Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-14-2010 Special-City Attorney Condidates — reading text

Douglas L. Smith + Michael S. Burke t M. Todd Burke 1 William S. Henry ** Denise H. Rowan ** HUTCHISON WALTERS SMITH Jimmy D. Barr William C. Henry * ** Joy Mader Masters J. Christopher Barr Dustin N. Dailey Michael J. Hauversburk September 8, 2010 Michael J. Henry Andrew B. Levy * * ** e o OFCounsel Also Admitted in Alabama Also Admitted in Georgia City of Fort Walton Beach Also Admitted in New York Also Admitted in New York Mr. Robert Mearns, City Manager Also Admitted in Illinois Also Admitted in Massachusetts City Manager' s Office Certified Circuit Court Mediator 107 Miracle Strip Parkway Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Re: City Attorney Legal Services RFQ Dear Mr. Mearns: BurkeBlue is pleased to offer our legal services to the City ofFort Walton Beach in response to the City' s RFQ for City Attorney Professional Legal Services. As you may be aware, BurkeBlue provided legal representation to the Bay County Board of County Commissioners ( "Bay County Board ") for 33 years. Our representation of the Bay County Board consisted of virtually every aspect of legal representation, including, land use. Most recently, BurkeBlue served as the County Attorney for the Walton County Board of County Commissioners Walton County Board ") and the Walton County Tourist Development Council ( "Walton County TDC "). Our representation ofthe Bay County and Walton County Board consisted ofvirtually every aspect of legal representation, including, land use. On behalf of the law firm, I was primarily responsible for the representation of the Bay County Board and I was involved in the preparation of the Bay County revised Land Development Regulations adopted in September, 2004. Likewise, I assumed primary responsibility for the representation of the Walton County Board, including land use, and the Walton County TDC. BurkeBlue has maintained an office in Downtown Panama City for nearly 40 years, and our Sandestin office for 18 years. Our land use and local government experience and our commitment PANAMA CITY , PANAM CITY BEACH SANDESTIN 221 McKenzie Avenue 16215 Palma City Beach Parkway 215 Grand Boulevard, Suite 101 Panama City, Florida 32401 Panama City Beach, Florida 32413 Sandestin, Florida 32550 Telephone ( 850) 769 -1414 Telephone ( 850) 236 -4444 Telephone ( 850) 267 -9498 Facsimile ( 850) 784 -0857 Facsimile ( 850) 236 -1313 Facsimile ( 850) 267 -9499 WWW. RTTRKRRT471P COM  to Northwest Florida make us an ideal candidate to assist you. We look forward to working with you. For more information about our firm, please call or visit www.burkeblue.com. BURKE BLUE HUTCHISON WALTERS SMITH, P.A. Michael S. Burke MSB/ QADocuments and Settings\ terrie \Local Settings \Temp \5\ XPGRPWISE \city of fwb rfq for city attorney.l. wpd 2  BURKE BLUE HUTCHISON WALTERS & SMITH, P. A. RESPONSE TO CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH REQUEST FOR CITY ATTORNEY PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION SECTION II PROPOSAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS A. 1. Identification of the Principal and Secondary Representatives. The Principal Representatives from our firm, Burke Blue. Hutchison Walters & Smith, P. A. (herein " Burke Blue ") will be: William C. " W.C." Henry, Esq. Florida Bar # 0974412 Michael S. Burke, Esq. Florida Bar # 0133851 Dustin N. Dailey, Esq., Florida Bar # 0050169 The Secondary Representatives will be Denise H. " Dede" Rowan, Esq. Florida Bar #05645' )2 Michael J. Henry, Esq. Florida Bar # 0069044 There are no known schedule conflicts at this time that will require a Secondary Representative to provide regularly scheduled services. A.2. Qualifications. Burke Blue represented the Bay County Board of County Commissioners for 33 years as County Attorney from 1973 until 2006. Shortly thereafter, Burke Blue began representing the Walton County Tourist Development Council and the Walton County Board of County Commissioners from January 2007 through January 2010. During this time, the Town of Cedar Grove retained Burke Blue to provide legal counsel as the city dissolved. This was a historic moment for our firm since Cedar Grove was the first Florida city to dissolve. Representation of these local governments included the handling all legal issues pertaining to local government law, including but not limited to Florida Public Records Law, land use law, including comprehensive planning & zoning, community development and community redevelopment agencies, general litigation, administrative hearings, and appeals. W.C. Henry was Chief Assistant Manatee County Attorney until 2003 when he joined Burke Blue' s Local Government Law Division. He was directly involved in myriad issues concerning Manatee County' s two public beaches and the County' s Marine Rescue Division, Parks and Recreation, boating, tax, risk management, and environmental matters. He is well  versed in all aspects of local government law and the Florida Sunshine and public meetings laws. W. C. is no stranger to the Panhandle, having served two tours at Tyndall Air Force Base, the last being as Chief of the Air Force Utility Litigation Team. He handled much of the day -to -day Bay County and Walton County legal work, including reviewing contracts and Request for Proposals for building projects. He currently provides legal advice and litigation services to the Northwest Florida Regional Planning Council, the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization, and the Panama City Housing Authority. He and his wife reside in Panama City Beach. Since 1998, Mike Burke has been a member of Burke Blue' s Local Government Law Division. He has represented a number of local governments including, but not necessarily limited to, the Bay County Board of County Commissioners ( including the various administrative boards such as the Planning Commission, Code Enforcement Board, etc.), Lake Powell Residential Golf Community Development District (Wild Heron community and Sharks Tooth Golf Club), Walton County Tourist Development Council, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners ( including the Planning Commission), the Panama City Housing Authority, the Panama City Community Redevelopment District, the Town of Cedar Grove and recently as special counsel to the City of Panama City Beach. Mike concentrates his practice in the areas of local government law, land use, administrative boards and civil litigation. Dustin N. Dailey joined Burke Blue in January of2007, and also became member of the Burke Blue Local Government Law Division. Dustin was responsible for providing legal counsel and legal opinions to the Walton County Code Enforcement staff and assisting with the prosecution of code enforcement violations. Also, Dustin provided assistance with the general litigation files, including Bert Harris claims; drafting county leases, contracts and agreements; and drafting county ordinances and resolutions. Under direction from the Walton County Board of County Commissioners, Dustin was also primarily responsible for the collection of testimony, evidence and legal support to establish the public' s customary use of the white sandy areas of Walton County' s beaches. Denise H. " Dede" Rowan has also been a member of Burke Blue' s Local Government Law Division. Dede' s primary expertise is in the employment law field, where she has presented seminars on topics including proper handling of employment law claims by employers, a drug -free work place, and guidelines for employers to properly follow workers compensation procedure. During Burke Blue' s representation of the Bay County Board of County Commissioners, Dede assisted with the Bay County Code Enforcement, Construction Industry Advisory Council, Bay County Planning Commission and served as counsel to the Bay County Value Adjustment Board. Dede also played a vital role in the representation of the Town of Cedar Grove. Michael J. Henry joined Burke Blue in 2009. Michael lives in Destin with his wife, Elizabeth. Michael will assist the Local Government Law Division by providing local knowledge and legal support to the City.  A. 3. Work Load. There are no known scheduling conflicts at this time. A.4. Proximity of Local Office. Our firm will serve the City of Fort Walton Beach from two of our three offices. Our Sandestin office was first established in 1992 and moved to its current