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04/13/2015 SECOND AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDMENT to the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (dated April 11, 2011) as Amended on October 7, 2014, befinreen the City of Redwood City, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation of the State of California ("City"), and Robert B. Bell ("Employee") is entered into as of the 14th day of April, 2015. WHEREAS, Robert B. Bell has served as the City Manager of the City of Redwood City ("City") since April 2011 after also having served as the Interim City Manager; and WHEREAS, Dr. Bell indicated that he will retire this year, planned to resign effective May 1, 2015, and has already effectuated the sale of his home in preparation for a move out of state; and WHEREAS, City has requested that Dr. Bell postpone his resignation date until June 28, 2015, in order to provide for management and oversight of the City through the end of the fiscal year, to supervise projects during this period of unprecedented development activity, and to provide for continuity and a smooth transition as the City undergoes it search for a new City Manager; and WHEREAS, the City Council as appointing power and Dr. Bell agree to the following terms in consideration of Dr. Bell's agreement to extend his employment to the City's preferred date. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the Employment Agreement as Amended and as provided herein, new section 2.1 of the Agreement is ADDED to read as follows: 2.1 Employee's resignation date shall be June 28, 2015, and in consideration therefore the City shall provide Employee a housing allowance in the amount of eight thousand dollars per month ($8,000) for the months of May and June 2015 for a total of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000), in addition to his regular compensation as set forth in his Employment Agreement as Amended, payable in lump sum on or before April 16, 2015, which amount is intended to offset the financial burden of remaining in the area pending the City's preferred extended employment resignation date for Employee. If for any reason, Employee leaves employment before June 28, 2015, Employee shall return a pro rata share of the housing allowance based on the time befinreen date of separation and June 28, 2015. ATTY/RE50.3077/CC RESO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE RESO.#15400 2"o AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER CONTRACT MUFF#901 REV:04-08-15 PT Page 2 of 3