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Finance and Management Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/finance <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />March 18, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Administrative Hearing Officers <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreements with JL Group, LLC; Kane, Ballmer & Berkman; Michael Raneses dba <br />Michael Raneses Administrative Hearings; Nastich Law, APC; Palacios Law Office; <br />Robert M. Snider, Attorney at Law; Serviam by Wright, LLP; and The ADR Coach, Inc. <br />for Administrative Hearing Officer Services (Specification 24-127) (General & Non - <br />General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with each of the eight firms listed <br />below for Administrative Hearing Officer services on an as -needed basis, in a total <br />aggregate amount not to exceed $2,770,000, for an initial three-year term beginning <br />March 18, 2025 and expiring March 17, 2028, with provisions for one, two-year extension <br />(Core Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />Firms <br />Location <br />JL Group, LLC <br />Laguna Niguel, CA <br />Kane, Ballmer & Berkman <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />Michael Raneses Administrative Hearings <br />Tustin, CA <br />Nastich Law, APC <br />Berkeley, CA <br />Palacios Law Office <br />Riverside, CA <br />Robert M. Snider, Attorney at Law <br />Palm Desert, CA <br />Serviam By Wright, LLP <br />Irvine, CA <br />The ADR Coach, Inc. <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />Since the 1950s, the City of Santa Ana has permitted the use of administrative hearings <br />as a means of resolving appeals or conducting additional review on decisions made by <br />City representatives. Hearing officers act on administrative appeals of code enforcement <br />citations and compliance orders by serving as an impartial person who is experienced <br />with legal processes as well as building, zoning, and other code regulations. These <br />officers will make determinations based on the Municipal Code and have the ability to <br />