Item Q4BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: February 15 2012 Division: Countv Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes XX No Staff Contact Person: Pedro Mercado #3470
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of Fourth Amendment to Agreement Dated March 15, 2006 between Monroe County and Ira
Libanoff, Esq.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The County uses the services of Ira Libanoff for construction related litigation. Mr. Libanoff's
agreement requires that he list all timekeepers and their hourly rates against which the County can be
billed. This amendment adds an attorney, Alex Williams, to the list of timekeepers. Mr. Wiliams will
be assisting Mr. Libanoff in a breach of contract action filed by the Morganti Group.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Approved the original Agreement at the March 15, 2006 regularly scheduled BDCC meeting.
Approved the 1st Amendment at the March 21St, 2007, the 2nd Amendment at the December 15'', 2010
and the 3 d Amendment at the September 21" 2011 regularly scheduled BOCC meeting.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
Adds one (1) additional timekeeper.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approve
TOTAL COST: TBD
COST TO COUNTY: $250.00/hr
BUDGETED: Yes XX No
SOURCE OF S: -Air-Dort Operations
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes o XX AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Attyel
OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/05
AGENDA ITEM #
Fourth Amendment to Agreement Dated March 15, 2006
Between Monroe County and Ira Libanoff, Esq.
On this 15th day of February, 2012, the Board of Count Commissioners of M
County,y Monroe
Florida, as the legislative and governing body of Monroe County, Florida and in
accordance with the powers enumerated in Section 125.011. Florida Statutes ("County")
and Ira Libanoff, Esq., ("'Attorney"), Hereby entered into this Fourth Amendment to the
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original agreement dated March 15, 2006 (""Agreement") which bears a reference number
of 2005-06-02.
WHEREAS, the Agreement between the parties specifies the names of authorized
timekeepers; a n d
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Agreement from time to time in order to
revise the list of approved timekeepers; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement in order to add the name of
Alex Williams to -the terms of engagement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and provisions cont
ained
tamed
herein, the parties amend the July 19, 2006 agreement as follows:
I. Part B of the second amendment to the Agreement shall be amended to read as
follows:
Pali B. In order to effectuate the amendment set forth in Part A the
original agreement and first amendment are amended as follows:
Approved Time Keepers Hourly Rate
Ira Libanoff, Esq.
$250.00
Janet Rittenbaugh, Esq.
$250,00
Alex Williams, Esq.
$250.00
Warren Diener, Esq.
$115.00
Andrea Garcia, paralegal
$ 90,00
Elizabeth Garcia, paralegal
$ 90.00
Attorney will charge no more that (lie stated hourlyu • rate quoted above
throughout the duration of the representation on all case covered
e ed by this agreement,
unless otherwise agreed to in writing and approved b the County.
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2. All other provisions of the March 15, 2006 original a ee
2C110 sec agreement and the Dec. 1S,
and amendment, which are not amended herein, shall remain in full
force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their
ti�id year firs! above hands and seals tl�e
claY e written,
(SEAL) BARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: DANNY L. I�GLHAGE OF MGNRD
. E COUNTY, FLORIDA
By. B .
Deputy Clerk D Mayor David aid Rice
Fereneik, Libanoff, Brandt$ Bustamente
Witness.- And Williams
Ira Libanoff, sq,
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