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<br />/lee See- <br /> <br />~ () llc~b.~-vL* <br />J)12-,1,-''-.c:.Y--- 1 \ <br />" V--'fSy I" e'6~ <br />ro/l7(OS <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Date: 12/14/98 <br /> <br />Item: F-6 <br /> <br />Department Approval: <br /> <br />Manager Reviewed: <br /> <br />Agenda Section: <br /> <br />Reports and Recommendations <br /> <br />Item Description: <br /> <br />Selection of Firms to Provide Legal Services <br /> <br />Background: <br />Roseville currently uses outside legal firms to supply the services of Bond Attorney. City Attorney. <br />Development Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney. This year, as part of the Administrative Annual <br />Work Plan, a selection process was initiated for the legal sen~ces. <br /> <br />The selection process included: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The development of a Request for Qualifications tailored to best match the City of <br />Roseville needs prmided to approximately 50 firms in the metropolitan area. <br />Initial screening of the 19 responses by an independent professional outside source. . <br />Interviews of each of the finalists in each area of specialty by a group of outsige experts <br />and selected City staff. I ' \ R \ \ <br />Second interviews by admmistrative staff. ikl ICe \ \ '0 ' <br />Assessments and evaluatIons by CIty Manager. I vI ( <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />It was a clear consensus bf all intetyiew panels to r~cornmend the selection of the roll6wing firms: <br /> <br />Bond Attorney: <br />City Attorney: <br />Development Attorney: <br />Prosecuting Attorney: <br /> <br />Briggs & Morgan <br />Campbell Knutson <br />Campbell Knutson <br />Peterson, Bell. Converse & Jensen <br /> <br />Policy Objectives: <br />The City Council. in 1990. adopted a policy for the selection of consulting engineers. <br />Subsequently. the policy was expanded to include other professional services. The policy has been <br />systematically implemented for the selection of appraisers. auditors, engineers. planners and <br />right-of-way specialists. The final service to be selected using the policy is legal services. <br /> <br />Financial Implications: <br />Funds for each of the categories of attorney services are included in the City's annual budget. The <br />proposals submitted reflect a cost equivalent to our budgeted amounts. The proposals were <br />evaluated. in part. on the firms approach to the provision oflegal services which could ultimately <br />reduce our financial costs. The savings. if any. would be evident only after a working relationship <br />with the City is formed. <br />