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MCCONNELL & JONES LLP January 20, 2012 L. Susan Hill Hawes Hill Calderon LLP 10103 Fondren Rd., Suite 300 Houston, TX 77096 Dear Ms. Hill: On behalf of McConnell & Jones LLP, we are pleased to respond to your request to provide an independent annual financial audit for the La Porte Redevelopment Authority ("Authority") for fiscal year 2011. We sincerely believe we are the auditors who best match your needs and expectations. Because of our prior experience in auditing numerous governmental entities, knowledge of governmental accounting standards, and team capabilities, we have a clear understanding of the work to be done and can commit to providing you the highest level of service throughout the engagement. It is important for the Authority to have a CPA that knows the intricacies involved with redevelopment authorities and can help you meet your reporting requirements while making the most out of every dollar for the community. We bring a wealth of relevant experience not only having performed numerous financial statement audits for organizations similar to the Authority, but also having worked as an outsourced bookkeeper and accountant for several management districts locally. In addition to our firm qualifications and performance with similar entities, MJ also offers a highly skilled engagement team with extensive audit experience with various management districts and reinvestment zones which are directly applicable to the Authority. Our highly credentialed staff has more than 80 hours of continuing education, including at least 24 hours related to the governmental accounting and government auditing standards every two years. We have carefully considered your objective to have the audit done to obtain comfort that all activities and transactions of the Authority have been properly accounted for. We believe that our prior experience demonstrates our ability to perform the audit. We are excited about the opportunity to become your independent auditors. In summary, we at McConnell & Jones (.t.P are very excited about this opportunity to work with the La Porte Redevelopment Authority. We take pride in our reputation for exceptionally high quality work and reliable client service. Thank you for the opportunity to present both our firm and our plan for your audit. If you have any questions or comments, please call me directly at (713) 968- 1626. Y140' 1'os4 Oak 131kid.. SUk.- !6f_K) Sincerely,_ 1 foilaan, 't��l f unc: -1:" 68' 160 t l r r.,\: .'xit3.1(,(?! Jonafhan M. Ellis, Partner Governmental and Nonprofit Sector