2012/12/18 Council Agenda Packet

It Service Provider will provide monthly written activity reports to provide the City of Everett with updates on federal funding and policy. issues. Service Provider will report to the City's Executive Director on routine, day-to-day matters,by telephone or email,and directly to City elected officials and staff as requested. `II. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REPORTING DUTIES: It will be service provider's responsibility to track federal lobbying and contacts in preparation for required public disclosure reporting obligations. City will be available to review such documents and should receive documentation of all federal filings. VIII. REQUIRED QUIRED ACTIVITIES: • Arrange meetings for City of Everett elected public officials, city staff or community leadership at the request of the City of Everett with members of the Washington State Congressional delegation/staff, other Congressional representatives or appointed officials/staff, elected or appointed federal officials/staff or representatives of other groups or organizations with interests in the matters of the City of Everett. a Ensure that all projects meet relevant deadlines and requirements; draft and • • distribute necessary position papers,analyses,reports, and correspondence; prepare advance materials for meetings between City of Everett leadership and federal officials. • Provide the City of Everett with regular written statements of work describing the activities performed over the previous month. ® Maintain regular and frequent communication with City of Everett officials to provide updates and other important information, and to gather information related to our ongoing federal strategy. • Lobbying/public disclosure.duties as described. IX.GENERAL PERFORMANCE METRICS: ® Assist the City in securing competitive federal transportation funding for the City of Everett through the execution of FY2013 appropriations legislation and the FY2014 appropriations processes. • Identify opportunities for non-transportation federal funding for the City of Everett including U.S. Corps of Engineers funding. • Educate,inform, and promote the support of the Washington State Delegation for Naval Station Everett; develop and execute defensive and offensive strategies that protect or enhance the mission(s)of Naval Station Everett,and increase and/or diversity the force structure and mission(s) of the base. ® Promote municipal leadership as a vehicle for furthering the City of Everett's relationship with the Washington State Delegation and expanding the City's presence in Washington,DC. 112