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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 7, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-645 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.K. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for City Council Review of Legislative Priorities for the 2016 <br />Federal Fiscal Year <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the City Council review and authorize the attached list of <br />recommended local projects and advocacy efforts as part of the City of San Leandro’s 2016 <br />federal legislative work plan. <br />BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS <br />Each year, the Mayor and several members of the City Council travel to Washington, D.C. to <br />attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter meeting or the National League of Cities - <br />Congressional Cities Conference. While in the Capitol, they also may have the opportunity to <br />attend meetings with San Leandro’s elected representatives/staff in Congress or with federal <br />agency staff in order to learn more about various grant opportunities, as well as to share <br />information about San Leandro’s needs and interests at the federal level. This process, which <br />is coordinated by the City’s federal advocacy representative Len Simon, may include the <br />presentation of written material in support of city projects or advocacy efforts related to <br />various policy areas that are of direct relevance to the City. These efforts have proven <br />successful in recent years, as demonstrated by various federal grant awards. Examples <br />include two grants from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office (a $250,000 <br />award for two school resource officers, and an approximately $75,000 award for engagement <br />efforts with Chinese-speaking community residents), as well as a $2.1 million grant from the <br />US Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration for the expansion of <br />the Lit San Leandro fiber optic loop. <br />It is important to identify projects or policy areas that are of importance to the City of San <br />Leandro so that members of the City Council, City staff, or the City’s federal advocates may <br />take action as opportunities may arise to advance the City’s interests. To this end, staff has <br />identified a number of projects and issue areas for incorporation into our federal work plan, <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/1/2015