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Mark Taylor October 8,2003 Page 2 Bob's standard rate had risen to $310.00 per hour and mine was set at $285.00 per hour. When we established our new Firm, we continued our rates for work on the City's reuse project at $ 175.00/hour, though we regularly charge clients for new work at the Firm between $2S0.00/hour and $325.00/hour. I provide you with this background because we have enjoyed our relationship with and representation of the City. We would like to continue both. In order to make our relationship continue to be mutually beneficial, we need to increase our rates above $175.00/hour; however, we want to minimize the impact to the City and continue to provide quality service to the City at a reduced rate in light of the long relationship. Accordingly, for purposes of our representation of City in connection with the project described above, I propose the following modified billing arrangement for the City's consideration: 1. The first 3 to 5 billable hours on this matter, which will be spent reviewing the existing contracts between the City and GBRA (including any amendments thereto), will be billed at a rate of$O.OO per hour. 2. The maximum hourly rate charged by any attorney of the Firm will be $225.00/hour. Bob and I will both bill at this rate. 3. Any attorney, or other billing personnel, whose hourly rate is less than $225.00/hour will be billed at their billing rate for this representation. 4. In the case of an attorney whose rate is $200.00/hour or higher, in the event they log more than four (4) billable hours in a single calendar day, all hours for that day will be billed at $200.00/hour. Again, personnel whose billing rates are set at less than $200.00/hour will be billed at their rate. 5. We will bill City for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the representation on these matters including, as appropriate, travel, copying charges, postage and delivery services, te1ecopy charges and long distance telephone calls. From time to time, we may receive invokes from third party vendors regarding unusual projects such as oversized copying or deposition and hearing transcripts. When these invoices are in amounts above $100.00, we will submit the invoice to youlor payment directly by the City to the vendor. We will also cooperate with you to the greatest extent possible to assure that no non-applicable sales taxes on such services are levied. If we anticipate incurring miscellaneous expenses in excess of several hundred dollars, we will discuss with you the best procedure to pay such expenses. 6. In addition to the discounted rates quoted above, the City may discount the "Fee" portion of our invoices by an additional five percent (5%) if payment is made within twenty (20) days of the invoice date. This discount does not apply to the expenses billed.