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4 c 2 56 Supervise the printing of the bonds and the preparation of the Treasurer's bond register. 6. Provide our unqualified legal opinion supporting the legality of the assessment and the bonds to represent unpaid asseaments when issured and a 11 proceedings leading up to the issuance of the bonds and their delivery. Our fee for the rendering of such services shall be 2% of the contract cost of the project. In the event if is necessary to acquire property by negotiation or eminent domain proceedings, we shall expect to receive reasonable additional compensation for any servies so rendered. In the event of litigation not caused by our error, we shall expect to receive reasonable additional compensation for anyrvices so rendered. amid We shall be happy to proceed with the work upon receiving notice from you that you and the Council have approved this proposal. We shall be pleased to render services under the same basis on any other assessment projects which may be pending. Councilman Spillers moved approval of the City Manager's recommendation to approve the proposal, seconded by Councilman Weymouth. Councilman Weiss asked that in the event that the proceedings are not formulated for some reason or other what fee, if any, would then be paid. The City Attorney stated that in this event that no fee would be charged. Mr. Currie and Mr. Lebsack stated that if for some reason the project is not culminated that there would be no fee charged. Thismas followed by discussion. Councilman Granger asked the City Manager to also state his interpretation of Mr. Currie and Mr. Lebsack's remarks concerning whether or not a fee would be charged if the work was not completed. The City Manager stated that he was told by Mr. Currie and Mr. Lebsack that there will not be any charges if the project does not go through. The motion carried. Councilman Spillers asked the City Manager and the City Engineer to contact Mr. Currie and Mr. Lebsack and ask them to proceed as soon as possible with this work, The City Attorney recommended that the City Clerk write to Mr. Currie and Mr. Lebsack that the Council agrees with their proposal and that there will not be any fee charged if the project falls through. The City Attorney stated that he had a resolution to present to the Council. There was an error made in Resolution 2183 and this new resolution noted the correction. Councilman Stout offered RESOLUTION 2198 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2183 AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CERTAIN PRESCRIBED PARCELS TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FCR FREEWAY PURPOSES and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Weymouth and carried on roll call. The Mayor brought up the matter of the Citizens Committee for the Port. He stated that the Port Commissioners want to know if the Council still wants to consider this matter and if so should the proceed with the report. Councilman Weiss moved to sent the Committee a letter and give them a vote of confidence and state that they want them to paroceed with the examination, seconded by Councilman Spillers. This was folowed by discussion. Councilman Granger asked that they only check on the Port functions and not the whole of Redwood City. This was followed by discussion in regard to what the survey was to be on. The Clerk was asked to check into the records of the mintes and see *hat the thinking of the Council was in regardto this matter. The motion carried. Councilman Herkner brought up the matter of the Sequoia Reservoir, and he suggested that the Council call for bids as soon as possible. He felt that the City could secure good bids as this time. The City Attorney made a report in regard toseveral meetings he attended in which they dicussed how the bids should be considered and what should be considered in the bid. He suggested that the Council not PlIgo call for bids on bonds until such time as the City knows whether or not they are going to have suff- icient funds and plans to complete the reservoir. This was followed by discussion. The City Engineer was asked to have the plans ready iniwo weeks. Councilman Herkner moved that the City Engineer bring in a report in two weeks, seconded by Councilman Weymouth and carried. - Councilman Herkner brought up the matter of the Yacht Harbor Improvements and wanted to know when they were going to call for bids. The City Engineer stated that they are working on the Kentfield-Palm- Valota Road improvements and they consider this as the major project at the present time. They are