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<br />LINDQUIST &VENNUM P.LLP. <br /> <br />444c.-e- <br />a.qd) <br />BY PliIA.IlIIfGllTA .'111 <br />T~l5t-3t"'3lIll <br />FAll:. "'t-m-am <br /> <br />4ZIIIIQII c:.n.r <br />eo liau1Ic l!lIImt Sl8f <br />~1INUIIf"~ <br />TUI'I1IIIC 113-nWZ, 1 <br />~ 8120371-.1217 <br /> <br /> <br />All.- <br /> <br /> <br />4:Fdb <br /> <br />Dick Nowlin <br />('-51)]1~1l_ <br /> <br />August 3, 1999 <br /> <br />Ms. Mary Richardson <br />Executive Vice President <br />Richardson &. Rjchtet <br />413 Wacouta Street <br />200 Gilbert Building <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 <br /> <br />Rc: Land Use and Environmental Services: Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Richardson: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Thanks very much for requesting II. statement of our qualifications for providing land use <br />and environmental services to the Narthstar Corridor Joint Venture. Thili letter i5 written to <br />describe Lindquist" Vennum's background in these areas, discuss initia11and use work which <br />could be performed and potential conuact arrangements should the Authority desire our services. <br /> <br />Lindquist &. Vennum is a 30 year old firm with its principal office in Minneapolis and <br />smaller offices in St Paul and Denver. We have approximately 130 attorneys with practice <br />concentrations in business, health care, agricultural. truSt! and estates, rW estate and <br />environmental, land use and energy law. Lindquist &. Vennum attorneys work for cities. counties. <br />towns. joint powers entities, corporations and other private individuals and organizations. <br /> <br />Lindquist & Vennum has had a land use and environmental practice group since the early <br />1980's. nus Environmental, Land Use and Energy (BLUE) Group's practice is described in the <br />unclosed brochure. Group members have wide ranging experience in all aspects of environmental <br />and land use law including ordinance and legislative drafting. permit processing and negotiation, <br />environmental review issues and litigation. 1 also enclose a copy of my resume and those DfTom <br />Fabel, Kevin Johnson, Mike Freeman., Jeft'McNaught and Dave Moener to provide more <br />infonnation about our backsround in these areas. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />If Lindquist "Vennum were hired to assist NCDA in the development of land U88 controls <br />and the resolution of environmental-legal issues, 1 would sarve as the project manager and would be <br />assisted by other members oftha ELlIE sroup. I have worked in the environmental and land use <br />areas continuously for Dver 25 years. While at the Metropolitan Council, I helped develop and <br />advance the municipal authority to impose moratoriums in anticipation of planning and major land <br />use changes. I also participated in the drafting of environmental overlay ordinances and provided <br />considerable asslstance to local governmental units in the development and enactment of <br />