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CITY OF COLTON RDA HOUSING MANAGE /DEP TY CITY ATTORNEY DEFINITION: Under general supervision, assist the City Attorney in the preparation of legal documents, correspondence, research, analysis, hearing and trial preparation, and tracking of legal cases; perform related duties as required. Under general direction of the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, oversee negotiations, plan, design, development, and control all redevelopment activities; direct implementation of housing projects. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: As Deputy City Attorney: Maintain legal calendar for all pending litigation matters, including general liability matters; responsible for management of City Attorney files and records; prepare documents, including law and motion pleadings for writ of mandate matters to be handled directly by the City Attorney, including legal research and analysis; establish a system for monitoring Code Enforcement actions and pending matters to assure full coverage by City Attorney on an as - needed basis; finalize ordinances and resolutions in City fonnat; maintain systems within the City Attorney's office to assure full confidentiality of all work product and pending matters; coordinate work requests from the City Council and City departments and establish a calendar system for such requests; monitor and process outside legal services billings; prepare quarterly reports of legal costs and allocation of City Attorney and outside counsel time; draft correspondence; assist in pre-trial case preparation; organize, control and prepare exhibits based on factual research; arrange for witnesses and inform them of substantive legal aspects of cases; prepare exhibit and trial notebooks; abstract pertinent case law for use in preparation of briefs; perforin case status monitoring; prepare agenda titles and reports; follow up on agenda items or other matters with department directors, City Manager, and others. As RDA Housing Manager: Establish and maintain lines of communication with designated federal, state and city agencies for the purpose of coordinating Agency housing programs and other jurisdictions, and obtain support, involvement or financial participation, and develop or expand tools applicable to the production of low and moderate income housing in the City; oversee the establishment and achievement of housing production goals, monitoring programs and success of same; identify housing needs of the City, with a focus on the concerns of special needs groups and neighborhood issues; responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring creative approaches and programs designed to address those housing needs; establish partnerships with for-profit developers and other non-profit organizations with focus on securing their participation in affordable housing development or preservation; define and develop objectives of Agency housing programs and projects.