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Item No: 03B <br />Meeting Date: May 1, 2006 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />City Administrator Review: _______ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Discuss Kennedy and Graven Contract – the Contract is <br />scheduled to expire on July 14, 2006. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Our current agreement with Kennedy and Graven for legal services will expire on <br />July 14, 2006. This agreement was originally going to expire on July 14, 2005, but <br />the City Council authorized a one-year extension due many major issues to include <br />Medtronic and Clear Channel. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />In 2003, the City Council directed Staff to examine available RFPs for legal <br />services and drafted an RFP specific to Mounds View. Staff interviewed <br />approximately 13 law firms in 2003, and the City Council decided to continue with <br />Kennedy and Graven for the City’s legal services. This was a two-year <br />agreement, which expired on July 14, 2005. Staff could start the process of <br />drafting a new RFP for legal representation and start interviewing other law firms or <br />the City Council could stay with Kennedy and Graven and start the process of <br />drafting a new two-year contract. With some exceptions over the years, staff has <br />been satisfied with work performed, but is open to the option of switching at some <br />point in the future. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff would like Council direction on how to proceed with the legal agreement <br />between the City and Kennedy & Graven. Staff is open to either process as stated <br />above. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Desaree Crane <br />