11 i on o( t he Exlgl e wo oci /L i tt l e t o n Joi n t Use Wa slew...i t.c r: Tr eatmen t·
Pl .ml .i rx.l the Frig l e \o.OoJ W.:1stcwatc r T re,1t.Jnen t Pl anl pur r;u,J n t to
v.11 i,lus ay t .?Cments with the Ci ly of Li t tl eton ; and
W\I EHl'J\S , l·:nglewoo:1 m.J'y e np l oy spec i .. 1L CO IJ Slll lc1 nts t o assist
i 11 l ' ma ndcJanen t of the Pl ants with Lhe pri o r l~rmiss i on of the
n1-1. Ly W.JSL CW,ll°•'r '!'[P l bne nt: Pl c.m L Supe r v i so r y Ca111ni tt.1~c ; rl O:..l
Wl lEl..:l·J\S, ~v it.l W. Hob b i ns , a pa r t ne r in t he ( i rm o f Iii l.l
!~ob bi n:;, ha:_; e:<L12 ns i ve cx r.x?r i e nc,J in the f i e l d o f wa t e r qua lity
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NO.,, 'l'lll::IU:1-'0 IU:, B,; l'I' Kl:SO LVED IJ Y TIi i:: C IT Y CO Ul'CI L Of '1'11 1·:
C l 'l'Y 0 1' Et,GL!1,00D , CO IJ)KAIJO :
Sec ti on l. 'Ih at t he law (i rrn of Hi \ l & Robbi ns ( Da v id IV .
RobbLns , E.sg .J·Tu and hereby i s ap[X)i nted spec i ;i l coun se l to ass i st
in the manayeme nt o ( t he Eng l e wqod /Lit tl e t o n Jo in t Use wa stewater
Tt~a bn en t Plan t (Bi -<'i ty \Va.s t ewa t e r. Trea tmen t Plan t ) and the
1:ng l ewoocl was t e watc-r. Treatme n t Pl a nt .
Secti on 2 . 1ha t the i"a yor ard e x o ff i c io Ci t y Cl e rk -
1'r eas ur.ero( the Ci ty of E)1<Jlewood a r e he r e b y a utho ri zed to s ign
and attest t he Co n tr ac t o( 0n pl oym c nt be t ween the Ci t y of Englewood
a 11<l Hi ll & Robb i ns on be ha l f of the Ci ty Cou nc il a nd t he Ci ty o f
8ng lewo od .
I\DO l'l'l,;D /\ND I\PPIWVED th i s 6t h day o( Ja nuar y , 198 6 .
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I , Ga ry R. ll igbee , e x offic i o City Cl er k-Tredsurer of the
ity of Engle.oo<l , Colo r ado , he r e by cert ify that t he above and
to r "}o ir<J is a true , accurate a nd canplcte copy of ~so l uti o n No .__,_t __ , SeriPS Of 19 86.
CONTIU\C T_OF EMPLOYMENT
AGREl!MBli'I: made the day of De c e mbe r, 1 985, between
THE Cl1Y OF ENGLE ~OOD, a Colo r ado muni c ipal co r pora t ion
(here 1na (ter refer r ed t o as "Englewood "), a nd th e l a w f i rm
o f HILL & ROBBIN S , 1 441 Ei ght eenth St re e t, Su it e 100 ,
De nv e r , Colo r ado 80 20 2 (hereinaf t er r efer red t o ~s "Hill &
Rob bins").
I . IDEN'l'IFICATION OF PAR'f·IES
I\, En91e .... ·00C i s a Co l o ra do muni c 1p,:,,l co r pora t ion' and
i s r espo n s ible t o r the o per a ti o n o! the Engle wood/Li ttl e t o n
Jo ir.t Us e Wa stewater 1reatme n t Plant an d t h e Englewood
Wus t e wa ter T r eatment P la n t , 2L00 So uth Ph,t te D r ive,
Eng .l e wood , Colorado 80110 (h e,rei n after re f erred t o c ollec-
t ively as the ''Plq nt s '') pu r su ant to vari o us a gr eeme nt s wi th
the Cit y o' Litt l e t o n.
B . H .. · 1 & Ro bb in s i s a partnership whose mem be r s u re
l i censed t o p ractice l a w i n t h e S t ate and Federal Cou r ts in
Co l o rado . David W. Robbi n s, a pa rtner in t h e f i rm , has
e xten sive e xperie nc e i n the lt e l d o t wate r qua li ty la w,
ha vi ng s p ec i a lized in thil t r1r ed , amo ng o tlll'rs, whil e working
fo r bo th the U .S. Envir o nmental Protect i o n Ag e ncy and the
S tate o f Co l o ra do .
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II. UNDERLYING RECITALS
A. Englewood may employ special consultants to assist
In the manag e ment o f the Plants with the prior permissio n o f
the Littleton /Englewood Joint Use Auth ority Supervi s o ry
Co mm i ttee (hereinafter referr ed to as ''Committee 1
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B . 1he Committee ha s de er min ed t h a t it is In the
best interests o l the two Cities to retain an attorney hav-
ing expertise in the area o f water quality law to assist t he
tw o Cities and the Committee in th e o peration a~d management
n t t.h c Plants.
I II . NATURE OP EMPLOYMENT
Englewood h e reby r etai ns and employs Hill & Robbins t o
ac t under the titl e o[ Special Counse l as atto rney for the
Co mmittee a nd to rende r t o the Com mi ttee flnd its d ul y auth-
o rized of(icials legal advice relating to water quality f or,
and the operation o f, the Plants; t o represer1t the Com mitt ee
and Its d uly a u th o rized ollicials in a ll water quality
matters which may be pendi ng or whi c h may h ereafter be
instituted in any ol the cou rt s o f the State of Colorado , in
the courts of the United States loca ted within the State o f
Co l o r ado, and Uetore a JJ administrative a gencie s and depart-
in en t s o [ the government having a uth ority over water quality
a nd r e l ated environmental matt ers b r o ught by o r a gainst the
Co mmitt ee and/o r the Plants , during and through o ut th e con-
ti nuance o f this dgr eement; t o revieh· all notices, propo seO
r ules a nd regulations, and o th e r ma tters pertaining to wate r
quality contr o l fro m the Colorado Water Quality Co nt ro l
Co mmis s i on , Co l o ra do Wa ter Quality Contr o l Divi s ion, the
U11 i t ed Stat es Environmental Prote c ti o n Agency, and o ther
regu l a t o ry g o ve r nment a l agen c ie s l1a ving auth o rity over water
qua l ity c ontr o l; to take furth er acti o n as necessary for the
r epre s e ntation o t the Englewood/Litt l et o n Joint Us e
Wa s t e wa t e r Treat ment Plant and /o r th e Eng l e wo od Was t ewa ter
1r eat me nt Pla nt in matter s r e l at i ng t o water quality c o ntr ol
a nd re l ~ted environmental ma tters and the operati o n o f the
Pl ants ; ,,n d t o r e nde r legal o pini o ns a nd a ll o ther l egal
b etvicce as t h e Co mmitt e e o r a ny o f i ts d uly a uth 0 rized
o l t 1c i a l s may r e quest o r r eq ui re , in c lu d ing r e prcsenl a tio n
o ( t he P l ants in i::ll 1y p e n d iny or fLit u re h a zar do u s was t e p r o-
c eed i ngs . I t is und e r st ood tl,a t Hill & Ro b b ins will a lso b e
des i g nated a s Spec-i al Co u nseJ to th e C ity o f. L it tleto n t o r
Lhe for e go i ng purpos e s .
I V . ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT
Hi ll & Ro bbi n s hereby a cce pt s th e e mpl o i•me nt a nd
Jes i g nat ion as Speci a l Co unse l t o th e Cities o f Engl e wood
a nd Litt leton a n d pr om ises t o re ndEr t o t h e best o [ i ts
c.1Li 1 ity t he ser vi ces desc r ibeU h ere i n d urin g t li e co ntin ua n c e
o f t l1 i s agreeme n t .
V . COMPENSM ION
lt is agr e ed by and b~tw een Eng J e woud and Hil l &
Ro ~bin s that a r e t a in e r ue pai d mon t h l y by En g l e wood o n
~eha l l o ( t he t wo Ci t i es i n the am ount o f $650 .00 pe r mo nlh
f <,r l c n ( 10) h-:.rn r s o [ se r v i ce by t,av i U W. Robbi n s p e r mo n t h
al the rat e o f $8 ~.00 pe r h o u r, 1h e reta i nc, pa i d by
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Engle wood shall b e a pplied against the l egal se rvl 8
ac t ua l ly perfo rmed f or the Committee by Hil l & Rob bins.
Services per (o r med in exces s o f 1 0 h ou r s per mon th s hal l be
c harged at the fo l l o wing standa rd h o urly rates:
Partner:
Ass oc iate:
Pa r a l egal:
La w ::le r k:
$U~.oo
iS .00
;5.00
25 .00
Al I o l cu 1<l compensat i o n s h a l I te payable o n th<• fir st d ay
n f e,1ch mu n lh. 1h C' t t:>rm s o f th is se c L 10 11 muy be b t1 bJe c t t o
.:icJJ 11s Lm ent a nrn1ul ly.
VI. 1'ERM
1h is ag re ement &ha ll be fo r a peri od o[ one year an d
moy be ext nd c d t o r a c.l d i ti o na l o ne-year periods by mu tual
dgtee ment o l the p a rti es. ~1i s ag r eement may be te rm inated
c1 t a n y time o n thirty (30 ) days' wr it t en notice f rom e ither
party to the oth e r party tha t emp l o yment h e reund e r i s to be
so t e rminated .
1111 wn1111::s s WHEREOF, the parties h ave e x e <::uled thi s
ary reeme n t on the date fi rst above wr itt en,
A11 E.i;1:
C l 'I Y OF" ENGLEW OO D
UY:
1 i Ll e ,-
HI LL & ROBDJNS
BY:
Da Vi a-w-:-Hobblns
Pa rln~r
1he fore going agreeme 11t has been read a nd appr oved by
the Littleto n /Englewood Joint Use Autho rity Supervisory
Co mmit tee
Dl\1ED, this
C l1Y OF' ENGLEWOOD
BY:
An dr ew J . Mccown
City Manager
day of December, 1985 .
CITY OF' LIT!·LE1 ON
BY:
Gale D. Ch o sty --
City Man a ger
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l :01 111 l·i I a t 1h c 1r r l'gi:lar mC'c•t in g o f Ja nu a r y b , J~lHU , hr
t hl' C ity J\t t o rn l'y.
The t"ity A tt or n ey :i shC'd Counc il t o ll!nvc a rC':-.o lut.i o n and t o
:1u t h o ri:c th C' M:1~·o r t o s i g n th C' ag r ecmcnt hc t·h·cc n th e C i t y
of l.11g l c wood tl1c c:ha sc wood Co mp:1n y , wl1 c 1·cin Cl1a scwo od ag r ees
n o t t o u s t· o r r c qu cst t o u se Fr a nk l in S rr cc t for puhJ i c o r
pr1r:1t c-a L·ccss o nt o F l oy d ,\venue, no r t n u sf' o r r eq ue s t t o
11se r r a nkl in S tr eet as a pu h l i c o r pr i v ;1t l' th r o u g h s tre e t.
l'u un ci l mc mhcr \Ian llyh c a :-:.kcd th e ll cp ut y C i ty C:l c rk t o a ss ign
:1 r ,.:so luti o n nu mhC'r t o th e ma tte ,. Rc so lut i o n No . 4 , Se rie s
o f l ~lS (i w3s a ss i gned . Th e d oc u men t wa s r e ad in i t s en tir e?')'
1>1· till' Mayor . It ,,,is moved h)' \Ian Dr kc , seco n d e d b y Koza cek ,
t hat Rc so l 11 t i o n r-.:o .. th e accepted. T h e vo t e was unanimo u s , nnd
tht• ~\a yo r Jcl'l arC"d t he mot i o n c arr i ed .
Th e d o cume nt.,; 11 be d "l y r ~co rJ e J b y th e Cit y Atto rn cr 's
of'f'i ce .
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111lS I\G~:EE'IENT is int ended lo b e a contract binding on th <'
p a rti es he r e t o, who hav e sig ned b e low, and th e ir heirs, a ss ign s and
any an d a ll s u ccesso rs.
'l'h <' p a tties a r e l h e C i ty of Englewo od , a Colorado hom e rul e
n J:1 1(·1p..i l co rpo r atio n (hetei n a ft er ''t h e City"), and the Cha se wood
Con ,r.iny , a c o r p o r a tion (h ere in a ft er "Ch osewood 11 }.
l 'u 1 s u a,n l t o t his c o nt r ac t , th e City shal J p a )' th e sum of $1. 00
t<J Cli :1 ~_,( .. ..,·ood . F ot thi s and s uc h o t h e r good and v a luable
c ons1d ra ti o n a s t he pa rti es have g ive n and received , Chas e wood
~y ,ees n o l l o u se or requ est to u se Fr a nklin Str ee t for public or
ri 1v a tL a ccess ont o Floyd Aven ue within th e City of Eng l ewood, nor
t o U ~t · o r r t>q u es t lo u s e Fr a nkl in Street as a pub] ic or priva te
l h 1 ou q ). S ll C t.
l t is expre$SJ )' a gr eed that Fr a n kl in Str eet sh a ll rema in
cl os e d t o tr a ffic a nd t hat it shall pro vide on ly e mergenc y fire
a cc e s s l o Flo y d Ave nue .
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CJTY OF ENGLEWOOD
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