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<br />recommendations will include the following: the types of park, recreational, and open <br />space land the Coalition may want to acquire, the location of same and the various <br />acquisition and financing options. If a decision is made to proceed, TPL will make <br />specific recommendations to the Coalition and to the various elected Boards as to source <br />of funding, amount and duration of financing, expenditure priorities, public <br />accountability, and leveraging options that are available. <br /> <br />2. PROFESSIONAL FEES <br /> <br />a. The Coalition agrees to pay TPL, as professional fees, $5,000.00 upon <br />completion and delivery of the feasibility study to the Coalition. <br /> <br />b. The Coalition agrees to pay TPL, as professional fees, $7,000.00 upon <br />completion and delivery to the Coalition of a summary of the findings of the public <br />opinion research. <br /> <br />c. The Coalition agrees to pay TPL, as professional fees, $7,500.00 upon <br />completion and delivery of the program recommendations to the Coalition. <br /> <br />3. STATUS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR <br /> <br />TPL shall operate as an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of <br />the Coalition, In its capacity as an independent contractor, it is understood that TPL shall <br />not be treated as an employee of the Coalition for purposes of unemployment, workers <br />compensation benefits, or state or federal tax purposes. Furthermore, this agreement does <br />not create a partnership relationship between The Coalition and TPL, and is intended <br />solely to establish the relationship of independent contractor. <br /> <br />4. CONTACT PERSONS <br /> <br />a. The TPL employee responsible for administering this Agreement shall be <br />Mr. David Carter, Director Southeast Conservation Finance Program, whose address is <br />118 South Person Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, and whose phone number is (919) 836- <br />0571 (ext. 23). <br /> <br />b. The Coalition primary liaison with TPL shall be Mr. Steve Little whose <br />address is P.O. Box 707, Concord North Carolina 28027 and whose telephone number is <br />704-920-3352. <br /> <br />5. GENERAL TERMS <br /> <br />~-~ <br /> <br />3 <br />