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<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 services. <br /> <br />The selection process included: <br /> <br />· The development of a Request for Qualifications tailored to best match the City of <br />Roseville needs provided 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 outsic\e experts <br />and sele.cted ~ity staff. " ," I ' \' \ ~ \ \ <br />· Second mtervlews by admInIstratIve staff. 1\ \l ( \ I ~ \ <br />· Assessments and evaluations by City Manager. I V\ { "' <br /> <br />. ., ... ., ,. <br />. .,.. . ,. . .,. . . <br />It waS;l clear cons'ensus of all intervie;\v panel$(t;Q recommend t\:le selection-ofthe foflowingfirins: <br /> <br />. : ~ . . <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 s~Iected using the policy is legal_ s~rvices. <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 />