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TPA specializes in identifying and securing grants and other funding sources allowing clients to <br />use the State government to their advantage. Since its founding in 1998, TPA has successfully <br />secured significant amounts of funding for clients from various agencies and government <br />departments: <br />Cultural Resources <br />$96.24 Million <br />Education <br />$174.80 Million <br />Housing and Development <br />$199.42 Million <br />Public Safety <br />$39.54 Million <br />Recreation <br />$64.37 Million <br />Transportation <br />$188.63 Million <br />Water <br />$44.47 Million <br />TOTAL <br />$807.47 Million <br />Below are a few examples from the past three years that highlight TPA's history of success: <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />Prop 1C: Infill Infrastructure Grant and Transit Oriented Development $178 Million <br />TPA worked with then -Senate Pro Tem Don Perata to craft SB 1689, the $2.85 billion <br />Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006. On behalf of its municipal <br />clients, TPA advocated for the development of the Transit Oriented Development <br />Program ($300 million) and Infill Infrastructure Grant Program ($850 million) programs to <br />support housing next to public transit and housing that reused existing sites. In <br />developing the bill language for this program, TPA worked to ensure clients would <br />qualify and compete favorably with respect to all criteria including eligible projects, <br />proximity to transit and population density. Ultimately TPA clients won 15 grants totaling <br />over $178 million from these two programs. <br />EMPLOYEE RELATIONS <br />City of Carson — Medical Benefits Projected $48,000,000 <br />The City of Carson identified their top legislative priority as amending State law to <br />address the City of Carson's vesting schedule for their post-retirement health benefit <br />program. This unfunded liability, which is currently projected at $48 million, needed to <br />be addressed to secure the financial stability of the City. Working closely with Assembly <br />Member Isadore Hall III (Los Angeles), TPA led the charge as AB 1144 (Hall), a City of <br />Carson specific carve out, was signed into law this year and received bipartisan support. <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br />• Cities of Oakland, Fresno, Garden Grove, Merced, and Santa Ana <br />CaIGRIP Initiative $1,934,996 <br />Working in partnership with the Office of the Governor, TPA worked closely with the "Big <br />Ten" California cities impacted by gang and youth violence to create CaIGRIP. In total, <br />the CaIGRIP initiative provided $16,500,000 in grant awards, with TPA clients receiving <br />approximately 12% of the total funds awarded, totaling $1,934,996. All five public <br />agency clients of TPA that applied for CaIGRIP funding received funding, including the <br />City of Fresno, City of Garden Grove, City of Merced, City of Santa Ana, and City of <br />Oakland. <br />Proposal for State Legislative Advocacy Services I City of San Leandro Page 11 <br />