CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Intergovernmental Relations Committee
FROM: Jeff Coyle, Director of Government & Public Affairs
SUBJECT: Extension of Federal Representation Services agreement with Clark Hill Strasburger, The Normandy Group and Baltazar Serna
DATE: October 9, 2020
Government and Public Affairs will provide a briefing on the execution of an extension of the professional services agreements for federal representation services with Clark Hill Strasburger for a period of up to two years, at an amount of $16,666 per month; The Normandy Group for a period of up to two years, at an amount of $10,000 per month; and Baltazar Serna for a period of up to two years, at an amount of $3,750 per month. The agreement extension commences on January 1, 2021 and ends on or before December 31, 2022.
Background:
The City of San Antonio has retained consultants to represent its interests with the federal government for more than 24 years. The City retains consultants to support and strengthen the City's advocacy efforts with federal agencies, members of Congress, and the Administration to advance legislation and seek federal funding that is beneficial to the San Antonio community. The City's federal priorities for each of the two-year Congressional sessions are stated in the Federal Legislative Program developed by the Government and Public Affairs (GPA) Department in collaboration with other City departments and approved by the San Antonio City Council.
On June 20, 2019, City Council approved, through ordinance number 2019-06-20-0554, the execution of a professional services agreement with Clark Hill Strasburger, The Normandy Group and Baltazar Serna for federal representation services through December 31, 2020.
The City's Federal Legislative Program for the current 116th U.S. Congress includes a number of priorities and initiatives, including military protection, aviation, transportation infrastructure, domest...
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