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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> • Provide assistance with travel logistics for Washington visits, including local transportation <br /> and meals for working meetings. <br /> L Consultant will contact federal agencies on the City's behalf when City applications are under <br /> consideration by such agencies and otherwise take whatever steps appear to be necessary to obtain <br /> the mostfavorable consideration ofsuch applications. <br /> <br /> Developing a regular pattern of contacts with agency officials is an essential element of a successful <br /> funding strategy for the City. The advocacy team will work with the City to contact federal <br /> departments/agencies with regard to the City's grant proposals at strategic times in the grant <br /> application cycle, as well as corral the necessary local, regional and federal political support to <br /> improve the probability that the City will succeed in securing funding. <br /> Examples of our funding successes utilizing this strategy for other clients are available in the <br /> "Implementation Plan" section of this proposal. <br /> J. in fulfilling responsibilities under this Agreement, the Consultant will act in the name of the City of <br /> Santa Ana and with the title Washington Representative to the City Manager. <br /> Holland & Knight would consider it a privilege to be your Washington Representative and act in <br /> your name as we perform our services in the nation's capital. Our local government group excels at <br /> funding and policy advocacy in all areas of local government services. Our bipartisan strength is <br /> based on having on board senior policy experts and advocates from both parties, including former <br /> members of Congress, former high-ranking executive branch officials, chiefs of staff, professional <br /> committee staff and congressional policy advisors as well as experienced lawyers, senior policy <br /> advocates and professionals from a broad range of industries, local government, state and federal <br /> agencies and advocacy organizations. <br /> <br /> Organization Chart <br /> Name &Title • Responsibility <br /> <br /> Eve O'Toole, Oversees entire federal advocacy program for the City, <br /> Federal Advocacy Manager responsible for task assignments and deliverables, and <br /> manages all federal funding strategies. <br /> Capability: Public infrastructure, housing, economic, <br /> community and workforce development; coverage of federal <br /> housing, community and workforce development and health <br /> departments and agencies, House and Senate community <br /> development authorizing and appropriations committees; <br /> House Democratic leadership; City's congressional <br /> delegation; California congressional delegation and Senators; <br /> the White House and national local government coalitions. <br /> Dan Maldonado, In addition to day-to-day contact, provides strategy <br /> Day-to-Day Contact development and implementation on the City's economic, <br /> community and workforce development project priorities; <br /> alerting City to related federal opportunities. <br /> Capability: Housing, economic, community and workforce <br /> development and local finance programs; coverage of funding <br /> opportunities in these policy areas, City's congressional <br /> delegation; California congressional delegation and Senators; <br /> House Appropriations Committee. <br /> Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for the City of Santa Ana 1 7 <br /> 25C-20 <br />