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Indian Wells <br />(760) 568-2611 <br />Irvine <br />(949) 263-2600 <br />Los Angeles <br />(213) 617-8100 <br />Manhattan Beach <br />(310) 643-8448 <br />BEST BEST & KRIEGER <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />3390 University Avenue, 5th Floor P 0 Box 1028, Riverside, CA 92502 <br />Phone: (951) 686-1450 I Fax: (951) 686-3083 I www.bbklaw.com <br />Riverside <br />(951) 686-1450 <br />Sacramento <br />(916) 325-4000 <br />San Diego <br />(619) 525-1300 <br />Walnut Creek <br />(925) 977-3300 <br />Ontario Washington, DC <br />(909) 989-8584 (202) 785-0600 <br />Charity Schiller <br />(951) 826-8223 <br />charity.schiller@bbklaw.com <br />File No. 09957.00000 <br />August 13, 2021 <br />VIA E-MAIL TO DANMCHUGH@CITYOFREDLANDS.ORG <br />Dan McHugh, City Attorney <br />City of Redlands <br />35 Cajon Street, Suite 200 <br />Redlands, CA 92373 <br />Re. Continued Engagement of Best Best & Krieger LLP <br />Dear Mr McHugh. <br />ABOUT OUR REPRESENTATION <br />Best Best & Krieger LLP is pleased to continue representing the City of Redlands <br />("Redlands") as special counsel. Specifically, we will assist Redlands by providing California <br />Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and land use review service, as well as litigation defense <br />services subject to a supplemental conflict check, for the West Palm Avenue Residential <br />Development Project ("Project"), an approximately 13-acre, gated residential development. This <br />letter constitutes our agreement setting the terms of our representation. If you want us to represent <br />you and agree to the terms set forth in this letter, after you review the letter please sign it and return <br />the signed copy to us. <br />CONFIDENTIALITY AND ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS <br />An attorney -client relationship requires mutual trust between the client and the attorney It <br />is understood that communications exclusively between counsel and the client are confidential and <br />protected by the attorney -client privilege. <br />To also assure mutuality of trust, we have maintained a conflict of interest index. The <br />California Rules of Professional Conduct defines whether a past or present relationship with any <br />party prevents us from representing Redlands. Similarly, Redlands will be included in our list of <br />clients to ensure we comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to Redlands. <br />We have checked the following names against our client index. City of Redlands, <br />Diversified Pacific LLC, Redlands Palm Investments LLC, Matthew Jordan, John McClendon, <br />09957.00000\34278788.1 <br />