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Agenda
| Friday, February 5, 2010 |
| 8:00 AM |
Check-in and Refreshments |
| 8:30 |
Welcome and Announcements
Mark Walbran, President, MN City Attorneys Association and City Attorney, Owatonna |
| 8:45 |
Taking Charge & Taking Back - When Nobody’s Homeor Nobody Cares!
- Cities’ rights to abate nuisances & maintain property
- Recovery of costs
- Right of entry
- Bank responsibility for foreclosed properties
- Proactive neighborhood preservation tactics
Sandra Johnson, City Attorney, Bloomington; Jan Petersen, City Attorney, St. Cloud; Matt Staehling, Assistant City Attorney, St. Cloud
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| 9:45 |
Getting Utilities Rolling - When Highway 61 is Revisited
- Cities’ rights to abate nuisances & maintain property
- Recovery of costs
- Right of entry
- Bank responsibility for foreclosed properties
- Proactive neighborhood preservation tactics
James Strommen, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
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| 10:15 |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 |
Issues Affecting City Services & Facilities in the New World of ADAA - A presentation addressing the new definition of disability in the context of:
- Balancing equality in participation- physical barriers in facilities, integrated setting desires & safety concerns
- From snowplowing to sidewalks-defining proper scope of covered services, programs & activities
- Figuring out the compliance web created by ADA, state /municipal building codes & the Fair Housing Act
Patricia Beety, Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities
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| 11:15 |
Conditional and Interim Uses — What and Why
- History and use
- Distinctions
- Elements
- Old time limited CUP’s
- Judicial review/burdens
George Hoff, Attorney, Hoff, Barry & Kozar P.A.
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| 12:00 PM |
Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting & Presentation
- “The City Limits: How to Do What’s Right with Less”
Raymond Krause, Chief Administrative Law Judge, MN Office of Administrative Hearings
- "Safe at Home Program"
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Richie
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| 1:15 |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
Joint Powers Means Never Having to Say You’re Liable
- Liability
- Hold harmless
- Indemnification
- Delegation of power
- Insurance issues
- Alternative forms of cooperative agreements
Chris Smith, Risk Management Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities; Dan Greenweig, Director of Operations/General Counsel, Minnesota Association of Townships
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| 2:15 |
Lessons Learned in Subdivision Agreements
- Drafting agreements to reduce risk
- Remedies for breach of contract
- Unfinished developments
- Coping with bankruptcies
- Letters of credit
- Special assessments on forfeited properties
Timothy Keane, Attorney, Malkerson Gilliland Martin L.L.P.; Brian Neugebauer, Attorney, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.
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| 1:15 |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
Criminal Law Update
- Update on the E-charging Pilot Project - Elliott Knetsch, Attorney, Campbell Knutson
- Updates on Nordstrom, Stewart & Goff Procedures - Karen Skoyles, City Attorney, Detroit Lakes
- Framed by Facebook: Using Social Media for Criminal Prosecutions - Bridget McCauley Nason, Attorney, Levander, Gillen & Miller P.A.
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| 2:05 |
Overview of Mental Health Issues in Criminal Prosecution (with a reminder of 609-115 subd.10 requirements)
Trent Barstad, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Resident, Minnesota Consortium for Advanced Rural Psychology Training (MCARPT) |
| 3:15 |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 |
Downsizing & Staff Reduction Strategies
- Layoffs, salary reductions, furloughs
- Phased retirement
- Early retirement incentives
- Re-hiring retirees
Scott Lepak, Attorney, Barna, Guzy & Steffen; Lisa Wilson, Assistant City Attorney, Duluth
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| 4:45 |
Adjourn |
| 5-6:00 |
Reception |
| Saturday, February 6, 2010 |
| 8:30 AM |
Check-in and refreshments |
| 9:00 |
Thank You Al Gore: The Internet as a City Attorney Tool
Using the Internet for legal AND practical research
- LIVE demonstration of website searches
- Little-known websites with practical use for city attorneys
- Searching for data practices advisory opinions
- Searching for information on properties—ownership, aerial & street views
- And much more!
Melissa Manderschied, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven Chartered
Jeanna Sather, third year law student, St. Thomas School of Law
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| 9:45 |
If You Don’t Tweet Are You a Twit? . . and other Social Media Dilemmas
- LIVE Internet demonstration
- Learn about the social media your clients are already using
- First Amendment, data practices and record retention issues
Hoark Haver, Communications Technician, City of Blaine; Corrine Heine, Attorney, Kennedy & Graven Chartered; Roger Knutson, Attorney, Campbell Knutson P.A.; Debra Strahler, Web Specialist, City of Burnsville
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| 10:30 |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 |
Short Shots & Open Discussion
- Homeless Vet—Need Help—Thanks—God Bless – Terry Adkins, City Attorney, Rochester
- Avoid “Reply to All” like the plague! – Korine Land, Attorney, Levander Gillen & Miller P.A.
- What? You are in default to the City? No approval for you! – Desyl Peterson, City Attorney, Minnetonka
- Latest developments for the ethically inclined – Terry Adkins, City Attorney, Rochester
- Liquor licenses, ball fields, temporary licenses & caterers permits – Paula Callies, Attorney, Callies Law Offices
- Favorites from the List Serve – Timothy Kuntz, Attorney, Levander Gillen & Miller P.A.
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| 12:10 |
Wrap-Up and Questions/Comments |
12:15
PM |
Adjourn |
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