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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem VI (C) Discussion/Action re: Appointment of Code Enforcement Attorney AGENDA 3-19-96 "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING - PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" Item VI C Ocoee JL 1111 VHIVUCKUKIr1 t \� 0 \Q COMMISSIONERS japCITY OF OCOEERUSTY JOHNSON _� D. SCOTT ANDERSON Co O 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE SCOTT A.GLASS OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 JIM GLEASON el,/41•% (407)656-2322 O. �� CITY MANAGER Of GOOD ELLIS SHAPIRO STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: D.W. FLIPPEN, BUILDING AND ZONING DIRECTOR D,'/, DATE: MARCH 11, 1996 SUBJECT: CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD ATTORNEY ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners appoint Thomas C. Feeney III of Fowler, Barice, and Feeney as the City of Ocoee Code Enforcement Board Attorney? BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Pursuant to City Commission direction, the Code Enforcement Board Attorney Selection Committee which consists of Commissioner Scott Glass, City Attorney Paul Rosenthal, Code Board Chairman Jim Sills, Fire Chief Ron Strosnider and Building and Zoning Director Don Flippen, released in January, a Request For Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals to serve as the legal counsel to the Code Enforcement Board. On February 19, 1996, the Committee met to review the submitted three (3) proposals, which resulted in the following ranking-to- hire recommendation: 1 ) Thomas Feeney, III, Fowler, Barice and Feeney 2 ) Daniel Montaris, Drage, DeBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Romano and Neal 3) Gretchen R.H. Vose, Vose and Blau For your information and review, Fowler, Barice, and Feeney's proposal application is attached. The other two proposals are on file in the Building Department for review. RECOMMENDATION The Code Enforcement Board Attorney Selection Committee respectfully recommends that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commission appoint Thomas C. Feeney III of Fowler, Barice, and Feeney as the legal counsel to the City of Ocoee Code Enforcement Board. DWF/sas/799 FOWLER, BARICE & FEENEY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW JAMES A.FOWLER EMPIRE BUILDING TELEPHONE: (407) 4252884 CAROLE JOY BARICE 28 W.CENTRAL BLVD. TELEFAX: (407) 4252890 THOMAS C.FEENEY,III ORLANDO,FLORIDA MARY L.SNEED 32801 January 12, 1996 Don Flippen, Building Official 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, FL 34761 Dear Mr. Flippen: The law firm of Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A. is pleased to submit its application to provide legal services to the Code Enforcement Board of the City of Ocoee. We feel that our extensive experience in local government law makes us uniquely qualified to provide the highest quality of professional services to the Code Enforcement Board for the City of Ocoee. Fowler, Barice & Feeney understands the nature and scope of the work to be done in providing legal services to the Code Enforcement Board for Ocoee. Thomas C. Feeney, Ill will serve as general counsel to the City of Ocoee Code Enforcement Board. Mr. Feeney has extensive municipal and code enforcement experience, and has served as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs for seven years. Mr. Feeney has served as lead counsel to the Code Enforcement Board of Altamonte Springs for four years. That experience has proved invaluable and has provided Mr. Feeney with the necessary knowledge and ability to handle the types of Code Enforcement Board issues, from the simple to the complex, that arise on a day to day basis. In addition, from October 1995 through January 1996, Mr. Feeney has served as interim attorney for Ocoee's Code Enforcement Board and has gained a familiarity with Ocoee's Land Development Code, Rules, Regulations and Procedure and City personnel. When necessary. Mary L. Sneed will serve as assistant counsel for Mr. Feeney. Ms. Sneed has been an Assistant City Attorney with the City of Altamonte Springs since October of 1992. Additionally, she served as legal counsel for the Code Enforcement Board of Altamonte Springs throughout 1993 and became well versed in many aspects of Code Enforcement Board issues. James A. Fowler has served as the City Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs for the past fifteen years in all ranges of municipal law, from annexation and bond work io utilities, zoning and growth management, as well as attending the bi-monthly city commission meetings and code enforcement board meetings when a particularly sensitive matter requires the presence of the City Attorney. Carole Joy Barice has been Assistant City Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs for the past nine years and attends all Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. Additionally, Ms. Barice has attended Code Enforcement Board meetings and has the experience required to provide the highest level of services to the Ocoee City Code Enforcement Board. She specializes in the litigation of varied and complex real estate and environmental matters and has had extensive work experience at the highest levels of Florida State Government. Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A. is a full service law firm, providing a full range of professional services. The depth and breadth of our in-house direct municipal and state government experience and abilities would seem to be tailor made for the representation of an entity such as the Code Enforcement Board of the City of Ocoee. Currently the firm consists of four attorneys, James A. Fowler is the Senior Partner and President of Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A. Carole J. Barice and Thomas C. Feeney, III are both active partners in Fowler, Barice & Feeney. Mary L. Sneed is an associate attorney in the firm. The firm is aware of no present conflicts of interest which could prevent us from representing the City of Ocoee Code Enforcement Board. The firm has $500,000.00/$1,000,000.00 of legal malpractice insurance coverage as is confirmed in the Declarations form from National Casualty Company contained in this proposal. Our firm is prepared and capable of committing the resources required to provide the Code Enforcement Board of the City of Ocoee with competent representation delivered in a timely manner. The Ocoee Code Enforcement Board, by virtue of the very nature and substantial importance of its work, would be a client of primary importance whose requirements will receive priority consideration. We are committed to the quality of our representation and will not undertake to represent any client unless we are prepared and capable of providing the highest quality representation possible. We are confident that the above information provides an insight into our qualifications to serve the City of Ocoee Code Enforcement Board, and our desire and ability to do so. As noted, if we are selected, the general counsel will be Thomas C. Feeney, Ill, who will personally attend your meetings and provide a direct response to your problems and questions. His involvement will be immediate and direct assisted by attorneys with years of experience as local government attorneys. Respectfully Submitted, FOWLER, = RI - &F' - ►' , P.A. frArei Age // homes 'money, Ill, Esq. TCF/lo PROFILE OF THE FIRM Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A. is a local professional firm, providing a broad range of legal services in Central Florida. We provide representation in all County, State and Federal Courts, to include appellate Courts. Additionally, we provide representation at all administrative proceedings, local, state and federal, as well as appearances before legislative bodies. CLIENTELE Our clients and their interests are not only local and national in scope, but also international. We presently represent a broad range of client interests to specifically include units of state and local government, and are increasing the size and scope of our practice continually. Our success will be, and has been, accomplished only by continuing to maintain our standards so as to continue the confidence of our existing clients, by attracting new clients and by hiring and promoting outstanding men and women. Our firm has been and will continue to be, conducted so as to ensure that all our clients, existing and new, receive unparalleled professional service. ORLANDO OFFICE We are very fortunate in having our offices located in the Empire Building. We are in the process of upgrading our computer system so as to provide rapid and complete access to information and material contained on CD-Rom disks, including the Florida Statutes, cases, administrative rules and regulations. Additionally, our computer system is compatible or can be made compatible with the system which may be in use by our clients thus enabling us to communicate from computer to computer, through the use of a modem. This could be most advantageous when deadlines are short, and multiple revisions to contracts or agreements need to be reviewed. QUALIFICATIONS Fowler, Barice & Feeney's qualifications are its employees. No organization is better than those who fill its ranks. We enjoy a favorable reputation in the area's community, and strive to maintain such a reputation. We require and encourage continuing legal education of all our attorneys and paralegals. Such education consists of regular attendance at symposiums and seminars, sponsored by national organizations such as the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (NIMLO), the American Bar Association, and other national professional organizations. Furthermore, our attorneys attend continuing legal education presentations produced by the Florida Bar and the Orange County Bar, as well as the Florida League of Cities. Our quality control program has five basic tenets: our clientele, our personnel, our professional attitude, our technical support, and our quality control reviews. CLIENTS Quality control begins with the acceptance of our clients and their work. The types of clients and business activities we are associated with, and the services we perform are primary objectives of the control procedures. Clients, and the services requested, are carefully reviewed by the partners prior to acceptance. PERSONNEL The quality of the work we perform is directly related to the quality of our employees. We will endeavor to employ only those capable of, and committed to, the provision of the highest quality of legal services. PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE All our employees are encouraged and expected to develop a professional attitude toward their work. Each of our staff is responsible for his or her work product, and thereby responsible for the firm's work product. While our attorneys are free to exercise their professional judgment, a partner has the ultimate responsibility for the work performed. With the attorney's responsibility, comes the authority to carry out the decisions and to effect the necessary results. Responsibility, and authority commensurate with that responsibility, is passed down the line to the lowest level that is appropriate. Subsequent reviews by more experienced staff serve to assure the firm that the work has been properly and efficiently accomplished, and in the process the experience of the staff has increased. TECHNICAL STAFF Extensive technical support is required, within the prevailing economic limitations, for the firm to cope with the diversity of problems which can be encountered in a municipal law practice. Our firm subscribes to several professional periodicals, and through its membership in national organizations, has at its disposal sophisticated research facilities as well as access to a substantial wealth of previous experience. As was previously noted, our computer facilities provide us with access to national data banks which can assist in obtaining just the information that may be required to make a project successful. 2 QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS Our office procedures and our practice include regular partner meetings to review the caseload of the individual attorneys and their progress, direction and performance. Every effort is made to ensure that all work that is required is, in fact, performed in a timely manner, and in a fashion consistent with the highest professional standards. We handle a broad range and variety of legal matters for our various clients and in doing so have developed and enhanced our capabilities, acquired valuable experience and fine tuned our operations. We maintain an active file of litigation matters from the simple to the complex, in both state and federal forums. Our clients have included cities, financial institutions, contractors, real estate developers, corporations and their various business affairs, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, as well as the individual myriad of day-to-day problems. 3 JAMES A. FOWLER 502 Palmer Street Orlando, Florida 32801 (407) 896-3819 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Orlando, Florida M.B.A. course work completed - 1979 (attended evening and weekend classes) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, Florida J.D. Degree- 1969 Phi Delta Phi, Legal Fraternity Pi Kappa Phi, Chapter Advisor Special Investigator, Eighth Circuit Public Defenders Office UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Champagne, Illinois A.B. Degree- 1966 Phi Kappa Phi, Social Fraternity, President Interfraternity Council Major, Army ROTC EXPERIENCE FOWLER, BARICE & FEENEY, P.A. Orlando, Florida Attorney - Private Practice 1975 - Present City Attorney,City of Edgewood 1976-80. Currently City Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs since 1979. I am responsible for all the legal affairs of the City. I handle a variety of legal problems associated with a City experiencing the rapid growth that Altamonte Springs has experienced. These duties include: • Attend City Council meetings • Prepare ordinances and resolutions • Coordinate legal aspects of planning and development within City • Enforcement of City ordinances and prosecution of civil motions • Review all major contracts for City Served as interim City Manager, City of Altamonte Springs, 1983, March - May. Have and continue to represent several cities on an as-needed basis. General counsel for the Central Florida Commuter Rail Authority,from its inception in 1989 to 1994. Have represented numerous banks,credit unions and other financial institutions in connection with unrecovered funds,security and bad debts. This involves trial and supplemental civil proceedings in all state and federal courts within the Central Florida area. Among clients are several business, commercial and corporate clients which are provided general business advice and legal representation. Formerly a licensed securities dealer and an officer and stockholder in Stronghurst Investments, Inc., a Chicago, Illinois, based securities firm dealing primarily in the formation and sale of limited partnerships involving real estate investments throughout the United States. ORLANDO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Orlando, Florida Assistant City Attorney 1972 - 1975 Responsible for all phases of municipal legal affairs, to include specifically, zoning, planning, labor relations, drafting of state legislation (to include police and fire pension plans), preparation of ordinances, resolutions, attendance at City Council meetings and various administrative boards (planning, zoning adjustments, etc.), negotiation of purchase contracts, purchase and sale of land, preparation of legal opinions and generally acting as advisor to the Mayor, City Council and appointed officials. Represented the City of Orlando in litigation involving a wide range of topics from annexation and bond interpretation to environmental law and zoning. UNITED STATES ARMY Captain 1970 - 1972 Responsible for the conduct of counter-intelligence operations involving United States Forces and installations in Europe. PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS Illinois Bar, 1969 Florida Bar, 1970 Federal Bar, 1973 Supreme Court of the United States, 1976 Securities License, 1984 Real Estate License, 1985 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Chicago Bar Association, 1969 - present Orange County Bar Association, 1972 - present (Member of Executive Council, 1979 - 1982; 1983 - 1986) Orange County Legal Aid Society, 1979 - 1987 (Member of Board of Directors; President 1984, 1985) National Institute of Municipal Law Officers Local Government Law Section, The Florida Bar Grievance Committee, the Florida Bar, 1980 - 1983 National Association of Securities Dealers, 1984 - 1987 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Jeb Bush for Governor (Republican) Central Florida Steering Committee, 1993 - 1994 Tom Feeney (Republican) Legislative Election Committee, 1990, 1992 Lee Constantine (Republican) Legislative Election Committee, 1993 - 1994 Bob Martinez (Republican) Gubernatorial Election Committee, 1986 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, 1973 - 1979 (Vice President, 1978) Boy Scouts of America Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 48, 1976 - 1986 Chairman for Scouting, Cypress District, 1981 - 1983 Troop 200 Committee, 1994 - present Central Florida Council, 1984 - present OLD, Inc. (historic preservations) Channel 24, WMFE TV/FM 90 Plus Founders Circle National Trust for Historic Preservation Orlando Tiger Bay Club Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation Member, Board of Directors, 1994- present PERSONAL Born May 14, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois Married to Barbara Shirek Fowler Three children,Sean Alexander,born in 1983; Sarah Christine, born in 1985; Michael James, born in 1987 CAROLE JOY BARICE EDUCATION. DEGREES AND HONORS School of Law, Florida State University at Tallahassee Juris Doctor with Honors Degree Conferred December 1975 Upper 15% scholastic rank Law Review Brasnose College, Oxford University at Oxford, England International Law Studies, Summer 1974 Fairleigh Dickinson University at Madison, New Jersey Post Graduate Employment Oriented Courses, 1971 University of Florida at Gainesville Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry Conferred March 1970 FLORIDA BA►R DESIGNATIONS • • Administrative and Governmental Law August 1985 - Present Environmental Law August 1985 - Present PROFESSIONAL'ADMISSIONS' Florida Bar, June 1, 1976 Michigan Bar, June 25, 1979 Northern, Southern and Middle Federal District Courts, Florida United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Atlanta United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Louisiana Florida Supreme Court Certified County and Circuit Court Mediator PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Capital Tiger Bay Club Orlando Tiger Bay Club Florida Economics Club Orlando Economics Club Orange County Bar Association Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers National Womens Political Caucus East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Gubernatorial Appointment representing Seminole County COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Anthony House Shelter for the Homeless, Zellwood Board of Directors, Vice President, Secretary Church of the Annunciation, Longwood Eucharistic Minister and Minister to the Sick Hospice of the Comforter Patient Volunteer Sabal Place Condominium Association, Longwood Board of Directors Florida Audubon Society PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Private practice, November 1984 - Present. Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A., Orlando, Florida. General litigation, registered lobbyist. Areas of practice include Administrative and Local Governmental Law, Environmental Law, Real Property, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Federal Antitrust, Civil Rights, Professional and Occupational Licensing; Retained as Legal Counsel to City of Altamonte Springs since 1984; Member East Central Florida Regional Planning Council; Retained as Hearing Officer for Orange County as to Land Use and Incinerator Matters; Retained as Hearing Officer for Seminole County as to Land Use Matters; Retained as Hearing Officer for City of Orlando for quasi-judicial matters; Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, County and Circuit Courts. General Counsel and Chief Cabinet Aide, Florida Department of State, June 1983 - November 1984. Office of the Secretary of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Supervision of legal department of Department of State and active legal representation of the Department and Secretary of State in judicial and administrative legal proceedings, state and federal forums. Representative and policy advisor for state Cabinet officer in Executive and Legislative matters involving the 12 state agencies headed by the Governor and Cabinet. Primary responsibility for policy direction and coordination between Governor and Cabinet and agency directors on Environmental and Regional Planning matters. Senior Cabinet Aide and Senior Attorney, August 1979 - June 1983. Office of the Secretary of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Legal representation of the Department of State. Policy advisor to state Cabinet officer. Primary responsibility for Environmental and Regional Planning matters. Attorney at Law, December 1978 - August 1979. General litigation and registered lobbyist. Assistant General Counsel, June 1976 - December 1978. State of Florida, Department of Environmental Regulation, Tallahassee, Florida. Environmental and Administrative Law. Representation of the agency in judicial and administrative legal proceedings, state and federal forums, trial and appellate phases. Legal pleadings, briefs, discovery, extensive use of expert witnesses, oral argument, settlement negotiations. Cases involved air pollution, water pollution, dredge and fill, public drinking water, personnel, contracts, performance bonds and leases. Acted as counsel to District branch offices. Assistant State Attorney, Legal Intern, March 1975 - June 1975. • Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. PERSONAL Born, August 27, 1948, residence: 216 West Sabal Palm Place, Longwood, Florida. Married to Charles S. Lee, Sr. V.P. Florida Audubon Society THOMAS CHARLES FEENEY, III EDUCATION - DEGREES AND HONORS School of Law, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Juris Doctor Degree, conferred May 1983; 1981-1982 Moot Court Clinic Competition; Resident Assistant; Legal Clinic. Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science; Conferred May 1980 Student Senate; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1991-1994 (Present), Private Practice - Fowler, Barice & Feeney, P.A., Orlando, Florida. Areas of practice include Business and Corporate Law, Administrative and Local Governmental Law, Real Property, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs. Attorney for Ocoee Code Enforcement Board. 1990 - 1994 - Florida State Representative for East Orange and East Seminole Counties. 1985-1990, Private Practice-Thomas C. Feeney, III, Esquire, P.A., Orlando, Florida. Areas of practice include Local Governmental Law, Real Property and Development Law, Probate, Family, Corporate and Business. 1983-1985, Private Practice - Fowler, Williams & Airth, P.A., Orlando, Florida. Areas of practice include Local Governmental Law, Real Property, Probate, Family, Corporate and Credit Collection. PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS Admitted to the Florida Bar 1983; Local Government Law Section, The Florida Bar; Young Lawyers Division, The Florida Bar; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; Elected To The Florida House of Representatives, November 1990; United States District Court, Middle District FL. PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Board of Directors of James Madison Institute - Mosley's High-Tech Tutoring Center, Inc. - Board of Directors; Operation Fireball - Board of Directors; Former Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Educational Task Force; American Legislative Exchange Council; Former Florida Chairman of The Empowerment Network Chairman, Education Reform, . Central Florida Young Republicans; Orange County Republican Executive Committee; Orange County Young Republican Club; East Orange Chamber of Commerce; Cornerstone Inc., - Board of Directors; Saint Stephens Presbyterian Church. PERSONAL Born in Abington, Pennsylvania May 21, 1958; Married Ellen Stewart of Bolivar, Pennsylvania; One child, Thomas Stewart Feeney, born August 1992. MARY LYNN SNEED 4202 Key Biscayne Lane Apartment 324 Winter Park, Florida 32792 (407) 679-4607 EDUCATION STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, St. Petersburg, Florida Juris Doctor Degree, May 1992 Honor Roll; Environmental Law Society; Staff, Stetson Intramural Law Journal; Student Bar Association; Civil Governmental Law Clinic UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Bachelor or Arts Degree in English, August 1989 Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary; Dr. Shelby Hanssen Memorial Scholarship in Latin, Dean's List; Gamma Beta Phi Sophomore Honorary;Staff Writer, The Corolla Yearbook; Kappa Alpha Theta, Social Fraternity, Vice President of Finance; Fraternity Education Chairman; American Marketing Association PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOWLER, BARICE AND FEENEY, P.A. Attorney, Private Practice Orlando, Florida October 1992 to Present Specializing in Local Governmental Law; Real Property; Civil Litigation; Probate; Family Law; Credit Collections; Legal Counsel to City of Altamonte Springs, Florida since 1992; Legal Counsel to Code Enforcement Board, City of Altamonte Springs, Florida, January 1993-January 1994. TAMPA CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Legal Intern, January 1992-April 1992, Land Use Division SPHINX PUBLISHING Clearwater, FL; Law Clerk, May 1991-September 1991 DENNISON AND FAIRCHILD, P. A. Skiatook, Oklahoma; Law Clerk, June 1990-August 1990 PROFESSIONAL Florida Bar, October 1992 ADMISSIONS United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, February, 1993 Florida Real Estate License, 1988 PROFESSIONAL Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board, ASSOCIATIONS Attorney General appointment representing the Orlando region Orange County Bar Association Orange County Bar Association Citizen Dispute Mediator Local Government Law Section, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate And Trust Section, Florida Bar Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Chairman, Golf League Committee, Professional Women's Exchange Committee COMMUNITY University Carillon United Methodist Church ASSOCIATIONS Nature Conservancy, Florida Chapter Habitat For Humanity PERSONAL Born: March 13, 1967 Hobbies: Golf, Travel, Skiing and Photography ®�-���--\ , ��_-�-�-�-.-,-.�-_��- 2-.�.�-__ DECLARATIONS - -�-.� �-.�- -- _-- „-� -�-�.�- ,-�-�® LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY POLICY 6National Casualty Company DUJCC . j LP001684 Renewal of Number Property/Casualty Division Policy Number l 1� 8877 North Gainey Center Drive, Scottsdale,Arizona 85258 LP- 005638 6 1-800-423-7675(outside Arizona) 6 A STOCK COMPANY 0 Declarations Item 1. 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Policy and Endorsements attached at inception: LP-J-1 (6-94) LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY POLICY JACKET LP-28s-FL (2-93) AVAILABILITY OF RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION LP-29s-FL (2-93) CANCELLATION AND NONRENEWAL - FLORIDA LP-2 ( 1-91) TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS ERRORS & OMISSIONS LP-8s (5-94) SPECIFIC CLAIM EXCLUSION LP-APP-R (4-95) APPLICATION • THIS IS A CLAIMS MADE AND REPORTED POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. • Countersigned ��//Tpd" By AO At...--1A1?... ..,.." D E THORIZED REPRESENTATIVE 12-14-95 LP-D-1 (10-92) FOWLER, BARICE & FEENEY PRCFESSIONALASSOCUMON ATTORNEYS ANO COUNSELORS AT UW JAMES A.FOWLER BSPIRE BUILDING TELEPHONE(407)425.2054 CAROLE JOY BARICE 25 W.CENTRAL BLVD. TELEFAX(407)425-2000 THOMAS C.FEENEY.Iq ORLANDO.FLORIDA MARY L SNEED 32501 March 11, 1996 Mr. Don Flippen CITY OF OCOEE 150 Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, FL 34761 RE: Code Enforcement Attorney Position Dear Mr. Flippen: I wish to express my appreciation for my selection as attorney for the Code Enforcement Board. The confidence the board has shown in me I can assure you will not be misplaced. As you know, our firm has substantial experience in local government affairs to specifically include representing code enforcement boards, which experience and expertise we will place fully at the command and direction of the City of Ocoee. You have asked me to provide a proposed cost and fee basis and I would offer as follows: 1. Partners or senior attorneys time would be billed at the rade of$165.00 per hour. 2. Junior attorneys or associates time would be billed at the rate of $135.00 per rO'!r. 3. Paralegal, to the extent that they would be involved in a code enforcement proceeding, time is billed at the rate of $65.00 per hour. 4. Costs are billed based upon actual incurred expense with no adjustment for overhead or accounting, the same being covered in the hourly rates. I do not anticipate that there will be any appreciable costs incurred in connection with the representation of the Code Enforcement Board. As you know, we are well experienced in code enforcement proceedings and in municipal governmental affairs in general, thus I believe making us much more efficient than would be the case with many other attorneys who must develop a familiarity with the topic and the matters that might be brought to the Code Enforcement Board's attention. Consequently, I expect our rates and expenses to be quite competitive with those which you might incur with another less experienced firm. I would be pleased to meet with you or any members of the board to discuss the costs and expenses and to make any adjustments which you feel would be necessary and appropriate. Very truly yours, Thomas C. Feeney, III, Esq. TCF:kap Ocoee City Hall 150 N.Lakeshore Dr. CITY OF OCOEE Ocoee,FL 34761 Fax To: Kate Murral From:Brenda Maxwell, City Clerk Department Fax° Pages: 18 including cover Phone: Date: August 16 , 2002 Re: Public Records Request CC: ❑Urgent 5for Review 0 Please Comment 0 Please Reply 0 Please Recycle Dear Ms . Murral: Included in this fax transmittal is requested information regarding Fowler, Barice, Feeney & O'Quinn. We do not have in our reocrds a copy of a city contract with Thomas Feeney of Fowler, Barice, Feeney & O'Quinn. I have included a copy of the proposal from Fowler, Barice, Feeney, & O'Quinn. The other two proposals were held in the Building Department for review and were destroyed on April 24 , 1998 , according to Florida Department of State Bureau of Archives and Records Management retention schedule. Should you need any additional information, please don't hesistate to contact me at 407-905-3100 ext 1024 . Sincerely, Brenda Maxwell Office of the City Clerk