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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />J .n-21-04 <br /> <br />14:19 <br /> <br />From-kBnnady , Graven <br /> <br />Ronald H. Batty <br /> <br />+6113379310 <br /> <br />T-9l6 P 004/005 F-17! <br /> <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW ! ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT I <br />LAND USE <br /> <br />J.D., Georgetown U,,;,eesiry Law Center, 1979 <br />M.U.P., Huntet College of the Ciry of New yo,k, 1975 (Wciol","b Fellow) <br />B.A. (magna lUm I(m&). Loyola Unjvt:tsity. 1973 <br /> <br />PRIMJ\.RY PMCTICE AREAS. Ron Batty's <br />practice includes municipal law, with ~ <br />special interest in l.nd use .nd zoning <br />maners, ta..."'( mCICII1ent financing) and <br />development. He is .Iso involved in loc~l <br />gove<nment <epresentation ~s the city <br />attorney for Lauderd>le since 1986, Medin. <br />since 1987, COkalO since 2002 and <br />Minner:ri.:;r.a since 2003. M<. Bany <br />represents the Robbinsd.le Economic <br />Development AUthOl';ty, the Lino Lakes <br />Economic Developmcnr Authority, the <br />Cottage Grove Economic Developmem <br />Aud,ority and the Chanhassen Economic <br />Dcvelopmem Authority. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND. A native of Tampa, <br />Florida, Mr. Batty developed a strong <br />interest in city planning, receiving a Masters <br />in Urban Planning from Hunter College in <br />New York, where he was a Weintraub <br />Fellow. Following law scbool at <br />Georgetown University Law Center in <br />Washington, D.C, he moved {O the Twin <br />Cities in 1980 and continued hi, work as city <br />planner in a Twin Cities suburb for four <br />yo..s. After five years in private practice, <br />Mr. Batty brought his extensive e"PeDence <br />to Kennedy & Grnvcn in 1989. He lecrores <br />regularly on various ,nunicipal <br /> <br />ropics and presents a yearly seminar on land <br />use for each of his municipal clients. <br /> <br />MEMlJERSl-IJPS AND PROFESSIONAL <br /> <br />ACTlVlTIES . Mr. Batty is a member of the <br />Minnesota Sure and Hennepin County Ba, <br />Associations. He is olso a member of <br />Sensible Land Use Coalition, a <br />multidisciplinary organization discussing <br />Twin City Metto Area land use and planning <br />issues. <br /> <br />PERSONAL. MI. Batty lives j" Golden <br />Valley with his wife and two children. He <br />has both coached and man..ged his <br />children's youth athlecic activities. In <br />addition to occasional volunteer work for <br />the communities hc servcs, he spends his <br />lei,ure timE reading biographies, myst"''', <br />and books on public pohey. He also spencls <br />time in his perenniol and rock garden, and <br />enjoys biking in the mouomim of Colorado. <br /> <br />''1like keeping communides on an even ked and helping theflJ to svoid <br />litipuQn. Cin-es depend on rheir Cl~ty atromey {or S:Jge advice 3S well ~s <br />lcgtJl counsd. 'Dlerl: is somtthing exU2 in the role. n <br />