PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 03/18/2024
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CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A 2024 - 2025 FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR CITY PRIORITY PROJECTS TRANSMITTED ON MARCH 1, 2024 FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR PONCE TO THE CITY'S FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES (U.S. SENATORS ALEX PADILLA (D-CA); AND LAPHONZA BUTLER, (D-CA); AND U.S. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE GARAMENDI, D-8TH DISTRICT)
CEQA: This proposed action not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve by Minute Order
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Federal Budget Earmarks for San Pablo Projects is not an applicable policy item contained in the adopted FY 2023-25 City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
The City Manager's Office (CMO), in collaboration with the City's lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA), have been in direct communication with the following City Federal Representatives regarding potential one-time capital funding requests to be included in the forthcoming 2024-25 Federal Budget cycle to support active City infrastructure projects needing additional Federal funding support, as follows:
U.S. Senate Representatives(CA)
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D)
U.S. Senator LaPhonza Butler (D)
U.S. Congressional Representative (CA-8th District):
Congressional Representative John Garamendi
FY 2024-25 State Budget Funding Earmarks
In February 2024, TPA contacted the CMO to inform of the potential Federal Budget one-time earmarks that would be considered for City infrastructure projects during the upcoming 2024-25 federal budget funding cycle.
As part of this funding process, Federal Representatives will carefully review all direct funding requests from their respective District representative cities. Only those Federal Funding requests deemed appropriate for federal funding support will be considered for potential funding via the Federal Budget one-time earmark process. With guidance provided by TPA, CMO...
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