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Agenda
| Friday, February 1, 2008 |
| 8:00 AM |
Final Check-in and Refreshments |
| 8:30 |
Welcome - William Briggs, President, MN Association of City Attorneys |
| 8:45 |
Employment: Case Law & Issues Update
- Top 10 Venterans Preference Issues
Patricia Beety, Senior Employment Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities
- The Journey From Employee to Contractor - A Retirement Dream
Timothy Kuntz, Attorney, LeVander, Gillen & Miller
- Independent Review: Where it does and doesn’t apply (Hutchinson Case)
Julie Fleming-Wolfe, Attorney, Fleming Wolfe Law Office
Marc Sebora, City Attorney, Hutchinson
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| 10:45 |
Strategies for Dealing with Problem Properties
- A Code Enforcement Primer
- What to do with abandoned or vacant houses
- Ability of city to escrow rent
- Injunctive actions
- Samples of strategies
Sandra Johnson, Bloomington City Attorney; Eric Larson, St. Paul City Attorney
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| 11:30 |
Public Right of Way Issues: Is It Really Yours?
- Road dedication and Torrens property
- Encroachments
- Access management — Is an ordinance required?
Paul Reuvers, Attorney, Iverson Reuvers P.L.L.P.
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| 12:15 PM |
Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting |
| 1:30 |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
Granting Electric & Gas Franchising Issues: The Good, The Bad, The Unworkable—Part II
- Is a Franchise Worth Having? Right of Way Provisions Post-MSA 237.163 (1997)
- Franchise Fee Provisions—Negotiate or Dictate?
- Untested Issues: The Limits of Franchise
James Strommen, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
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| 2:30 |
Report from the Minnesota State Auditor - A briefing on the Office’s recent Statements of Position.
Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto & Staff |
| 1:30 |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
Criminal Law Update - Topics include:
- Vehicle Forfeitures
- Intoxilyzer 5000 Source Codes
- Dangerous Dog Ordinances
- Freedom to Breath Act
Elizabeth Bloomquist, City Attorney, Fairmont
Linda Hilligoss, Assistant City Attorney, Mankato
Steve Schwab, City Attorney, Albert Lea
Joel Watne, Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
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| 3:45 |
Jousting Over Just Compensation — Competing Viewpoints
- Market value and highest and best use
- Loss of going concern damages
- And more!
Eric Larson, Assistant City Attorney, St. Paul
Howard Roston, Attorney and Partner, Malkerson Gilliland Martin L.L.P.
Mike Sindt, Assistant Minnesota Attorney General and Counsel for MnDOT
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn |
| 5-6:00 |
Reception |
| Saturday, February 2, 2008 |
| 8:15 AM |
Check-in and refreshments |
| 8:30 |
How to Have Better, More Effective Meetings
What every City Attorney needs to know about parliamentary procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order. Participants should bring any and all questions - or even any you have seen or heard about!
Thomas Gmeinder, JD, CPA, Parliamentarian, PRP, CPP-T |
| 10:00 |
Land Use and Zoning Issues
Tensions with Religious Organizations
- What constitutes religious designation? —teen centers, food shelves, housing
- What added protections apply to them? —understanding and applying RLUIPA
John Baker, Attorney, Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
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| 10:45 |
Affordable Housing and the City Authority
- Recent amendments to Minn. Stat. 462.358, subd.11
- Interpretation of the Minnesota Attorney General
- Making the best use of affordable housing tools
Paul Merwin, Senior Land Use Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities
Tim Thompson, President, Housing Preservation Project
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| 11:30 |
Land Use Decisions and Golf Courses
- Comprehensive Plan
- Requests for land use changes
- Taking implications
- An interactive Q&A
George Hoff, Attorney, Hoff, Barry & Kozar, P.A.
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12:15
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Adjourn |
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