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Report regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Letter of Engagement with Squire Patton Boggs to extend an existing contract for national advocacy and policy services, for a term through June 2021 and for an amount not to exceed $90,000. (Christina Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Letter of Engagement with Squire Patton Boggs to extend the existing contractual agreement to provide national advocacy and policy services through June 2021 for an amount not to exceed $90,000.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Square Patton Boggs has provided the City of South San Francisco with national advocacy and policy services since 2017. The City entered into agreements with the Washington, D.C. firm with the purpose of engaging a federal government relations advocate to assist the City on pending and future federal issues. The initial engagement letter in 2017 is included as Attachment 1 to this report.
Since engagement, Squire Patton Boggs has regularly interacted with staff, summarized as follows:
* Provided technical assistance and advocacy as the City developed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) relative to sea level rise; the City's sea level rise project is approved by USACE and included in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); and any accompanying funding requests are proactively pursued by Squire Patton Boggs for submission.
* Regularly provided staff with notice of federal grant funding opportunities with key deadlines and summaries.
* Provided summaries of new federal bills and important federal policy positions, including analyses of the President Trump's Infrastructure Plan, Congressional budgets, and the State of the Union address.
* Provided advice and research as necessary on federal issues.
Ongoing and Future Goals
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