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Attachment B Extract of the Meeting Minutes from the May 18, 2009 Roseville City Council Meeting a. Discuss Recovery of Environmental Clean-up Costs at Twin Lakes Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon provided information, as detailed in the Request for Council Action dated May 1, 2009, related to recovery of environmental clean-up costs at Twin Lakes. Mr. Trudgeon provided a memorandum previously prepared by Larry Espel of Greene Espel Law Firm, dated December 17, 2007, and discussing laws regarding environmental cost recovery, procedures, and estimate on costs to implement such a process. Discussion included whether a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP) was indicated; threshold for services under $50,000 not requiring an RFP; law firms specializing in this type of environmental law and a short list of those firms; whether upfront costs were tax increment financing (TIF) eligible expenses; and actual and practical steps in the process. Further discussion included determining what the prospects of recovery may be prior to initiating recovery procedures; and staff researching previous firms and information related to this environmental issue, to present to the City Council again for their review and discussion. City Manager Malinen advised that the Greene Espel firm had been engaged by the City in defense of the Northwestern College environmental litigation; and had provided this information at the request of staff prior to seeking RFQ's or RFP's. City Manager Malinen suggested there may be other firms specializing in this type of law, whose names could be provided by the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT). Councilmembers concurred that staff provide previously-researched materials to the City Council prior to proceeding or seeking additional firms.