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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES �t��L U MARCH 19, 1.985 Mayor Morgan called this special meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Present: Armstrong, Dunn, Mazzara, Administrator Klaers. 1. Resolution regarding DNR Gateway Segment; of the Minnesota - Wisconsin Boundary State Trail. M/S/P Morgan/Dunn - To adopt Resolution 85-10 requesting the DNR to prohibit the use of motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles, on that section of the proposed Gateway Segment of the Minnesota --Wisconsin Boundary State Trail that borders the City of Lake Elmo, as .recommended by the Parks Commission.. (Motion carried 4-0). 2. Interviews with applicants for City Attorney (civil work). A. George Borer of Sweeny, O'Connor.& LeMay Mr. Borer stated his firm is known as a municipal firm, and would like to expand this service by representing the City of Lake Elmo. Mr. Borer has seven years of municipal. experience (civil and criminal matters), although 1-1/2 years of this work was while he was in law school. Mr. Borer's proposal is to represent the City on the basis of a Retainer Agreement under which he would bill the City on the basis of services rendered at a rate of $55.00 per hour for attorneys time and $27.50 for paralegal time. In addition, the proposal includes a provision for routine civil work at a set monthly retainer fee of $600. This fee would cover such items as attorney's reports, ordinance drafting, review of customary contracts and leases, consultation with administrative staff, City Council and other City employees, legal opinions, and the usual day-to-day legal work. The retainer fee would not cover special services such as litigation, appellate work, condemnation, improvement projects, and real estate purchases and sales. Attendance at City Council meetings would be covered under the retainer, if the meeting was for a reasonable length of time. Also, there is no charge to the City for mileage or transportation time, and would be willing to document his time spent on the Cit,y's work. Mr. Borer stated he is not involved in any other business, other than his law practice, other than part ownership of a fourplex in St. Paul. B. Frederic Knaak and Kathleen Rauenhorst of Rauenhorst and Carlson Mr. Knaak stated he has been a practicing attorney for seven years and Is currently the city attorney for Newport, Minnesota where he handles both the civil and criminal matters. He has been with Rauenhorst and Carlson since February 1, 1985. He has worked in the Washington County Court System for the City of Newport, as well as for other local governments, for several. years. He has been a member of the Minnesota Senate since 1983, representing a district in Northeastern Ramsey County.