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for the purpose of seeking, actively supporting, or actively opposing the <br />award of a contract or grant from the city, or the issuance, by the city, of a <br />license, permit, or other entitlement for use. An attorney shall not be <br />considered a lobbyist when performing activities which can only be <br />performed by a person admitted to the practice of law. <br /> <br />(g) Lobbyist firm shall mean: <br /> <br />(1) Any business entity, which is employed or contracts <br />for consideration, other than reimbursement of travel <br />expenses, to communicate directly with a city officer for the <br />purpose of seeking, actively supporting or actively opposing <br />the award of a contract or grant from the city, or the <br />issuance, by the city, of a license, permit, or other <br />entitlement for use, or <br /> <br /> (2) Any business entity of which any member or <br /> employee is a lobbyist. <br /> <br />(h) Principal shall mean any individual or business entity which <br />employs or contracts with a lobbyist or lobbyist firm for any of the <br />purposes stated in subsections (f)or (g). <br /> <br /> (1) An individual or business entity shall be deemed to be <br /> employed or contracting to communicate directly with a city <br /> officer if it is reasonably foreseeable that in the course of <br /> employment or in the course of performing the contract the <br /> individual or an employee of the entity will have a telephone <br /> conversation or a discussion with any city officer, outside of <br /> any meeting governed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (which is <br /> codified in the California Government Code commencing <br /> with Section 54950), for the purpose of seeking, actively <br /> supporting, or actively opposing the award of a contract or <br /> grant from the city, or the issuance, by the city, of a license, <br /> permit, or other entitlement for use. <br /> <br /> (2) An individual lobbyist who is an officer, partner or <br /> employee of his or her principal shall be deemed to be <br /> "engaged" within the meaning of this section on the first <br /> occasion on which he or she engages in a telephone <br /> conversation or discussion described in subsection (h)(1). A <br /> lobbyist firm, or an individual lobbyist who is not an officer, <br /> partner, or employee of his or her principal shall be deemed <br /> to be "engaged" within the meaning of this section upon the <br /> completion of an agreement, oral or written, to provide the <br /> services specified in subsection (f) or (g). <br /> <br />Ordinance No, NS-2472 <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />