Council briefed on one‑year contract for development department legal services; Campbell Woods sole bidder

City planning staff told council the development and planning department issued a request for qualifications for legal services to support real‑estate matters such as title searches, closings and deeds. Campbell Woods submitted the only response and is the recommended one‑year contract award with an option to renew for up to four additional years.

Plan director (identified in the transcript as Parsley) said the services will support housing initiatives that involve layered federal funding and deeds of trust. He told the council the funding for the contract will come entirely from federal grants and, in response to a council question, said the federal grants “do not” require a local match. One council member indicated they would recuse from the vote because they use Campbell Services for real estate work.

Why it matters: Dedicated legal services are intended to streamline real‑estate transactions tied to development and federal housing programs; Campbell Woods was the sole respondent and the city said federal grant funding will cover the contract with no local match requirement. The recusal was noted in the work session; no formal vote was recorded there.