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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 014-1966RESOLUTION NO. 14-66 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CONDUCT LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame, a Municipal Corporation, acquired and expended monies for metal library shelving during the period of an alleged combination and conspiracy in restraint of interstate commerce in the manufacture and sale of such shelving; and WHEREAS, it appears that in the acquisition of said shelving the City of Burlingame may have acquired the shelving, directly or indirectly, from manufacturers acting pursuant to and in furtheranc of an alleged combination and conspiracy in restraint of interstate commerce or otherwise in violation of the antitrust laws of the United States, with resulting financial injury and loss to the City of Burlingame; and WHEREAS, the Attorney General of California, acting in his official capacity to protect and further the legal interests of the! State, its political subdivisions and public agencies, and acting pursuant to the provisions of Business and Professions Code section! 16 750 (c), has offered to act as the legal representative of the City of Burlingame in connection with these matters, at no expense to the City of Burlingame; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City' of Burlingame, that the Attorney General of the State of California is hereby authorized to take such action as under the circumstances he may deem appropriate to prepare, file, serve, and prosecute, and to settle, compromise, dismiss in whole or in part or otherwise act in connection with said action while acting for and on behalf of said City of Burlingame in the matter of a treble damage antitrust suit against certain suppliers of metal library shelving; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Attorney General is further authorized to allocate and distribute in such manner, at such times, and in such amounts as may appear to him to be equitable any monies or other things of value received as a result of said action, whether secured by settlement, suit or otherwise, exceptir the amount of attorneys' fees and costs determined or approved by the Court, or mutually agreed upon by the plaintiffs in the actior to be paid into the State Treasury; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the duly constituted legal advisor and attorney and all officials and employees of the City of Burlingame be requested to render every possible assistance to the Attorney General of California, in any action he may take. r William J. I. Herbert K. White, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7th day of February, 1966, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Crosby-Diederichsen-George-Johnson-Martin. NOES: Councilmen: None Absent Councilmen: None