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Below is a sample of successes we have secured for our clients. Transportation: Holland & Knight recently assisted the City of Seattle, WA, in successfully securing a $11.2 million DOT INFRA grant for its West Seattle Bridge High -Rise project, which provided funding to repair one of the region's most significant bridges that had been closed for over a year due to extensive cracking. Our team was involved with every aspect of the process. Prior to submitting the application, we set up a meeting for the City with DOT to discuss the project and ensure that the City understood the funding criteria. We held regular briefings with the congressional delegation to keep them apprised of the project and secured letters of support from them. Holland & Knight also ensured that members of the congressional delegation reached out to DOT Secretary Buttigieg to voice support for the project and drafted talking points for members to use during their calls. We also reviewed the grant application to make sure that it emphasized aspects of the project that are aligned with the Biden Administration's priorities. Our efforts paid off and the City received the highly competitive grant. Just a few months later, our team also helped the City successfully secure a $20 million RAISE grant for the East -Way Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project to enhance safety and improve traffic flow at several of the City's busiest freight intersections and to improve safety for cyclists by creating a dedicated protected bike lane. Centennial Park Land Conversion: Holland & Knight's team successfully assisted the City of Santa Ana on a critically important effort to preserve Santa Ana College's adult education center in Centennial Park as the City sought to renew a long-term lease arrangement with the National Park Service (NPS). When NPS indicated that the recreational purposes of its land had to be fully met, it became necessary to establish a land replacement process in which the City would offer land whose value would be equivalent to the NPS land being exchanged — a determination that also involved the General Services Administration (GSA). The Holland & Knight team coordinated with the City Manager and the City's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services and scheduled of a series of discussions with NPS and GSA to advance the process, identify next steps related to NEPA, title work and GSA land valuation. Through this process, we convinced GSA to accept a 100% public discount conveyance. An integral part of our efforts included closely coordinating with Rep. Correa on the project's progress, ensuring that Rep. Correa weighed in with the Secretary of the Interior and preparing letters/talking points for Rep. Correa and his staff. Affordable Housing/Homelessness: In 2018, Holland & Knight launched the Mayors & CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment. This coalition of 39 bipartisan mayors and CEOs includes mayors from urban, rural, and suburban municipalities. Together, they represent more than 23 million residents and millions of households. The coalition has worked closely with Congress and the Administration to maximize housing and homelessness funding in the COVID-19 relief measures and annual appropriations bills. We have also focused on creating new programs that pair housing with health and supportive services targeted to the homeless as well as developing a housing stabilization fund program for those teetering on homelessness. The coalition is seen as a key resource by Congress, the Administration, stakeholders and media. Further, to elevate the coalition's work, Holland & Knight has organized and led virtual meetings and roundtables with key House and Senate leaders, House and Senate committees, the White House, HUD, and stakeholders, and participated in forums with the National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for City of Santa Ana 114