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RICKSON, <br />ELL, <br />ECKMAN & <br />UINN, P.A. <br />Via Electronic Mail Onl� <br />Mr. Pat Trudgeon <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />1700 West Highway 36 <br />Suite 110 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />(651) 223-4999 <br />(651) 223-4987 Fax <br />www.ebbqlaw.com <br />April 14, 2015 <br />RE: 2016 — 2018 Legal Services Agreements <br />Our File No.: 5633-00004 <br />Dear Mr. Trudgeon, <br />Attachment A <br />James C. Erickson, Sr. <br />Caroline Bell Beckman <br />Charles R. Bartholdi <br />Kari L. Quinn <br />Mark F. Gaughan <br />James C. Erickson, Jr. <br />Erich J. S. Hartmann <br />Robert C. Bell <br />(1926 - Z014) <br />Please find enclosed the following documents for your review and the City Council's <br />consideration: <br />1. Proposed Professional Services Agreement for Municipa] Civil Attorney Services, 2016- <br />2018. <br />2. Proposed Professional Services Agreement for Municipal Criminal Prosecution Services, <br />2016-2018. <br />Please note that these agreements are identica] in form to the previous Civil Attorney and <br />Criminal Prosecution contracts executed by the City and our firm. As for substance, you will <br />note that I propose that the flat-fee retainer monthly amounts will be unchanged from 2015 into <br />2016 with 3% increases for 2017 and 2018. This arrangement reflects the benefit our firm <br />receives from the cost certainty created by early renewal of these contracts, while allowing us to <br />compensate for expected inflationary pressures as the contracts mature. <br />Further, please note that our hourly non-retainer fees will remain unchanged from their 2015 <br />rates for the entire duration of these contracts. This arrangement reflects my conclusion that our <br />current rates are expected to remain at an equitable rate for both the City and our firm for the <br />foreseeable future, given the amount of non-retainer caseload experienced in the past several <br />years. <br />Please let me 1<now if you have any questions on these proposed agreements. We are honored <br />and pleased to continue to serve the City's legal needs. <br />