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Authorizing the City Manager to Engage Hawkins Delafield & Wood as Outside Counsel
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WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has entered into negotiations for along-term services
contract and lease of its real property interests at the Fort Worth Southeast Landfill and
WHEREAS the transaction presents many complex issues for negotiation in the highly
specialized practice areas of environmental law taxation of business entities trust, and
guaranty of financial obligations among others and
WHEREAS the firm of Hawkins Delafield & Wood has particular expertise in this field and has
offered its resources and the services of its partner Ronald C Grosser to assist the City
Attorney in this matter
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH
That Ronald C Grosser of Hawkins Delafield & Wood be appointed under Section 3 Chapter
VI of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth to represent the City in the above-referenced matter
and advise the City Attorney in all subjects related thereto
That, insofar as practicable the compensation to be paid Hawkins Delafield & Wood be fixed
at an amount not to exceed $35 000
PASSED AN[~APPROVED BY T~iE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS this day of IL7ut,~~ A.D 2002
APPR0I~ED
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NOV ~g 2002 Mayor
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