Laserfiche WebLink
March 27, 2013 <br />City of Ramsey <br />Attn: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Re: Recommendation for John Berglund, Esq. and Mark Berglund, Esq. <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Russell T. Herbst <br />12875 Lever Street NE <br />Blaine, MN 55449 <br />Presently, I am the Council member for District No. 3 in the City of Blaine and I have <br />been on the Council for the past 14 years. I am also a former owner of Central Sandblasting, <br />Inc., located in Mounds View. Central Sandblasting, Inc., is a very successful company which I <br />sold to my sons a couple of years ago. I have known John Berglund since 1993 when our sons <br />wrestled together on the same high school team. Because of this relationship, I retained Mr. <br />Berglund as both my personal and Central Sandblasting's corporate attorney. <br />Over the past twenty or more years, Mr. Berglund and his son, Mark Berglund, have <br />represented our company in numerous dealings with the City of Mounds View, guiding us <br />through the city ordinances and state statutes for various issues, including when we added on to <br />our existing buildings and the construction of our new facility. I have found both John Berglund <br />and Mark Berglund to be skilled and knowledgeable attorneys in all areas of law in which I have <br />had reason to deal. <br />Since my election to the Blaine City Council, I have, on numerous occasions, sought the <br />advice of Mr. Berglund regarding various legal questions that are put before the council and <br />which I want additional understanding. Mr. Berglund, and his son Mark, are always extremely <br />thorough in providing an answer when one is readily available, or researching the issue to <br />discover the answer when necessary. In fact, although the City of Blaine decided to continue to <br />retain its existing city attorneys this winter when sending requests for proposals for the position, <br />I encouraged and supported Berglund & Berglund, Ltd. to submit a proposal. I believed then, as <br />I do now, that the Berglund Firm is more than qualified to serve as City Attorneys for a Charter <br />City such as Blaine or Ramsey. <br />As a City Council member myself, I understand the difficult decision before the Ramsey <br />City Council in choosing its legal representation. I am confident that Ramsey would be making <br />the right selection in John Berglund to represent the City. I enthusiastically give my support for <br />the City of Ramsey to select John Berglund as their City Attorney. <br />Sincerely, <br />Russell T. Herbst <br />