Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 25-060, authorizing the Snohomish County Executive to sign a contract amendment with Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for legal services regarding federal aviation law and regulation
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DEPARTMENT: Airport
ORIGINATOR: Nickolis Landgraff
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Michael Fong 1/21/25
PURPOSE: To continue legal services regarding federal aviation and airport law and regulations.
BACKGROUND: .
* Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell provide skilled, creative legal representation and an understanding of the public sector that comes from direct experience in cities and counties nationwide.
* Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell have provided sound and insightful advice to the County regarding federal aviation and airport law and regulation since December 2008.
* Peter Kirsch is a nationally recognized attorney in the field of airports, the environment and federal aviation law and has provided counsel on a wide variety of public agencies across the country.
* Continuing advice from Peter Kirsch is critical to informed County decision-making regarding service at Paine Field and other federal aviation and airport law and regulation matters that arise from time to time.
* The current 2021 contract is for an amount not to exceed $75,000 and has been extended to December 31, 2027 with one additional three-year extension term remaining.
* Amendment 2 provides additional compensation of $75,000, with a total not to exceed of $150,000.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
410-521680-4101 Professional Services
$37,500
$37,500
$75,000
TOTAL
$37,500
$37,500
$75,000
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
410-321680-0800 Fund Balance
$37,500
$37,500
$75,000
TOTAL
$37,500
$37,500
$75,000
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: The Airport Enterprise Fund has sufficient funds in the 2025-2026 budget.
CONTRACT ...
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