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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI I I I'.'
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER- OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
From: Laurence Feingold, City Attorney
Date: September 9, 2010 Agenda Item No.:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City
of South Miami, Florida, relating to attorney fees; approving
Subject: attorney fees for Squire Sanders and Dempsey, LLP in the
amount of $25,998.72; charging account No.
001.1500.514.3410; and providing an effective date.
The City Commission of the City of South Miami approved
Resolution No. 115 -10- 13149, employing the Law Firm of
Squire Sanders and Dempsey, LLP on behalf of the City of
Background: South Miami to serve as Bond Counsel for the City on an
"as needed" basis; Squire Sanders and Dempsey, LLP
submitted invoice for the services rendered in July of 2010
to the City in the amount of $25,998.72
Supporting
Documentation: Invoice No. 8571820
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RESOLUTION NO.
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami,
Florida, relating to attorney fees; approving attorney fees for Squire
Sanders and Dempsey, LLP in the amount of $25,998.72; charging account
No. 001.1500.514.3410; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of South Miami approved Resolution No.
115-10-13149, employing the Law Firm of Squire Sanders and Dempsey, LLP on behalf of the
City of South Miami to serve as Bond Counsel for the City on an "as needed" basis; and
WHEREAS, Squire Sanders and Dempsey, LLP submitted invoice for the services
rendered in July of 2010 to the City in the amount of $25,998.72; and,
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends payment of the attached invoices.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The invoices for attorneys' fees received from Squire Sanders and
Dempsey, LLP in the total amount of $25,998.72 are approved for payment; charging account
No. 001.1500.514.3410, with a current balance of $12,608.19 and an anticipated balance of
$119,608.19, after the approved Budget Transfer.
Section 2 This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of , 2010.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Newman:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Beasley:
Commissioner Harris:
Additions shown by underlinine and deletions shown by everstriking.
SQUIRE LEGAL
SEDERS COUNSEL
WORLDWIDE
August 5, 2010
Laurence Feingold, Esq.
City Attorney
City of South Miami, Florida
6130 Sunset Drive.
South Miami, Florida 33143
Re: Municipal Parking Garage Indebtedness
Dear Larry:
SQunrp, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4100
Miami, FL 33131
Office: +1.305.577.7000
Fax: +1.305.577.7001
Enclosed please find our statement for services rendered and costs incurred for the month
of July, 2010 in connection with the captioned matter. As you will see, the statement reflects the
10% discount.
We appreciate the opportunity of being of service to the City. Should you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Very
LR:ge
Enclosure
M1AMI/4257861.1
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SQUIRES SANDERS & DEIY my L.L.P.
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SAN FRANCISCO• SANTO DOMINGO - SAO PAULO - SHANGHAI TALLAHASSEE• TAMPA TOKYO TYsONs CORNER WARSAW WASHINGTON DC- WBSf PALM BEACH
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City of South Miami, Florida
Laurence Feingold, Esq.
City Attorney
South Miami City Hall
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, Florida 33143
Invoice Number:
Invoice Date:
Matter Number:
Municipal Parking Garage
INVOICE SUMMARY
Fees:
Less Discount on Services:
Disbursements:
Amount Due for this Invoice:
Remit Check Payments to:
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P
P.O. Box 643051
Cincinnati, OH 45264
Phone: 216.687.3400
Fax: 216.687.3401
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Remit Wire Payments to:
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
US Bank
425 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45264
Bank Routing #042000013
Bank Account #576762314
For Wires outside the US:
US Bank, St. Louis MO 63101 USA
SWIFT Code: USBKUS44STL
Bank Account #576762314
8571820
08/05/10
028597.00004
$ 28,503.50
$ (2,850.35)
$ 345.57
$ 25,998.72
Direct Billing .inquiries to:
Estate of Kenneth M.Myers
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 4000
Miami, FL 33 13 1 -23 98
United States
Phone: +1305.577.7000
Fax: +1.305.577.7001
email: aestrada@ssd.com
Please Include Reference Number 8571820.28597 with all Payments
Tax Identification Number 34- 0648199
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DFMPSFY L.L.P.
BERING, BRATISLAVA BRUSSELS- BUDAPEST - CARACAS CINCINNATI- CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, FRANKFURT, HONG KONG- HOUSTON - KYJV
LONDON • LOS ANGELES - MIAMI - MOSCOW - NEW YORK PALO ALTO - PHOENIX PRAGUE - RIO DE JANEIRO
SAN FRANCISCO• SANTO DOMINGO- SAOPAULO- SHANGHAI• TALLAHASSEE, TAMPA. TOKYO, TYSONSCORNER, WARSAW, WASHINGTONDC' WEST PALM BEACH
INDEPENDENTNETWORKFIRMS:BEIRUT BOGOTA BUCHAREST � BUENOS AIRES- DUBLIN• LAPAZ -LIMA � PANAMA- RIYADH � SANTIAGO
City of South Miami, Florida Invoice Number: 8571820
Laurence Feingold, Esq. Invoice Date: 08/05/10
City Attornev Matter Number: 028597.00004
South Miami City Hall
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, Florida 33143
REMITTANCE COPT'
Municipal Parking Garage
INVOICE SUMMARY
Less Discount on Services:
Disbursements:
Amount Due for this Invoice:
Remit Check Payments to:
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
P.O. Box 643051
Cincinnati, OH 45264
Phone: 216.687.3400
Fax: 216.687.3401
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Remit Wire Payments to:
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
US Bank
425 Walnut St. Cincinnati, OH 45264
Bank Routing #042000013
Bank Account #576762314
For Wires outside the US:
US Bank, St. Louis MO 63101 USA
SWIFT Code: USBKUS44STL
Bank Account #576762314
$ 28,503.50
$ (2,850.35)
$ 345.57
$ 25,998.72
Direct Billing Inquiries to:
Estate of Kenneth M.Myers
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 4000
Miami, FL 33131 -2398
United States
Phone: 4-1.305.577.7000
Fax: +1.305.577.7001
email: aestrada @ssd.com
PIease Include Reference Number 8571820.28597 with all Payments
Tax Identification Number 34- 0648199
08 /05/10
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028597.00004
South Miami, City of / Municipal Parking Garage
Invoice Number: 8571820
MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAGE
LEGAL SERVICES
DATE HOURS TIMEKEEPER NARRATIVE
07/01/10 1.40 T. Cooper Email exchanges and telephone conferences regarding approaching IRS, continuing disclosure
and timing.
07/01/10 0.80 F. Keefe Conference call; office conference regarding research.
07/01/10 3.30 L. Reiter Multiple calls with City Attorney to review status of matter; multiple calls with R. Hanna and J.
Herring regarding IRS /SEC matters; o -mails regarding issues to deal with and potential
solutions; review of continuing disclosure agreements; drafting nonceof material event.
07/01/10 1.70 D. Wall Review and evaluate Rule 15(c)(2 -12) continuing disclosure obligations and material event
interpretation and obligations; telephone.calls and emails; arrange for conversion of City
documents to format acceptable to SEC; review and evaluate draft material event notice
regarding tax status.
07/01/10 1.40 S. Young Work regarding multiple CDs of documents to be uploaded to system in order for litigation
support to format and Bates number the same for July 9, 2010 production; move forward with
uploading the same; address issues regarding various indexes, litigation support analysis;
conduct multiple telephone conferences regarding upcoming production and issues related to
various documents.
07/02/10 1.50 T. Cooper Telephone conference regarding telephone conference with R. Hanna and their request to delay
until Tuesday; attention to correspondence, particularly summary for L. Feingold and
chronology; review same.
07/02/10 0.50 A. Goth Call with vendor to review scanning specs per request of R. Singleton.
07/02/10 0.80 L. Reiter Calls with (1) R. Hanna and David Miller, Bond Counsel, (2) L. Feingold; and (3) Florida
League of Cities regarding discussions with IRS and next steps.
07/06/10 1.00 T. Cooper Email exchanges regarding street financing could be tax-exempt if a DOI was in place and
streets publicly owned and used, regarding preliminary expenditures and de minirnis rule,
research regarding same.
07/06/10 2.10 A. Goth Compress data on PHX Server and copy data to LITN Server (4); Conduct EDD processing of
client ESI and load data to case database for review and tagging by case team (1.7).
07/06/10 1.80 L. Reiter Cali with L. Feingold regarding IRS matters; calls w1h K. Conn (League of Cities) and D.
Miller (BMO) regarding IRS issues; review of documents regarding SunTrust Loan; call with
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
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Jeff DeCarlo regarding same; research and e -mails regarding possibility of $300,000 of
SunTrust Loan being tax - exempt.
07/06/10 0.90 D. Wall
Work on search terms for email searches as requested by SEC; emails with Alfredo Riverol
regarding IRS and FMLC contacts, event notice, SunTrust loan, and other IRS and SEC issues.
07/08/10 0.50 T. Cooper
Telephone conference with K. Conn; email exchange with same regarding call tomorrow with J.
Theberge.
07/08/10 1.00 T, Cooper
Review event notice; comments regarding same.
07/08/10 1.00 K. Guthleben
Copy new production data from vendor to network; modify files to import images; import
images and Bates range CSM0000001 through CSM0000099 into litigation discovery
databases; load OCR to databases for full text searching and review; reindex database andrun
test searches; prepare data summary for A. Goth and note data handling in Chain of Custody
log.
07/08/10 0.50 L. Reiter
Calls with League regarding discussions with IRS.
07/08/10 1.00 D. Wall
Review and revise draft material event notice; emails with Larry Feingold regarding same and
contact with League of Cities and IRS; evaluate next steps in SEC investigation.
07/09/10 1.70 T. Cooper
Telephone conference with J. Theberge, K. Conn and L. Reiter regarding League bonds and
VCAP; email to S. Chamberlin at IRS to arrange call.
07/09/10 2.00 K. Guthleben
Prepare SEC document production of CSM prefixed records from litigation dis�overy database•,
produce files and load to server for delivery; load cross reference data into litigation discovery
database and image viewer; identify produced records and prepare project summary.
07/09/10 0.80 L. Reiter
Telephone conference with League and League's tax counsel; finalizing Event Notice letter and
distribution to City for execution.
07/09/10 1.40 D. Wail
Review and evaluate documents to update information for chronology; telephone call regarding
SEC/IRS status; emails with Larry Feingold regarding status of IRS communications.
07/12/10 2.40 T. Cooper
Email exchanges with J. Theberge regarding no email response from S. Chamberlin at the IRS;
email exchanges with A. Dripp at IRS; forward email chain to L. Feingold, D. Wall and L.
Reiter; email exchange with J, Theberge regarding does he know A. Dripp?
07/12/10 2.10 D. Wall
Letter to Sue Curtin, SEC enforcement attorney, regarding City document production; work on
chronology of events and documents; emails aid telephone call with Larry Feingold and
Alfredo Riverol regarding documents, SEC, and IRS status and developments.
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07/13/10 2.10 T. Cooper Telephone conference with A. Dripps and J. Theberge; telephone conference with J. Theberge
regarding any leverage over developer; email to L. Feingold summarizing; email exchange with
A. Dripps regarding joint submission that rolls all debt into one VCAP.
07/13/10 1.20 D. Wall Email to Sue Curtin, SEC staff enforcement attorney, regarding productbn of City documents;
review and evaluate CAFRs references to parking garage, Richman or bonds; entails with Larry
Feingold regarding status with IRS, documents and CAFRs.
07/14/10 1.00 D. Wall Work on chronology, City actors, and factual history; emails with Larry Feingold regarding
evaluation of issues.
07/15/10 1.10 D. Wall
Evaluate additional issues SEC could pursue; document review regarding factual history of
transactions.
07/16/10 1.40 T. Cooper
Telephone conferences with J. Theberge regarding VCAP; email exchanges with J. Theberge
regarding Florida Municipal Loan Council and VCAP.
0', /I6 /10 1.00 J. Metcalf
Assist in drafting of Form 2848 IRS power of attorney and penalties of perjury statement.
07/16/10 '0.80 L. Reiter
Calls, e -mails and preparation of documents for filing with IRS.
07/16/10 0.30 D. Wall
Emails, review and evaluate draft VCAP submission to IRS.
07/19/10 0.70 T. Cooper
Email exchanges with J. Theberge regarding SunTrust loan; send documents to J. Theberge.
07/19/10 0.60 D. Wall
Telephone call with Sue Curtin, SEC enforcement attorney, regarding documents and requested
testimony; telephone calls and emails with Larry Feingold regarding SEC and IRS status.
07/20/10 030 D. Wall
Telephone calls and emails with Larry Feingold regarding SEC investigation issues and
proposed wimess testimony; VCAP submission to IRS.
07/21/10 1.50 T. Cooper
Forward receipt and assignment to S. haycock as VCAP agent to L. Feingold; email exchange
with J. Theberge regarding city has continued SSD engagement; telephone conference with J.
Theberge to plan and arrange a call with the agent on Friday.
07/21/10 0.40 D. Wall
Emails with Todd Cooper and Larry Feingold regarding facts for VCAP submission, SunTrust
documents and HK status; identify further persons with knowledge.
07/22/10 1.20 T. Cooper Email exchange with L. Feingold regarding meeting in Florida; email exclanges with L.
Feingold regarding needed city financial information.
07/22/10 0.40 D. Wall Evaluate news reports regarding SEC investigation; emails regarding financial information
needed for VCAP presentation; response to call from reporter; executive session meeting.
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
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07/23/10 0.50 T. Cooper Telephone conference with I. Theberge and S. Haycock from IRS.
07/23110 0.50 D. Wall Telephone calls and entails with Alfredo Riverol, Sue Curtin (SEC attorney) and Larry
Feingold regarding SEC witness testimony, representation of witnesses, document poduction,
email search capability; review and evaluate League of Cities event letter and related
correspondence.
07/25/10 0.50 D. Wall Emails with Larry Feingold and evaluation regarding SEC witness testimony, privilege issues
arising from testimony by former City Attorney, communication with Luis Figueredo, Matilde
Menendez regarding SEC desire for their testimony.
07126/I0 0.60 T. Cooper Telephone conference with J. Theberge regarding supplemental filing and expecting SSD to
draft this to get the facts going; telephone conference regarding same.
07/26/10 0.30 T. Cooper Telephone conference regarding BB article and need to contact Adorno and disclose SunTrust
loan to the agent during the call on Friday.
07/26/10 0.50 L. Reiter Call with J. DeCarlo, SunTrust counsel, regarding IRS v CAP; e -mails and follow -up calls
regarding same.
07/26110 0.40 D. Wall Emails with Larry Feingold regarding work needed to be done and issues to be addressed;
review and evaluate news reports on South Miami problems.
07/27/10 0.20 D. Wall Emails with Larry Feingold and investigate possible letter from Bank of America in 2008.
07/28/10 0.90 T. Cooper Email regarding VCAP regarding argument that no failure to disclose if garage not yet in use
until 11/07 and since no private activity umil PISD, bonds were sold before any private activity
and so no failure to disclose.
07/28/10 0.20 D. Wall Emails with Sue Curtain of SEC regarding SEC investigation and Todd Cooper regarding effect
of VCAP argument in Sec investigation.
07/29110 0.20 D. Wall Emails with Sue Curtain, SEC enforcement attorney.
TOTAL HOURS FOR THIS MATTER: 50.40
TOTAL SERVICES: $ 28,503.50
08/0910
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SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
028597.00004
South Miami, City of / Municipal Parking Garage
Invoice Number: 8571820
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: $ 345.57
MATTER TOTAL
SUBTOTAL SERVICES:
DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY
LESS 10.0% DISCOUNT:
Express Mail - Fedex
VENDOR: FEDERAL EXPRESS INVOICE#: 714880590 DATE: 7/7/2010
24.85
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:
FedEx Delivery; Tracking :971292536259 Send By: Wall Donald A- SQUIRE
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR THIS MATTER:
$ 25,998.72
SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP Shipped On: 06292010; Shipped to: Sue Curtin Senior
Counsel, U S Securities and Exchange C,; Southeast Regional Office, MIAMI, FL
3313I; Received On: 06302010;023084.00017
Express Mail - Fedex
VENDOR: FEDERAL EXPRESS INVOICE #: 716420467 DATE: 7/21 /2010
13.73
FedEx Delivery; Tracking :971292536970 Send By: Wall Donald A- SQUIRE
SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP Shipped On: 07122010; Shipped to: Sue Curtin Senior
Counsel, U S Securities and Exchange,; Southeast Regional Office, MIAMI, FL 33131;
Received On: 07132010; 028597.00004
Outside Consultants
VENDOR: Document Technologies Inc; INVOICE #: 535162; DATE: 6/30/2010 - phx-
77.81
Document imaging
CD Transfer
120.00
Telephone
109.18
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: $ 345.57
MATTER TOTAL
SUBTOTAL SERVICES:
$ 28,503.50
LESS 10.0% DISCOUNT:
S(2,850.35)
SERVICES LESS DISCOUNT:
$ 25,653.15
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:
$ 345.57
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR THIS MATTER:
$ 25,998.72