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2001-473 O OINANCE NO dwi/- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH LLOYD, GOSSELINK, BLEVINS, ROCHELLE, BALDWIN & TOWNSEND, P C, FOR LEGAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF TEXAS, IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, RESPECTING THE ACTWITIES OF DENTON MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT OF THE AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council deems that it is in the public interest to engage the law firm of Lloyd, Gossehnk, Blevms, Rochelle, Baldwin & Townsend, P C, of Austin, Texas (the "Firm") to promde professional legal services to the City of Denton ("City") pertaining to representation of the City and Denton MUmclpal Electric ("DME") before the Public Utlhtles Commission of Texas ("PUC") in the areas of public utlhtles regulatory law and admlmstratlve law, respecting the actlwtles of DME, and WHEREAS, the City staff has reported to the City Council that there is a substantial continued need for the above-referenced professional legal services, and that limited City staff cannot adequately perform the specialized services and tasks which are for the most part centered m Austm, Texas, with its own personnel, and WHEREAS, the City has heretofore engaged the F~rm by numerous previous Agreements for Professional Legal Services to perform similar services to those services prowded for in the Agreement for Professional Legal Services attached hereto Further, that the Firm has performed and provided legal servmes benefiting the Caty under the most recent Agreement which became effective early in the year 2001, on a continuous and uninterrupted basis, in order to safeguard and represent the interests of the C~ty and DME before the PUC, in dealing with sudden, largely unpredictable events and developments, and with admlmstratlve deadlmes that many times require immediate attention or response On December 15, 2001, the funds provided for in the most recent Agreement will probably be exhausted slightly earlier than expected Nonetheless, the City has requested that the Firm provide continuous representation of the City and DME on important PUC issues until such time as a new Agreement for Professional Legal Services could be entered into, providing for continuation of the professional legal services as well as additional compensation to the Firm, and until such Agreement could be approved by the City Council Accordingly, it is appropriate that the new Agreement for Professional Legal Services by and between the City and the Firm attached hereto, should be ratified and confirmed, and should be retroactively approved and made effective as of December 15, 2001, m order to properly compensate the Firm for its work that has directly benefited the City, and wbach work was done at the specific instance and request of the City, and WHEREAS, Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code, known as the "Profesmonal Services Procurement Act", generally provides that a City may not select a provl6er of professxonal services on the basis of competitive bids, but must select the provider on the basis of demonstrated competence, knowledge, and qualifications, and for a fair and reasonable price, and the Council hereby finds and concludes that the Firm is appropriately quahfied under the provisions of that law to be retained as outside legal counsel for the City and DME respecting th~s engagement, NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That the recitations set forth and contained m the foregoing preamble are expressly meorporated by reference into th~s Ordinance SECTION2 That the City Manager ~s hereby authorized to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal Services by and between the C~ty and the law firm of Lloyd, IGosselmk, Blewns, Rochelle, Baldwin & Townsend, P C, of Austin, Texas, m substantially the form of the Agreement for Professional Legal Services attached hereto and ~neorporated herewith by reference SECTION 3 That the award of th~s Agreement by the City is on the basis of the demonstrated competence, knowledge, and q~.lallfiCatlons of the F~rm and the abthty of the Firm to perform the services needed by the City for a fair and reasonable price SECTION 4 That the expand~ture of funds as provided ~n the attached Agreement for Pro~'esslonal Legal Services ~s hereby anthonzed SECTION 5 That the above and foregoing Agreement for Professional Legal Services ~s hereby ratified, confirmed, and retroactively approved, and shall be effective from and aider December 15, 2001 SECTION6 That except as otherwise provided m Section 5 above, th~s Ordinance shall become effective ~mmedmtely upon its passage and approval PASSED ', PROVEDthlsthe/ _dayof ,2001 EULI:NE BR(~,'MA~OK ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY By~X~~ S \Our Docun~n~s\Ordmances\~loyd Gossehnk PUC 2001 lB Ord doc STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DENTON § AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this /~//day of ~/q~/~ , 2001, by and between LLOYD, GOSSELINK, BLEVINS, ROCHELLE, BALDWIN & TOWNSEND, P C, a Texas Professional Corporation (hereinafter "Consultant"), with Lambeth Townsend, Shareholder, having full authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the firm, 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1800, Austin, Texas 78701, and the CITY OF DENTON, a Texas Municipal Corporation, 215 E McKmney, Denton, Texas 75201 (hereinafter "City"), with Michael Conduff, City Manager, having full authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the City WlTNESSETH WHEREAS, the City deems it necessary and in the pubhc interest to continue to engage legal counsel to continue to provide professional legal services with respect to the City's compliance with the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUC") electric transmission service rules as well as any rulemakmg proceeding or any project relating to elecmc transmission service as well as respecting the implementation of Senate Bill 7, or otherwise affecting the City, and WHEREAS, the Consultant is willing to perform such services in a professional manner as an independent contractor, and has competently and efficiently performed similar services for the City over the past several years, and the City has selected Consultant on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary to perform the needed services, and WHEREAS, the City desires to engage the Consultant to render the professional services in connection therewith, for a fair and reasonable price, consistent with, and for a fee not higher than the recommended practices and fees published by the applicable professional associations, and such fees do not exceed any maximum provided by law, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code (the "Professional Services Procurement Act"), and the Consultant is willing to provide such services, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual obligations herein, the City and Consultant do hereby mutually AGREE as follows, to w~t Page 1 I Scope of Services' The Consultant shall perform the following services ~n a professional manner working as an independent contractor not under the d~rect supervision and control of the C~ty A Servmes to be provided 1 Consultant shall represent the City before the PUC concerning the C~ty's comphance with the PUC's Transnnss~on Service Rules and concerning any mlemakmg proceeding or pro3ect relating to transnnss~on service, ~mplementmg Senate Bill 7, or otherwise affecting the City, lncludmg, w~thont hnntat~on, the professional legal services w~th regard to subnntt~ng pleadings and comments and attenchng all uncontested heanngs and other proceedings m relation to these matters, and to consult w~th the C~ty through ~ts Denton Mumc~pal Elecmc ("DME") staff w~th regard to all fihngs, uncontested heanngs, and other issues related to this project Provided, however, ~f the C~ty elects to partm~pate m a contested case proceeding at the PUC relating to transnnss~on service or any other matter, the part,es agree that ~t wall be necessary to enter into a separate professional services agreement, to provide for such additional legal serwces 2 To consult w~th the C~ty Manager, the Assistant C~ty Manager for Utthtles, the D~rector of Electric Uttht~es, the C~ty Attomey, the Assistant C~ty Attorney for Uttht~es, and/or other designated adm~mstrat~ve personnel or staff regarding any and all aspects of the professmnal services to be performed, ~nclud~ng legal research, analysis, and adwce w~th respect to such matters Th~s wall include coordinating act~wt~es w~th the D~rector of Electnn Utlht~es, the City Attorney and their respective staff to effimantly perform the services reqmred and to preserve the Attomey/Chent privilege, work product, and all other apphcable exceptmns to the d~scovery or d~sclosure of documents produced by the C~ty and the Consultant under the Scope of Services here~nabove B The Consultant shall perform all the serwces reqmred by th~s Agreement in a t~mely fashion, and shall complete them ~n comphance w~th schedules estabhshed by the C~ty through ~ts D~rector of Electric utdmes as appropriate to carry out the terms and conditions of th~s Agreement Page 2 II Term' This Agreement shall be retroactively effective as of December 15, 2001 The Agreement shall terminate either upon the completion of the professional services provided for herein, or upon the exhaustion of all professional fees provided for hereunder, or on December 31, 2002, whmhever event shall first occur This Agreement may be sooner terminated ~n accordance with the provisions hereof Time is of the essence of this Agreement Consultant shall make all reasonable efforts to complete the services set forth herein as expeditiously as possible dunng the term of th~s Agreement, and to meet the schedules estabhshed by the C~ty, through its Director of Electric Utthtles, or her designee III Compensataon and Method of Payment, A The Consultant shall charge the following fees for its professional servmes provided to the City hereunder, based upon the following hourly billing rates for the attorneys and support staff involved in th~s matter Staff Hourly Rate Lambeth Townsend, Shareholder $ 220 00 Georgia Crump, Shareholder $ 200 00 Art Rodnguez, Associate $180 00 Mehssa E Ramtrez, Associate $160 00 Paralegal $ 80 00 Law Clerk $ 75 00 Consultant agrees that all charges for the legal services hereunder, including expenses as set forth m Section m C below, shall not exceed $65,000 00 B The Consultant shall endeavor to have the attorneys and employees listed in Section HI A above, reasonably attempt to reduce costs by utilizing other quahfied shareholders, associates, and paralegals wherever feasible or possible The Consultant shall bill the City through the submission of itemized invoices, statements, and other documentation, together with support data indicating the progress of the work and the services performed on the bas~s of monthly statements, showing hourly rates indicating who performed the work, what type of work was done, and descriptions andior details of all services rendered~ including a dmly, and an entry-by-entry reflection of bdlable time spent on this engagement, along with specific description and supporting documentation, if avmlable, respecting any reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Consultant ~n performing the professional services provided for under this Agreement Professional fees shall be billed m minimum one-tenth (1/10) hour increments C Additionally, the City shall either pay directly or reimburse the Consultant, as the case may be, for reasonable and necessary actual out-of-pocket expenses, ~ncludlng but not limited to, long-distance telephone, telecopler, reproduction, postage, overnight courier, and transportation and travel All copies wall be charged at the rate of fifteen cents ($15) per copy for copies made within Consultant's offices, with as much photocopying as Page 3 possible being done by outside vendors at bulk rates or by the City to reduce costs if bulk copying is necessary or appropriate The parties agree that the charges for outgoing telecoples from Consultant shall be $ 25 per page and that there will be no charge for incoming telecoples D The parties anticipate that invoices or statements for professional services will be generated on a monthly basis and that stud invoices or statements will be sent to the City by Consultant on or about the 15th day of each month The City shall make payment to the Consultant within thirty (30) days after receipt of an appropriate itemized invoice or statement To the extent that any fees or expenses are disputed by the City, the City shall notify Consultant within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Invoice or statement, and shall otherwise pay all undisputed amounts set forth in the invoice or statement within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the invoice or statement All reimbursable expenses, including, but not necessarily limited to travel, lodging, and meals, shall be paid at the actual cost, pursuant to the terms, conditions, and limitations set forth herein All invoices or statements shall be a reviewed by the Director, Denton Municipal Electric, or her designee, and shall be reviewed and approved by the Assistant City Attorney/UtIhtIes E It is understood and agreed that the Consultant shall work under the coordination and general supervision of the Director of Electric Utilities, or her designee F All notices, invoices, statements, and payments shall be made in writing and may be given by personal delivery or by mtul As to notices to Michael Conduff, City Manager, City of Denton, 215 East MclQnney, Denton, Texas 76201 or to his designee As to invoices, statements, or payments to Michael S Copeland, Assistant City Attorney/Utdities, Utility Administration Department, at the same address, as to the City, and to Lambeth Townsend, Lloyd/Gossehnk, 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1800, Austin, Texas 78701, as to the Consultant When so addressed, the not,ce, invoice, statement and/or payment shall be deemed given upon deposit of same In the U S Mml, postage prepaid In all other instances, notices, invoices, statements, and/or payments shall be deemed given at the time of actual delivery Changes may be made in the names and addresses of the responsible person or office to which notices, invoices, statements and/or payments are to be sent, provided reasonable notice is given IV. Professional Competeney.A Consultant agrees that in the performance of these professional services, Consultant shall be responsible to the level of competency and shall use the same degree of skill and care presently mainttuned by other practicing professionals performing the same or similar types of work For the purpose of this Agreement, the key persons who will be performing most of the work hereunder shall be Lambeth Townsend and Georgia Crump, Shareholders However, nothing herein shall limit Consultant from using other qualified and competent members of the firm to perform the services required herein if such delegation is reasonably appropriate and properly protects the City's interests B Any agreements, ordinances, notices, instruments, memoranda, reports, letters, and other legal documents prepared or obtained under the terms of this Agreement are instruments Page 4 of service and the City shall retmn ownership and a property interest therein If this Agreement Is terminated at any time for any reason prior to payment to the Consultant for work under this Agreement, all such documents prepared or obtained under the terms of the Agreement shall upon termination be delivered to and become the property of the City upon request and without restriction on their use or further compensation to the Consultant V. Establishment and Maintenance of Records Full and accurate records shall be mmntmned by the Consultant at its place of business with respect to all matters covered by this Agreement Such records shall be maintained for a period of at least three years after receipt of final payment under this Agreement VI Audits and Inspection' At any time dunng normal business hours and upon reasonable notice to the Consultant, there shall be made available to the City all of the Consultant's records with respect to all matters covered by this Agreement The Consultant shall permit the City to audit, examine, and make excepts or transcripts from such records, and to make audits of contracts, invoices, matermls, and other data relating to all matters covered by this Agreement VII Accomplishment of Proiect The Consultant shall commence, carry on, and complete this professional engagement with all practicable dispatch, in a sound, economical and efficient matter, and, in accordance with the provisions hereof and all applicable laws In accomplishing the projects, the Consultant shall take such steps as are appropriate to insure that the work involved is properly coordinated with any related work being earned on by the City VIII. Indemnity and Independent Contractor Relationship A Consultant shall perform all services as an independent contractor not under the direct supervision and control of the City Nothing herein shall be construed as creating a relationship of employer and employee between the parties The City and Consultant agree to cooperate m the defense of any claims, action, suit, or proceeding of any kind brought by a third party which may result from or directly or indirectly arise from any negligence and/or errors or omissions on the part of the Consultant or from any breach of the Consultant's obligations under tins Agreement In the event of any litigation or claim under this Agreement in which Consultant is joined as a party, Consultant shall provide suitable counsel to defend City and Consultant against such claim, provided the Consultant shall have the right to proceed with the competent counsel of its own choosing The Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City and all of its officers, agents, servants, and employees against any and all such claims to the extent of coverage by Consultant's professional hablhty pohcy The Consultant agrees to pay all expenses, including but not limited to attorney's fees, and satisfy all judgments that may be incurred or rendered against the Consultant's professional habdlty insurance policy Nothing herein constitutes a waiver of any rights or remedies the City may have to pursue under either law or equity, including, without limitation, a cause of action for specific performance or for damages, a loss to the C~ty, resulting from Consultant's negligent errors or omissions, or breach of contract, and all such rights and remedies are Page 5 expressly reserved B Consultant shall maintain and shall be caused to be an force at all times during the term of this Agreement, a legally binding policy of professional hablhty Insurance, listed by Best Rated Careers, with a rating of"A-" or above, issued by an insurance camer approved to do business in Texas by the State Insurance Commission Such coverage shall cover any claim hereunder occasioned by the Consultant's negligent professional act and/or error, act, or omission, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 combined single hm~t coverage per occurrence In the event of change or cancellation of the policy by the insurer, the Consultant hereby covenants to immediately notify the City in writing thereof, and in such event, the Consultant shall, prior to the effective date of change or cancellation, serve a substitute policy furnishing the same or higher amount of coverage The Consultant shall provide a copy of the declarations page of such policy to the City through its Director of Electric of UtflltmS simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement IX. Termination of Agreement A In connection with the work outlined in this Agreement, it ~s agreed and fully understood by the Consultant that the City may cancel or indefimtely suspend further work hereunder or terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice to Consultant, Consultant shall cease all work and labor being performed under this Agreement Consultant may terminate this Agreement by giving the City fifteen (15) days written notice that Consultant is no longer in a position to continue representing the City Consultant shall invoice the City for all work satisfactorily completed and shall be compensated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement All reports and other documents, or data, or work related to the project shall become the property of the City upon termination of this Agreement B TLs Agreement may be terminated m whole or in part, in writing, by either party in the event of substantial failure by the other party to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement through no fault of the terminating party Provided, however, that no such termination may be affected, unless the other party is given [1] written notice (delivered by certified mai1, return receipt request) of intent to terminate, and not less than thirty (30) calendar days to cure the failure, and, [2] an opportunity for consultation with the terminatmg party prior to termination C Nothing contmned herein or elsewhere in this Agreement shall require the City to pay for any work which is unsatisfactory or which is not submitted in compliance with the terms of this Agreement Page 6 X Alternate Dispute Resolution' The Consultant agrees that, if necessary, it will use its best efforts to resolve any disputes regarding the Agreement through the use of mediation or other forms of alternate dispute resolution set forth in Chapter 154 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code (V A T C S ) XI Entire Agreement' This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and any negotiations, proposals, or oral agreements are intended to be integrated herein and to be superseded by this written Agreement Any supplement or amendment to this Agreement, in order to be effective, shall be in writing and signed by the C~ty and the Consultant XII Com~hanee with Laws. The Consultant shall comply with all federal, state, local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the work covered hereunder as they may now read or hereafter be amended, including but not limited to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct XIII Governing Law' For the purpose of determining place of agreement and law governing same, this Agreement ~s entered into in the City and County of Denton, State of Texas, and shall be construed m accordance with, and governed by the laws of the State of Texas Venue and jurisdiction of any suit or cause of action arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall lie exclusively ~n a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Denton County, Texas XIV. Discrimination Prohibited In performing the services required hereunder, the Consultant shall not discriminate agmnst any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, or physical handicap XV Personnel' A Consultant represents that it has or will secure at its own expense all personnel required to perform the services required under this Agreement Such personnel shall not be employees nor have any contractual relations with the City Consultant shall inform the City of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest that may arise dunng the term of this Agreement, in accordance with Consultant's responsibilities under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct B All services required hereunder will be performed by the Consultant or under its direct supervision All personnel engaged in work shall be qualified and shall be licensed, authorized, or permitted under state and local laws to perform such services XVI. AsslgnablllW' The Consultant shall not assign any interest in this Agreement and shall not transfer any interest in this Agreement (whether by assignment, novation, or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the City thereto XVII. Severabihty All agreements and covenants contained herein are severable, and Page 7 ~n the event any of them, w~th the exception of those contmned ~n sections headed "Scope of Servmes", "Independent Contractor Relationship", and "Compensatmn and Method of Payment" hereof, shall be held to be ~nvahd by any court of competent junsd~ct~on, th~s Agreement shall be ~nterpreted as though such mvahd agreements or covenants were not contmned heretn XVIII. Responslbdlt~es for Claims and LlablllW Approval by the C~ty shall not constitute nor be deemed a release of the respons~btl~ty and habthty of the Consultant for the accuracy and competency of ~ts work, nor shall such approval be deemed to be an assumption of such respons~bd~ty of the C~ty for any defect ~n any report or other documents prepared by the Consultant, ~ts shareholders, assocmtes, employees, officers, or agents ~n connection wtth th~s engagement XIX Modffieat~on of Agreement No wmver or modfficat~on ofthts Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or hm~tat~on here~n contmned shall be vahd unless ~n wntmg and duly executed by the party to be charged therewith No evidence of any wmver or modfficat~on shall be offered or received ~n ewdence ~n any proceedmg arising between the part~es hereto out of or affecting th~s Agreement, or the rights or obhgat~ons of the part~es hereunder, unless such wmver or modfficat~on ~s ~n writing, duly executed as aforesmd The pames further agree that the prowsmns of thru article w~ll not be wmved as here~n set forth XX. Captions. The captions of th~s Agreement are for ~nformat~onal purposes only and shall not ~n any way affect the substantive terms or condmons ofth~s Agreement XXI Binding Effect. Th~s Agreement shall be b~nd~ng upon and inure to the benefit of the part~es hereto and their respective he~rs, executors, admxmstrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns, where permitted by th~s Agreement Page 8 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the City of Denton, Texas has executed thxs Agreement in four (4) original counterparts by and through xts duly authorized Ctty Manager, and Consultant has executed this Agreement by a~ t~ou~ its duly authorized undersigned Shareholder, dated this the t/~ ~tk dayof~]~,/~/~-g'~ ,2001 CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS A Texas Mumcipal Corporation By ~ er M~chael Conc~u~ag ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY LLOYD, GOSSELINK, ROCHELLE, BLEVINS, ROCHELLE, BALDWIN & TOWNSEND, P C A Texas Professional Corporatmn By~ // Lamb~ ATTEST By · ~.' - ' ,'~ _ Page 9 NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 550 Elm Street Manchester, NH {)3101-2824 (800) 542-9200 LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY Th s s a claims madp poi cy P ease rev ew the policy carefully The policy Is limited to liability for only those claims that are first mode against the Insured and reported to the company In writing during the policy period Policy Number BIL0000022-00 Insured by the stock ihauranca company shown below, Producer's Name and Address hereinafter called the Company ProTexn, lac 42013-00 North Amerloan Specialty Insurance Company 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 818 Dallas, Texas 75231.2303 DECLARATIONS No.c o =,nc,dsnt .h,ch yo. h bevs may r=ult,n ITEM 1 Firm Nome and Address' or su~I should be reported to Lloyd~ Oossellnk, Blevins, Rochelle, Baldwin & Z~orth American SpeelalW Insurance Company Towrlsend, P C Att. me~ard~or.e 111 Congress Aven us, Suite 1800 The Center Of Ne~ Hampshire, 650 Elm Street Austlll, Texas 78701 Manchester, NH 03101-2454 Telephone (~00) 634-~226 (603) 634-5236 ITEM 2 Policy Period From May I f 2000 To M;~y 1~ 2002 12 01 a m Standard Time at the address of the Named Insured indicated in Item 1 ITEM 3 Limits of Liability (a) LIMIT OF LIABILITY PER CLAIM' The liability of the Company for each Claim shall not exceed $ 5,000.000 (b) AGGREGATE LIMIT OF LIABILITY The l~otal I~mit of the Company's habllity for all claims shall not exceed $ 5~000,000 ITEM 4 Per Claim Deductible $ 25,000 ITEM 5 Aggregate Deductible $ 25~000 ITEM 6 Minimum Deductible $ 12,500 (in aeoordanoe with Insuring Agreement B) ' $ $60.316 ITEM 7 Premium. ITEM 8 Forms and Endorsements Attached NAS-PRO-LPL-003 (11199) NAS-PRO-005 (11/99) NAS-PRO-012 (11/99) NAS-POL-001 (7/98) NAS-PRO-006 (11199) NAS-PRO-019 (11/99) NAS-PRO-009 (11/99) NAS-PRO-018 (11/99) NAS-PRO-010 (11/99) ProTexn, Inc By Countersigned Date May 1, 2000 Authorized Representative - President ~/Z~ - Issue Date May 1, 2000 NAS-PRO-OO2 (11/99) Page 1 of 1