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Best, Jeff Paul Kaufman/ENRON@enronXgate 05/15/2001 11:30 AM To: Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron, James D Steffes/NA/Enron@Enron, Jeff Dasovich/NA/Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Utilization of Mike Day Rick, Jim and Jeff: Here's a draft of the e-mail I intend to send to Sandy and Mike re: use of Mike Day in Sacramento. Let me know your thoughts. It appears from talking with both of you that we have some confusion on how we will contract for legal services to support or legislative efforts. Hopefully this e-mail will clarify the process so there is no confusion in the future and so that Mike can feel comfortable he is completing work that is authorized and for which we have a budget. 1. To begin, it appears that Goodin, MacBride has billings as of May 11 for approximately $10,000 on direct access, windfall profits, the "Global Settlement," Power Plant Siting. We will cover these amounts because of the apparent confusion with our budgeting and approval process. The amounts already incurred should be included in the RCRs discussed below. 2. As we discussed yesterday, the work associated with the billings in May was conducted without any RCR approval or any budget in place. As you know we terminated the two legislative retainers at the end of April. No RCRs were filed to cover the matters on which work was completed in May. I did receive a budget on legislative matters on May 8. However, a decision was made only yesterday to proceed on a specific matter-by-matter basis; the work in May should not have been undertaken while we considered whether to proceed with an overall legislative budget or proceed with specific RCRs. In short, a proposed budget is not RCR approval. 3. In the future, any work undertaken by Goodin MacBride should only be conducted pursuant to an approved RCR. If an emergency arises--i.e., an issue arises that could not have been contemplated, then I should be contacted before completing any work. If I am unavailable, Jim Steffes should be contacted. If Jim is unavailable, then Rick Shapiro should be contacted. In this regard, I authorized Goodin MacBride to participate in the Direct Access coalition meetings taking place today and tomorrow. I also authorized Goodin MacBride to participate in a telephonic conference on the Calderon bill. To the maximum extent possible, I expect that Mike will include Leslie Lawner in future Direct Access meetings, legislative drafting efforts, etc. 4. If there is any confusion on whether there is RCR approval for a particular matter, I should be contacted before undertaking an assignment. If I am unavailable, Jim Steffes should be contacted. If Jim is unavailable, then Rick Shapiro should be contacted. I can be reached through my office line--503.464.7945, pager--888.916.2262, or cell phone 503.539.4733. I wear the pager at all times and respond immediately to messages left on the pager. 5. Today, Sandy is filing several RCRs for legislative support on Direct Access, Siting, Windfalls Profits, and the Global Settlement. They will be considered at next Monday's RCR conference call. If they are approved, Sandy will manage the Goodin MacBride assignments associated with Direct Access, Siting, and Windfalls Profits. Jeff Dasovich will manage all work associated with the Global Settlement, whether it is legislative or not. This does not mean that Sandy cannot give assignments to Goodin MacBride; it simply means that before that work begins Jeff must approve the work. This particular issue is a critical matter for our company. Jeff is involved in the strategy and business calls concerning this matter and is working on a daily basis with Jim Steffes, Rick Shapiro and Steve Kean to develop our position and advocate that position in the settlement discussions. We must ensure that our Sacramento efforts are fully coordinated with our strategy and business interests (as they develop through the settlement discussions). To avoid any confusion on the scope of Jeff's responsibility, I consider all legislation addressing the Edison MOU, any future MOUs with Sempra, and "Plan B," to be part of the Global Settlement. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding any of the above. I recognize that Sacramento is a difficult environment and that there is substantial pressure on both of you. However, we are under an obligation to use our internal and external resources in the best and most cost-effective manner. The RCR process is designed to meet that responsiblity.
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