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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 2, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR FEDERAL <br />GOVERNMENT LIAISON SERVICES <br />WITH THE FERGUSON GROUP OF <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2no Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO (?da? <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br />execute an agreement for government liaison services with the Ferguson Group for an annual <br />amount not to exceed $75,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Ferguson Group has served as the City's representative in Washington, D.C. since 1987. The <br />service includes the review and monitoring of federal executive proposals and legislation, as well <br />as administrative rules and regulations that may affect the City. The Ferguson Group also assists <br />the City in identifying funding opportunities and grant applications and other special programs for <br />which the City may qualify. <br />In the past year, Ferguson Group secured congressional support on grant applications submitted <br />to the U.S. Department of Labor for a Workforce Innovation Grant and a 1-11- B Bridge to <br />Engineering Grant; the latter was awarded $5 million over five years. <br />The Ferguson Group continues to advocate for City priorities which have included: The Santa <br />Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway System; Bristol Street Multimodal Corridor; Job Training <br />Activities/One Stop Job Training Centers, and Obesity Prevention activities. <br />25A-1