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4 Overview The proposal outlines how we will provide federal lobbying services to the City of San Leandro. Our primary responsibility is to support your organization’s mission and goals by advancing your legislative, regulatory, and funding priorities in partnership with the Administration, the Congressional delegation, and other stakeholders. As your advocates, we will work to ensure that your federal platform is responsive to developments unfolding in Washington, DC. Our team members will serve as your liaison to lawmakers on Capitol Hill and decisionmakers throughout the White House and federal agencies. We will provide a base of operations for your activities in the nation’s capital, functioning as “the Washington Office” of the City of San Leandro. In that regard, we have the responsibility to undertake the following activities on your behalf: 1. Work with the Mayor and City Council, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and other designated staff to develop a federal platform, identity opportunities, and coordinate efforts; 2. Analyze legislative and regulatory developments, communicate anticipated impacts, and organize the City’s response and strategy; 3. Provide regularly scheduled updates either in-person or virtually, as requested, and through our regular updates, the Washington Friday Report, grant memos, and other responses to answer your inquiries; 4. Serve as a daily liaison to the Congressional delegation representing San Leandro and the State of California and work with their staff to advance legislative goals; 5. Educate the White House and key policymakers within the Executive Branch by facilitating direct discussions with city officials to highlight local initiatives, advocate for projects, and solve regulatory issues whenever those occur; 6. Organize agendas and logistics and provide staffing assistance during meetings with the Administration and Congress during your visits here in Washington, DC and elsewhere; 7. Identify discretionary funding opportunities that may be of interest and advise your staff or grant writers to develop competitive proposals seeking resources in support of local projects; 8. Advance federal budget and appropriations requests to maintain or increase formula dollars and secure Congressionally-directed spending requests supporting your programs and initiatives; 9. Share best practices and innovative approaches from other municipalities; and 10. Coordinate activities with nonpartisan intergovernmental groups, national organizations, and other stakeholders to advance shared policy goals or objectives. Project Team The Project Team will offer strategic guidance to the Mayor and City Council, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and other designated staff supporting the City of San Leandro. Our team emphasizes a collaborative approach to our federal advocacy, and we believe that our staff should function as an extension of your team and the organization. We will work with city officials to develop a platform of legislative, regulatory, and funding requests that is responsive to current events and political circumstances for the consideration of the Mayor and Council. Our foremost responsibility is to work with your federal partners in the Administration and the United States Congress to advance those priorities and secure resources in support of your initiatives. For the purposes of this RFP, there will be four key personnel serving as members of the Project Team for the City of San Leandro. The Project Team will be Jen Covino, David Gellman, Aly Hernandez, and Stephanie Carter McIntosh. Jen, David, and Aly will offer their professional services as federally registered lobbyists. Stephanie will provide administrative support. All members of our DocuSign Envelope ID: 96DFE48D-519D-44F7-9CDC-44AC4D3EAE4A