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PEDC Board Meeting Minutes November 11, 2014 Page 3 of 10 Mr. Clem would be the contact and would direct PEDC to whoever can handle that particular matter. It appears that Mr. Clem will be using Casey Gain or anyone of the other 3 litigators. Shannon Barrentine stated his ratewas $200/hour but the last sentence of the paragraph on the second page also states "most of my practice is based on preparation of documents which is determined by the amount of time spent and the expertise required for such preparation. For an example, a release of lien is fairly mechanical and is usually prepared by the legal assistant and reviewed by me therefore the fee is $50- $75/hour depending on its complexity." Stephen Grubbs asked how much work has Mr. Clem and The Moore Law Firm done with the PEDC in the past? Don Wilson stated that Phil Smith used to be a part of The Moore Law Firm. Shannon Barrentine stated that he hasn't been a part of the Moore Law Firm since she has done work for the PEDC; he has been on his own. Rebecca Clifford stated that Mr. Smith did J. Skinner's Agreement and BodyGuard's guaranty last year. Stephen Grubbs stated David Hamilton's proposal is well prepared; he has strong experience on open records and city government and so forth. Shannon Barrentine stated that he actually went by the Statement of Qualifications list. Stephen Grubbs stated that David Hamilton's rate was$175/hour. Has PEDC used him before? Shannon Barrentine stated PEDC has not, but then again he is a one man shop which is what Don Wilson was referring to. Don Wilson stated there isn't anything wrong with that. John Godwin stated that he has minimal dealings with A.W. Clem and James Rodgers. Don Wilson suggested Stephanie Harris, Assistant City Attorney. This has happened due to Kent McIlyar basically being forced out of being PEDC's attorney. With Kent McIlyar out, what difference would it make if Stephanie Harris became our attorney? Does she have the time and can she serve as PEDC's attorney? John Godwin stated Kent McIlyar is her boss and she didn't want to be put in a bad situation nor something contrary to her boss. He also stated he didn't think she had a background in municipal government or in Economic Development. She's a great prosecutor, which is more of her expertise. Stephen Grubbs stated that questions come up would she be available for that instead of calling Jeff Moore or A.W. Clem? John Godwin stated it shouldn't be an issue, she works 40 hours a week and she's an excellent attorney and the city is already paying her so it would be free. Stephen Grubbs stated the ideal situation would be what we've seen at some of the other EDC's where they have that relationship with the city. John Brockman asked would it be appropriate to say that we might deal with both law firms depending on their expertise. Shannon Barrentine stated that the PEDC would have to have a letter of agreement on the services that they would provide. Stephen Grubbs stated that he doesn't know that there would be a proposal based upon