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If selected, Holland & Knight will serve as an extension of Santa Ana in Washington, D.C. We will work with the City to craft its positions and develop its message on legislative, regulatory and operational issues affecting your City. We will work with you to keep your voice on critical legislative issues front and center before federal policymakers. As opportunities present themselves, and as the City's priorities evolve, we will adjust the federal agenda that we created together at the start of our partnership. While we will not hesitate to make recommendations, it is our intent to involve the City in every aspect of this process. As your advocates, we help you shape public policy decisions through careful, strategic positioning. Together, we will achieve your goals to benefit the citizens of Santa Ana. C. Consultant shall serve as lead advocate on City issues if the City contracts for the services of other Washington representatives. Consultant shall coordinate such other services. We would gladly coordinate services with other representatives if the City hires them. Our Washington, D.C., office is our largest, and is home to more than 70 individuals - including lawyers, senior policy professionals and experienced legislative associates. All of them would be at the City's service if selected and would work on a team basis. We have also worked in collaboration with other consultants to support a client's objectives. D. Consultant will review federal executive proposals, legislation under consideration, proposed and adopted administrative rules and regulations, and other Washington developments for the purpose of advising the City on those items which may have a bearing on City policy or programs We monitor pending regulations and legislation as a matter of course for our clients. We will provide the City with reports on specific action that affects it directly. We are also skilled at stopping harmful regulations and legislation for our clients that are often born in committee meetings. For example, our public safety team helped lead an effort to raise concerns regarding FEMA's proposal to consolidate the current homeland security grant programs into a new National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP) for FY 2013. Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees rejected FEMA's plan after hearing consistently from our coalition of local governments. E. Consultant will secure and furnish such detailed information as may be available on federal issues in which the City indicates an interest. As we do for many of our municipal clients, Holland & Knight will provide a monthly activity report and additional communications, which will include: • A monthly report with the status of legislative, regulatory, and public affairs initiatives we are addressing for the City. • "Eyes on Washington" weekly updates, which offer our clients the latest information on key developments in Congress and the executive branch. • Weekly Grant Notifications. Each week, we provide our clients with information regarding recently announced federal grant opportunities. We comb through the Federal Register, Grants.gov, and other resources to identify specific funding that may be of interest. We provide this service to our clients as part of our regular legislative efforts. • Strategic Grant Analysis. Should the City decide to pursue a particular grant opportunity, we are available to assist in mapping a strategic plan to pursue the grant, address selection Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for the City of Santa Ana 1 4 25A-17