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Mourns VIEW <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Item No: 8:A. <br />Meeting Date: 10/22/2018 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: /�) <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, city Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9024, Approving Extension to City <br />Attorney (Kennedy & Graven) thru 2021. <br />Background <br />The City of Mounds View has been represented by Kennedy and Graven for over two <br />decades with Scott Riggs as the primary attorney of record. Previously, the City and K & <br />G operated under a "boiler plate" contract. Attorney Riggs offered to migrate to a letter <br />of agreement similar to all of their municipal clients which provided the City more <br />latitude if they wanted to make a change. Council discussed the issue at their <br />September 5, 2018 workshop and was in agreement on this arrangement. <br />Discussion <br />Administrator Zikmund negotiated with Mr. Riggs included traveling to their office <br />location in downtown Minneapolis to meet the remainder of the "team" that provides <br />services. Upon completion of the negotiations, Mr. Riggs forwarded the attached <br />proposal of hour rates which are reflective of the current rates and will increase 2% for <br />each of the calendar years 2019, 2029 and 2021. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9024 approving the proposal for legal counsel <br />from Kennedy and Graven <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />llv�'l <br />Nyle ZikrnuR <br />City Administrator <br />