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DOHERTY RUMBlE . & BUTlER PROFI\SSIOJII M. AS!lO("f ATION ):;I~) Htlh ~tn'Ct Illwcn; I 'ill s;"ulh Eil~ S~I Mlnl",.II'''Io~. ~1inm'S<ll~ ~:~,'2.41.-':; 1..I"rht"n~ Ihl:!) ,,;':".nXI r"\~ ((.Ill j;;;-.,IIiI"O w\\'\\'.drl'l.ll\',\','ln Allorneyt It Law W(ll"t'~ ,i;((,'l di.,llIlI",~rr: (612) 677-4588 Beckp@drblaw.com June 10. 1999 Mayor Stephanie Klinzing and Members of the City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River. MN 55330 Re: Doherty, Rumble" Butler Dear Mayor Klinzing and Council Members: . As you know. Doherty, Rumble &. Buder has determined it must cease operations. effective June 30, 1999. This will require that I move my practice to a new firm by that date. I have been meeting with a number oflaw finns over the past several weeks and have several options. However, I would like some input from the City Council before I make a decision. It has been my privilege to serve Elk River, in one capacity or another. since shortly after I entered the practice oflaw in 1978. I have been the City Attorney since 1992. Over the years. I helped write the first Code of Ordinances for the consolidated City, including the Zoning Ordinance; wrote the Solid Waste Facilities Ordinance and assisted the Council through the process of issuing conditional use pennits and licenses to the City's solid waste facilities; wrote the enabling resolution for the EDA and the original tax increment financing plans; guided the City through the legal issues raised in such projects as the Western Area and East Elk River Public Improvement Projects. the Elk Park Center and Elk River Crossing Projects, the gravel mining environmental impact statement, and many others. As City Attorney I attend Council and Planning Commission meetings on an as needed basis. handle most of the day to day legal matters of the City such ordinance interpretation questions, licensing questions. contract matters. etc.. and handle all land use, development and environmental matters. Representing the City orElk River is the most rewarding and enjoyable part army law practice. I enjoy the work and the close working relationships I have developed with the staff, the Planning Commission and the City Council. I very much want to continue this relationship for a long time. . Since becoming aware of the inevitability of Doherty, Rumble &. Butler's closure, Dave Sellergren and 1 have been meeting with other law firms seeking the best place to move our practice. It is our desire to move our practice to a large. full service law firm with the strength and breadth to serve all of our clients, including the City of Elk River. We have advised the firms we are meeting with of our f_ arrans.",e"t 'W'jth F-lk River and nur desire tn continue cn.ar _0...1., 1'0... nil.: R.iver pu...suan.t to that fee arrangement.