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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 19, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR <br />FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON <br />SERVICES WITH HOLLAND & KNIGHT <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 1 - 7) <br />/� Z,15��Zzl <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 16' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on V Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the agreement <br />with Holland & Knight to expand the scope of services for federal government liaison services, <br />increase the compensation by $4,200 ($1,400 per month), retroactive to April 1, 2016 to June 30, <br />2016 for a total annual cost not to exceed $117,600, with an option of a one -year renewal <br />exercisable by the City Manager, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney, <br />DISCUSSION <br />On August 5, 2014, the City Council authorized the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br />execute an agreement with Holland & Knight for federal government liaison services (Exhibit 1). <br />Through sustained, strategic federal advocacy activities with Holland & Knight over the past two <br />years, the City has strengthened its presence and engagement with Congress, the White House, <br />and various Federal agencies, resulting in significant policy and funding achievements. For <br />example, the City has secured over $11 million in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding <br />and $2.5 million in Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding. In addition, the City <br />successfully extended the Empowerment Zone Employment Credit through 2016. Future grant <br />funding includes $125 million for the OC Streetcar Project, identified in the President's proposed <br />budget for Fiscal Year 2017. Holland & Knight also worked closely with the US Marshalls and <br />Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure that the Santa Ana jail received adequate <br />reimbursement. <br />The City's proactive approach in Washington, D.C. has helped foster relationships with key policy <br />makers that have enabled the City to influence the direction of legislation and program funding to <br />better support its priorities. <br />25J -1 <br />