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<br />Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, February 12, 2007 <br />Page 12 of 30 <br /> <br />City Manager Miller advised that he didn't have a copy of the bill for specif- <br />ics but he surmised that the firm of Krass Monroe was providing follow up <br />work to Council directives or inquiries raised by the City Council during one <br />or more of their recent Closed Executive Sessions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan opined that if the bills were for litigation strategy it <br />would be helpful to have that identified otherwise she questioned whether <br />the City Council was authorized to request such action during Closed Execu- <br />tive Session. Councilmember Ihlan further questioned where funds were <br />coming from to pay these expenses. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued reiterating the City and Developer's responsibilities un- <br />der the Redevelopment Agreement and the Letter of Credit pledged by the <br />Developer and held by the City in accordance with the Redevelopment <br />Agreement, ongoing dialogue between both parties, and status of litigation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan opined that since the developer was currently suing <br />the City she was concerned that taxpayers not be required to pay for ongoing <br />legal bills related to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Project. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller advised that staff would submit bills to the developer and provide <br />them the opportunity to reimburse the City prior to using the Letter of <br />Credi t. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough spoke in opposition to the redevelopment project <br />and advised he would vote against any upcoming motion to seek reimburse- <br />ment of legal bills. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan spoke in opposition to a pending motion, noting that <br />she needed more information on whether 2007 payments had been author- <br />ized. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing sought to clarify pending requests for action opining that <br />the City was seeking payment from the developer not seeking to state <br />whether the project was a good one or not. <br /> <br />Roe moved, Klausing seconded, approval of ACH Payment in the amount of <br />$26,181.95 to Krass Monroe for legal services related to the Twin Lakes <br />Redevelopment Proj ect. <br />