Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-306, authorizing the Snohomish County Executive to sign a contract amendment with Kaplan Kirsch LLP for legal services regarding Federal Aviation Law and Regulation
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DEPARTMENT: Airport
ORIGINATOR: Emily Phillipe
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Ken Patton 8/4/26
PURPOSE: To continue legal services regarding federal aviation and airport law and regulations.
BACKGROUND: Kaplan Kirsch LLP provides skilled, creative legal representation and an understanding of the public sector that comes from direct experience in cities and counties nationwide. Kaplan Kirsch has 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. The current 2021 contract (authorized by previous motions 21-332, 25-060, 25-511 whereby Council approved and authorized the Executive to sign the contract and amendments 1, 2 and 3 to the legal professional services agreements with Kaplan Kirsch) has been extended to December 31, 2027 with one additional three-year extension term remaining. Amendment 4 provides additional compensation of $150,000.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
2021
2022-2026
Thru 2027
410-521680-4101 Professional Services
$25,000
$450,000
$600,000
TOTAL
$25,000
$450,000
$600,000
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE
2021
2022-2026
2027
410-321680-0800 Fund Balance
$25,000
$450,000
$600,000
TOTAL
$25,000
$450,000
$600,000
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: The Airport Enterprise Fund has sufficie...
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