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ORDINANCE NS-2201 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />(3) <br /> <br />(4) <br /> <br />A prize awarded on the basis of chance in a bona <br />fide competition not related to the official status <br />of the public official. <br /> <br />Gifts from any agency of a foreign sovereign <br />nation, provided that such gifts are <br />unconditionally donated by the public official to <br />the city within 45 days of receipt, and the public <br />official does not claim any tax deduction by virtue <br />of such donation. <br /> <br />(f) <br /> <br />(g) <br /> <br />(h) <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />"Lobbyist" shall mean any individual, including an <br />attorney, who is employed or contracts for consideration, <br />other than reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses, <br />to communicate directly with any City officer for the <br />purpose of seeking, actively supporting, or actively <br />opposing the award of a contract or grant from the city, <br />or the issuance, by the City, of a license, permit, or <br />other entitlement for use. An attorney shall not be <br />considered a lobbyist when performing activities which <br />can only be performed by a person admitted to the <br />practice of law. <br /> <br />,,Lobbyist firm" shall mean (1) any business entity, which <br />is employed or contracts for consideration, other than <br />reimbursement of travel expenses, to communicate directly <br />with a city officer for the purpose of seeking, actively <br />supporting or actively opposing the award of a contract <br />or grant from the City, or the issuance, by the City, of <br />a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, or (2) <br />any business entity of which any member or employee is a <br />lobbyist. <br /> <br />"Principal" shall mean any individual or business entity <br />which employs or contracts with a lobbyist or lobbyist <br />firm for any of the purposes stated in subsections (f) or <br />(g) of this section. <br /> <br />An individual or business entity shall be deemed to be <br />employed or contracting to communicate directly with a <br />city officer if it is reasonably foreseeable that in the <br />course of employment or in the course of performing the <br />contract the individual or an employee of the entity will <br />have a telephone conversation or a discussion with any <br />City officer, outside of any meeting governed by the <br />Ralph M. Brown Act (which is codified in the California <br />Government Code commencing with section 54950), for the <br />purpose of seeking, actively supporting, or actively <br />opposing the award of a contract or grant from the City, <br />or the issuance, by the city, of a license, permit, or <br />other entitlement for use. <br /> <br />{ <br /> <br /> <br />