Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-09-2010 Regular — reading text

governmentsgovernments andand othersothers involvedinvolved inin governmentalgovernmental financefinance transactions,transactions, ourour firmfirm avoidsavoids conflictsconflicts suchsuch asas representing representing thethe CityCity ihih oneone mattermatter andand representing representing privateprivate partiesparties withwith adversarialadversarial interests interests toto thethe CityCity inin anotheranother matter.matter. Also,Also, wewe believebelieve oneone ofof ourour biggestbiggest strengthsstrengths isis thethe rapidityrapidity withwith whichwhich wewe respondrespond toto requestsrequests fromfrom ourour clients.clients. ItIt isis ourour policypolicy toto returnreturn aa callcall withinwithin 2424 hourshours ofof receiptreceipt andand usuallyusually withinwithin thethe hourhour ofof receipt,receipt, eveneven ifif thethe attorneyattorney receivingreceiving thethe callcall isis outout ofof thethe officeoffice forfor personalpersonal reasons.reasons. 115-115- Mr. Robert Means January 12, 2010 City of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Page 2 We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to be considered as Bond Counsel by the City. In addition to our professional experience, we also believe that mine and John Stokes' personal ties to the City will assure the City of receiving the highest level of service. Mr. Stokes, a 26 year veteran of the public finance practice and a senior partner in the firm, attended Annette P. Edwins Elementary School and is a frequent visitor to the City; his sister graduated from Ft. Walton Beach High School and his family has lived in the community since 1978. We are happy to provide you with any additional information upon request. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Very truly yours, NABORS, GIBLIN & NICKERSON, P. A. JjAj.., j, 4 C/ " ej- Teresa L. Prince, Associate John R. Stokes, Shareholder 116-  FORT LAUDERDALE 208 S. E. Sixth Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 a TAMPA Suite 1060 N . O rS 1 954) 525 -8000 Tel 954) 525 -8331 Fax 2502 Rocky point Drive Tampa, Florida 33607 813) 281 2 - 222 Tel 1 1n TALLAHASSEE 813) 281 0 - 129 Fax Suite 200 C ers o n P.A. 150 0 Mahan Drive A T T 0 R N E Y S A T L A WV Tallahassee, Florida 32308 850) 224 4 - 070 Tel 850) 224 -4073 Fax FIRMFIRM RESUMERESUME Nabors,Nabors, GiblinGiblin & & Nickerson,Nickerson, P.P. A.A. isis aa FloridaFlorida basedbased firmfirm withwith officesoffices inin Tampa,Tampa, FortFort LauderdaleLauderdale andand Tallahassee.Tallahassee. TheThe FirmFirm waswas establishedestablished inin AugustAugust 19841984 soso thatthat itsits principalsprincipals couldcould focusfocus theirtheir practicepractice uponupon thethe representation representation ofof locallocal governmentgovernment onon aa statewide statewide basis.basis. TheThe FirmFirm specializesspecializes inin publicpublic financefinance andand generalgeneral governmentalgovernmental andand administrativeadministrative law.law. TheThe FirmFirm stillstill operatesoperates onon thisthis premisepremise andand todaytoday hashas 2121 attorneysattorneys withwith extensiveextensive experienceexperience andand primary primary dedication dedication toto representingrepresenting governmental governmental clientsclients inin thethe areasareas ofof bondbond financefinance practice,practice, capitalcapital financefinance practice,practice, publicpublic utilitiesutilities practice,practice, litigationlitigation practice,practice, governance governance structures,structures, financialfinancial transactionstransactions practice,practice, legislativelegislative consultingconsulting practicepractice andand publicpublic / / privateprivate partnerships.partnerships. TheseThese severalseveral practicepractice areasareas havehave provedproved toto bebe complimentarycomplimentary toto eacheach otherother overover thethe years.years. PUBLICPUBLIC FINANCEFINANCE PRACTICEPRACTICE TheThe followingfollowing attorneys attorneys areare activelyactively involvedinvolved inin thethe Firm'Firm' ss publicpublic financefinance practice:practice: L.L. THOMASTHOMAS GIBLINGIBLIN Mr.Mr. GiblinGiblin hashas beenbeen involvedinvolved exclusively exclusively inin municipalmunicipal financefinance forfor overover 3030 years.years. FromFrom FebruaryFebruary 19771977 throughthrough DecemberDecember 1982,1982, hehe waswas & & AlexanderAlexander inin itsits associatedassociated withwith thethe NewNew YorkYork CityCity lawlaw firmfirm ofof MudgeMudge RoseRose GuthrieGuthrie municipalmunicipal bondbond department.department. HeHe hashas functionedfunctioned asas BondBond CounselCounsel andand Underwriter'Underwriter' ss CounselCounsel forfor bondbond andand notenote issuesissues inin approximatelyapproximately 2525 states,states, includingincluding Florida,Florida, NewNew York,York, NewNew Jersey,Jersey, California,California, TexasTexas andand Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania. TheThe typestypes ofof issuesissues includeinclude generalgeneral obligation,obligation, healthhealth care,care, industrialindustrial development,development, sewer,sewer, water,water, electric,electric, solidsolid waste,waste, transportation,transportation, housinghousing andand specialspecial taxtax andand revenue.revenue. Mr.Mr. GiblinGiblin isis President President ofof & & NN andand headhead ofof itsits publicpublic financefinance practice.practice. NGNG Mr.Mr. GiblinGiblin receivedreceived hishis J.J. D.D. fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity ofof WisconsinWisconsin LawLaw SchoolSchool inin 1975.1975. JOHNJOHN R.R. STOKESSTOKES Mr.Mr. StokesStokes hashas practicedpracticed exclusivelyexclusively inin governmentalgovernmental financefinance sincesince graduatinggraduating fromfrom thethe UniversityUniversity ofof FloridaFlorida CollegeCollege ofof Law,Law, withwith honors,honors, inin 1983.1983. Mr.Mr. StokesStokes isis anan alumnusalumnus ofof thethe UniversityUniversity ofof FloridaFlorida CollegeCollege ofof LawLaw LawLaw ReviewReview andand aa membermember ofof thethe OrderOrder ofof thethe Coif,Coif, aa membershipmembership awardedawarded solelysolely toto thosethose graduatinggraduating inin thethe topetope tenten percentpercent ofof eacheach year'year' ss graduating graduating classes.classes. Mr.Mr. StokesStokes joinedjoined Nabors,Nabors, GiblinGiblin & & NickersonNickerson inin NovemberNovember 1986.1986. FromFrom MayMay 19831983 throughthrough November November & & Lardner,Lardner, Tampa,Tampa, Florida.Florida. InIn 1986,1986, Mr.Mr. StokesStokes waswas associatedassociated withwith thethe firmfirm ofof FoleyFoley 117-117- his practice, Mr. Stokes has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriters' counsel on numerous tax -exempt financings for cities, counties, school districts, special districts, healthcare providers and numerous authorities. This representation includes involvement in numerous financings such as city and county utility systems, private water and sewer facilities, school district general obligation and lease -purchase financings, special assessment district financings, transportation facilities, public and nonprofit health care facilities and nonprofit private education facilities. Mr. Stokes received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from the University of Florida in 1978. Mr. Stokes is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Local Government Section of the Florida Bar. MARK T. MUSTIAN Mr. Mustian is a 1983 honors graduate of the University of Florida College of Law. He has practiced exclusively in municipal finance since his admission to The Florida Bar in 1983. Mr. Mustian is also a member of the Georgia Bar. In such practice, he has served as bond counsel in a variety of tax -exempt financings, including financings for educational facilities, health care facilities, airports, resource government