2012/12/18 Council Agenda Packet

30 Date Date ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sharon Fuller,City Clerk James D.Iles,City Attorney Date Date 1 11 Jl ACIIMEN 1 A SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Emphasis is on legislative, funding and regulatory affairs assistance to City of Everett, primarily at the state and regional levels through the development and advocacy of the annual legislative agenda. Key issues include fiscal matters,transportation,transit and freight mobility, higher education and workforce training,economic development and infrastructure funding,law enforcement and fire services, emergency management,land use, environmental and natural resource issues,utilities,water resources, and 2013-15 operating,capital and transportation budget issues. 2. Assistance to the City in areas of political consultation, issues management and regional affairs. At the state level— 1. Direct time and attention on key areas of need for City of Everett, including but not limited to: specific funding and earmark requests; protection of fiscal/revenue capacity; transportation, transit and transportation funding; freight mobility; higher education/workforce training; aerospace and advanced manufacturing, utilities/water supply; law enforcement; economic development, infrastructure, land-use/GMA,housing,public records, and environment. 2. Assist the City with the advocacy of its annual state Legislative Agenda; development of legislative strategy, communication of City positions, and establishment of relationships on behalf of the City with lawmakers, key appointed officials, legislative staff, state agency officials and staff, and special interest groups. 3. Ensure that policy implications of pending legislation, initiatives and ballot measures, regulations or studies are fully researched, critically assessed, responded to in a timely manner and working relationships between City and agency staffs established; 103