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<br />Introduction
<br />This Proposed Scope of Services for Federal Lobbying Services is respectfully submitted to the
<br />City of San Leandro, California. It would be an honor to be continue providing these professional
<br />services to City Manager Fran Robustelli and her team, Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter, and the City
<br />Council. Our team appreciates having the opportunity to submit this proposal to the local government
<br />to work on your behalf here in the nation’s capital. Thank you for your consideration of this proposal
<br />to provide continued representation moving forward, serving as your federal advocates and liaisons
<br />to the Administration, the United States Congress, national associations, and other relevant
<br />stakeholders in Washington, DC. Our team will work hard to ensure that an effective intergovernmental
<br />partnership yields good outcomes for the City of San Leandro during the 117th Congress.
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<br />Company Information
<br /> Simon and Company, Inc. is a boutique intergovernmental affairs firm based in the District of
<br />Columbia. We specialize in federal representation for units of local government including cities,
<br />counties, and other public agencies at the local level. Our firm began operations in December 1987,
<br />and we have been in business continuously since that time. The company was founded by Len Simon,
<br />former President and current Senior Advisor to the firm. Jennifer “Jen” Covino is the current President
<br />and Owner of Simon and Company, Inc. She took over operations and ownership of the firm effective
<br />January 1, 2019. We are registered as a Subchapter 8 Corporation in Washington, DC. Our physical
<br />office address is located at 1660 L Street NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC 20036.
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<br />Our firm specializes in federal affairs consultation for intergovernmental clients at the local level in
<br />the areas of legislative advocacy, regulatory affairs, federal grant opportunities, Congressionally
<br />directed spending requests, budget and appropriations requests, external coalition-building activities,
<br />and other strategic initiatives. Our clients include city and county governments; transportation
<br />agencies, including Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, paratransit service
<br />providers, and a statewide transportation association; housing authorities; redevelopment agencies;
<br />local education agencies (LEAs); and other units of regional or local government.
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<br />We have worked directly with city managers, mayors, county executives, council members,
<br />superintendents, police and fire chiefs, transportation and housing agency executives, and other key
<br />municipal staff to formulate effective advocacy strategies. We function as part of a team that includes
<br />the elected officials and public administrators representing a local government to educate the
<br />Executive and Legislative Branches and advance your federal priorities.
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<br />Our firm has five (5) employees: Jen Covino, President; David Gellman, Strategic Advisor; Aly
<br />Hernandez, Intergovernmental Associate; Stephanie Carter McIntosh, Manager of Special Projects;
<br />and Len Simon, Senior Advisor. Four (4) employees are Full Time Employees (FTEs) located in our
<br />Washington, DC office. Jen Covino, David Gellman, and Aly Hernandez are federally registered
<br />lobbyists. Len Simon is a part-time consultant based out of New York.
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<br /> After thirty years of business, we are proud of measurable achievements in helping our clients to
<br />secure federal resources and direct fiscal relief, including discretionary grants, cooperative
<br />agreements, earmarks, tax credits, technical assistance, legislative language, program authorizations,
<br />and favorable regulatory outcomes. Our team is grateful for the bipartisan, collaborative relationships
<br />we have developed with federal decision-makers on both sides of the aisle, working with Republican
<br />and Democratic policymakers alike to advance a wide variety of community-based projects and
<br />initiatives. We have provided more information on our qualifications below.
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