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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: January 13, 2025 <br />Agenda Number: 3.a. <br />Agenda Section: PRESENTATIONS <br />File Number: 24-596 <br />File Type: Presentation <br />Review the 2025 Federal and State Legislative Platforms and Receive Annual Updates from Federal <br />Government Liaison Jen Covino from Covino Smith & Simon, and State Liaison Niccolo DeLuca from <br />Townsend Public Affairs <br />SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND <br />Each year, representatives from the offices of Townsend Public Affairs and Covino Smith & <br />Simon (the City’s state and federal government liaisons, respectively) provide an update on the <br />state and federal legislative landscape as well as potential funding opportunities available over <br />the course of the upcoming year. This visit is timed to take place in January, which aligns with the <br />commencement of the various state and federal legislative calendars. <br />In addition to receiving the above annual updates, it is important for the City Council to identify <br />policy priorities or projects that are germane to the City of San Leandro’s interests at the state <br />and federal level in 2025. Such documented priorities enable members of the City Council, City <br />staff, or the City’s advocates to issue letters, attend meetings, or otherwise act as opportunities <br />arise over the year ahead. To this end, a draft of the annual state and federal legislative platforms <br />are also attached to this staff report and included in the agenda packet for the City Council’s <br />consideration and feedback. Final versions of these documents will be brought back to the City <br />Council for formal adoption at a subsequent City Council meeting. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Review and provide feedback regarding the attached state and federal legislative platforms for <br />the 2025 calendar year. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The costs for the City’s contracts with both Townsend Public Affairs and Covino Smith & Simon <br />for advocacy services, along with anticipated costs for potential attendance at U.S. Conference of <br />Mayors and National League of Cities events are already appropriated in the adopted current <br />fiscal year City budget. No additional appropriations are requested or anticipated at this time. <br />Attachments: <br />A)Draft 2025 Federal Legislative Platform <br />B)Draft 2025 State Legislative Platform <br />PREPARED BY: Eric Engelbart, Deputy City Manager, City Manager’s Office <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025