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CC Work Session 2, 6, <br />Meeting Date: 07/27/2021 <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Discuss Interview Date and Process for Civil Legal Services <br />Purpose/Background: <br />As Council is aware, staff published a notice for Requests for Proposals for Legal Services. The deadline for <br />submittal was July 9, 2021. Proposals were received from five different firms, including Eckberg Lammers <br />Attorneys at Law, Hoff Barry Attorneys, Holstad & Knaak, PLC, Kennedy & Graven Chartered, and Ratwik, <br />Roszak, & Maloney, P.A. <br />An evaluation committee consisting of staff members will review the five proposals. That review process is <br />expected to be completed by August 6, 2021 Unless otherwise directed by the Council, the committee will <br />recommend firms to be interviewed by Council and such interviews will be scheduled so as to be completed by <br />August 17, 2021. Council will be asked to approve the contract for civil legal services on their September 14, 2021 <br />agenda. <br />Staff is asking for Council to select a date for interviews and to discuss the process for interviewing the firms. At <br />this time, staff recommends holding interviews on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Staff is also asking for direction <br />regarding the interview process and panel. For example, when this process was done in 2013, fifteen firms <br />submitted proposals and seven firms were interviewed. The interview panel consisted of the full City Council. <br />Timeframe: <br />Up to 10 minutes. <br />Funding Source: <br />Not applicable at this time. <br />Responsible Party(ies): <br />Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator <br />Outcome: <br />Based on discussion. <br />RFP (Clean) <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Diana Lund Diana Lund 07/21/2021 04:03 PM <br />Kurt Ulrich Colleen Lasher 07/22/2021 11:36 AM <br />Form Started By: Colleen Lasher Started On: 06/28/2021 03:47 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 07/22/2021 <br />