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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 10, 2023 20 <br /> included in deeds to homes that precluded non-white ownership and rentals. Today, enforcement <br /> of those covenants is prohibited under Federal law; however, those covenants, while <br /> unenforceable, may still exist in the original deed language. This is true for many parts of Ramsey <br /> County, including Arden Hills. Tonight's action would be joining a number of cities and Ramsey <br /> County to support an organization called Just Deeds (https://justdeeds.orgo. Just Deeds works <br /> with residents at no-cost to discharge these covenants from their Deeds. The attached resolution <br /> has been provided by Just Deeds for consideration. If passed, the City will assist in marketing the <br /> program to residents via its website, newsletter, and social media platforms. The City will also <br /> work towards discharging any discriminatory covenants that may exist on its properties, too. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Fabel moved and Councilmember Rousseau seconded a <br /> motion to adopt Resolution 2023-018, Condemning the Use of Discriminatory <br /> Covenants, Discharging Discriminatory Covenants on City-Owned Property, <br /> and Approving Participation in the Just Deeds Coalition. The motion carried <br /> (5-0). <br /> F. Request for Proposal for Attorney Services <br /> City Administrator Perrault stated this was requested by a Councilmember for tonight's agenda. <br /> The City Attorney, Joel Jamnik, has announced his retirement with cities he serves, but is <br /> planning to serve Arden Hills through at least the end of the year. The last time the City did an <br /> RFP for attorney services was in 2017. In 2017, the City_chose to remain with both Campbell <br /> Knutson as its Civil Attorney and Kelly and Lemmons as its Prosecuting Attorney(both firms still <br /> serve the City in their respective capacities). Tonight's action would direct Staff to move forward <br /> with drafting an updated RFP for attorney services for future approval by Council. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau supported the City conducting an RFP for both civil and prosecuting <br /> services. <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to direct <br /> staff to draft an updated Request for Proposal (RFP) for attorney services for <br /> future Council approval. <br /> Councilmember Fabel supported the City moving forward with RFP's for attorney services. He <br /> indicated he would like the opportunity to have the Council being involved in review the RFP's. <br /> The motion carried (5-0). <br /> G. Northeast Youth and Family Services Agreement <br /> City Administrator Perrault stated over the last two worksessions, Council has discussed re- <br /> engaging with NYFS. Following a presentation by their President/CEO, Angela Dmello, Council <br /> requested this item be brought forward. This would require a new agreement with NYFS. NYFS <br /> uses a funding formula to determine each City's rate. For Arden Hills in 2023 it would have been <br /> $22,215; however, as we are already into April, NYFS is willing to pro-rate the amount to <br /> $16,661. Assuming we maintain the agreement in 2024, staff will be back to the full amount with <br /> an estimated impact to the levy of$23,000 or a 0.49% levy increase. This amount is not budgeted <br />