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Council approves waiver allowing joint legal representation by Goldfarb & Lippmann
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a consent letter permitting joint representation by the law firm Goldfarb & Lippmann in a cooperative development matter; council heard a brief staff explanation of professional-responsibility requirements and adopted the measure by voice vote.
The East Palo Alto City Council voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a consent letter permitting joint representation by the law firm Goldfarb & Lippmann.
Councilmember Mark (speaker 5) asked for clarification of the item after it was pulled from the consent calendar. A staff attorney (speaker 6) explained that the firm is longtime counsel and that professional-responsibility rules require a formal waiver when a single law firm seeks to represent parties with potentially overlapping interests. After brief questions and no public comment, a council member moved to adopt the resolution and the council approved it by voice vote.
The item was processed as a consent calendar matter with discussion; the council did not request additional follow-up. The council's action authorizes the city manager to execute the consent letter needed for the joint representation arrangement.
The matter was discussed in open session; no additional formal findings or conditions were recorded on the public record.
