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CJMNS • Environmental Sustainability • Transportation MINIS understands the potential grant successes can have for the City. Strategic pursuits of certain types of grants can have a transformative effect on the City's financial stability, image, and role in the local economy. MINIS is independent and properly licensed to practice in California. MINIS has assembled the most qualified and experienced team to successfully serve under this contract. Leading the MINIS team is Principal Project Manager/Grant Writing Manager, Greg Jaquez, PE, who will be the primary point -of - contact for this contract. Greg has over 36 years of experience in the civil engineering industry including infrastructure project management, stormwater management, water resources policy, legislative management, grants management, and legislative advocacy. Greg is responsible for working directly with the City staff to ensure MNS team members have the expertise specific to the task or project at hand, resulting in providing the City with the best team. Prior to working at MNS, Greg had a 29-year career with the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District where he served as Water Policy Manager, Grants Manager, and staff support for the Greater Los Angeles County (GLAC) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Region. While at the County, Greg succeeded in securing a $1M WaterSMART Basin Study partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation. The Los Angeles Basin Stormwater Conservation Study was a first -ever climate - change -based water supply study for the Flood Control District. Greg is committed to the success of the assigned tasks completed through this contract. He understands the responsiveness, thoroughness, and quality expected while staying within budget, providing timely service, and delivering work products well before due dates. He places a high value on communicating regularly with the project team to ensure resources are available to accomplish the work and appropriate quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews are performed on every deliverable, and communicating with City staff on progress, concerns, and coordination issues. Our grant writing team includes staff with PhD credentials, licensed engineers, and experts in their field with most having greater than 15 years of experience. In addition to our Principal Project Manager, our senior team members are efficient and effective project managers and can manage multiple projects at a time. Experience with Successful Grant Awards MINIS has successfully worked with multiple cities across California providing grant writing services for various municipal needs. Grant successes with cities have resulted in funding infrastructure projects in transportation, active transportation, potable water, wastewater, groundwater, stormwater, parks, sustainability, and public facilities. MINIS has worked with cities in the capacity of grant writer, planner, Design Engineer, public outreach specialist, and legislative advocate. MINIS makes concerted efforts to stay engaged with grant making agencies to maintain productive relationships with agency staff. Some of our most regular and closest contacts include staff at the California Transportation Commission, Caltrans, Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, State Parks, Department of Housing and Community Development, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation (USDOT), and Bureau of Reclamation. SECTION 2. FIRM AND TEAM EXPERIENCE