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Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 8C <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 10, 2024 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agreement for Legal Services with LeVander Gillen & Miller <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br /> <br />• Agreement for Legal Services with LeVander Gillen and Miller. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Due to unforeseen circumstances, Campbell Knutson, the current City Attorney, informed the <br />City it could not continue to provide city attorney services on a longer-term basis. As a result, the <br />City issued a request for proposals (RFP) for legal services. The City received three proposals, <br />both Staff and Council interviewed the three firms and selected LeVander Gillen and Miller <br />(LGM) to move on for Council approval. For day-to-day legal matters Greta Bjerkness will be <br />the lead for the City and Korine Land will be the lead on Rice Creek Commons. The contract <br />will be effective July 1st, Campbell Knutson will finish out the month of June. <br /> <br />Budget Impact <br /> <br />The fees proposed by LGM are in line with what was set for Campbell Knutson, the budget <br />should not be adversely affected by switching firms. <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />Attachment A: Agreement with LGM for Legal Services