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REG:ek :8/22/60 -7 lop RE SOLUT I ON NO. 3189 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE DEFENSE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE SUIT` RESULTING FROM STREET IMPROVE- MENT PROCFFT)INGS; AND, APPROPRIATING $800 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, subsequent to the improvement of Hilltop Drive in the City of Redwood City in 1956, suit was commenced on behalf of two property owners for property damage; and, WHEREAS, the City has been unable to obtain an equitable settlement of the suit and it appears that the case will be set for trial in the immediate future; and, WHEREAS, in connection with the trial and its preparation it is advisable that the original attorney, Chester W. Lebsack, Esq., be associated with the City Attorney for purposes of assisting in the taking of depositions and otherwise assisting in the trial of the factual matters of the case; and, WHEREAS, it is estimated that the costs of preparation, depositions, and a two day trial will be approximately eight hundred dollars ($800); NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to associate Mr. Chester W. Lebsack to assist in the preparation and trial of the case of McCune and Sawyer vs. City of Redwood City. 2. The sum of eight hundred dollars ($800) is hereby appropriated from the unbudgeted unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the City Attorney Supplies and Services Account for expenditure during the fiscal year July 1, 1960 -June 30, 1961, for the purposes of preparation and trial, including attorney's fees for Mr. Lebsack, of the case of McCune and Sawyer vs. City of Redwood City. 3. All moneys appropriated herein are in addition to all sums heretofore appropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year July 1, 1960 -June 30, 1961. * * *