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RESOLUTION • AUTHORIZING THE RETENTION OF SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL WHEREAS, the Council has been served with a Motion for Judgment in a lawsuit styled Martin H. Dehaan, et al. v. City of Charlottesville, et al. pending in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville (Case No. 2929) challenging, among other matters, the ordinance of October 27, 1983, authorizing the issuance of $9.5 million in general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes, the proceeds of which are to be appropriated to the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRNA), for use in the Vinegar Hill Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, on advice of the City Attorney, the Council has determined that the public interest requires that the firm of Little, Parsley and Cluverius of Richmond, Virginia, who have previously been retained as special counsel to the City and CRHA, be retained as defense counsel in this litigation; now therefore be it RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the City Attorney is authorized and directed to • retain the firm of Little, Parsley and Cluverius, at the firm's usual and customary hourly rates, for the defense of the City and the Council in the case of Martin H. Dehaan, et al. v. City of Charlottesville, et al. and related matters, including such expert witnesses or other ancillary services as may be required, and further including the filing of any counterclaims, cross- claims or third party motions the City Attorney deems advisable; and be it further RESOLVED, that CRHA is requested and authorized to pay the expenses of this litigation from the account of the Vinegar Hill Project, including funds transferred to that account from the Garrett Street Redevelopment Project account pursuant to previous action of this Council. Approved by Council December 5, 1983 Clk � `-��4 0