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3. Understanding/work experience with public agencies and policy. 4. Working knowledge of developers, TIF, and other financial development techniques. 5. Working knowledge of architecture and site planning. 6. Working knowledge of market trends in the Twin Cities. 7. Ability, in writing and verbally, to present information to public agencies and the City Council. 8. A listing of prominent major projects and/or clients within the metropolitan area. Staff Observations: City staff has worked or is familiar with each of the consultants on the attached list.. Each has strengths that could be used by the City at some time in the project review process. More than one could be used on a single complicated project. Staff Recommendations: Because time is short and each of the consultants on the attached list is considered a expert in their specialty, city staff recommends keeping all of these consultants in the "pool" and interviewing them in more depth as required by future projects. For the immediate future for the 35W-Gateway and the Centre Pointe sites, staff recommends using Rich Zabell of Cobb and Associates for financial reviews, and Tom Hauschild and Dick Strassburg of Tegra, Inc. for specific development, leasing, and marketing work. These two companies are familiar with Roseville projects and have been involved in earlier studies on these sites. Legal and bond consultants would not change at this time. Suggested Council Action: By motion, establish a non-exclusive pool of financial and development consultants as listed on the attachment and from that list select Cobb and Associates and Tegra, Inc. to initially assist the city on the 35W-Gateway and Centre Pointe projects for review of specific project reviews, city proposals, overall development reviews, TIF requests and marketing. Attachments: 1) Professional Services Policy 2) Consultant List Report by: Dennis Welsch (490-2232) 2