2019/02/27 Council Agenda Packet

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada(RTC)/Las Vegas: In partnership with the City of Las Vegas,the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada(RTC) received a $5.3 million BUILD grant from the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT) in the most recent funding round. The federal money will be used for the Las Vegas Medical District Automated Circulator and Pedestrian Safety Project,or GoMed. Once completed,it will connect downtown Las Vegas with the Las Vegas Medical District via four autonomous shuttles. Ms.Pollner,along with other members of the Holland&Knight team,helped work with the Commission to craft the grant application and to help position it with DOT. We arranged meetings with DOT before the application was due to ensure that senior staff understood the project's merits. Furthermore,we secured letters of support and ensured that both Nevada senators made calls to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to advocate for the project. Mayors&CEOs for U.S.Housing Investment: Recognizing the threat facing community development and housing funding and the potential devastating consequences for homeless populations nationwide,Ms.Pollner helped create an innovative public-private coalition of bipartisan mayors and CEOs to highlight the importance of federal funding for affordable housing/homelessness and community development. Mayor Franklin recently joined the coalition,which now includes 23 Democratic and Republican mayors from urban,rural,and suburban municipalities. All together,they represent more than 16 million Americans. Five major CEOs,including Kaiser Permanente's Bernard Tyson,have also joined the coalition.In addition,the group is supported through partnerships with the National League of Cities and the National Alliance to End Homelessness. In conjunction with the coalition's work,Kaiser recently announced they would make a historic investment of$200 million in a Community Investment Fund to assist communities to combat homelessness and support affordable housing. Kaiser has challenged other companies to do the same. The coalition has also worked closely with bipartisan senators to create a new a new program that provides housing paired with health and supportive services targeted to the homeless and poorer neighborhoods. Holland&Knight expects legislation to be introduced in the 116th Congress. 4. Please note: The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of registration consistent with the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act. Holland&Knight team members are registered lobbyists with the U.S.Clerk of the House and the U.S.Secretary of the Senate. The firm's U.S.House ID is 30825,and our U.S.Senate ID is 18466. Our records can be accessed on the LDA Reports section of the official U.S.Senate website (www.senate.gov) and the Office of the Clerk at the House (http://clerk.house.gov) for verification. Holland 8c Knight Confidential Presentation for the City of Everett I 7