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W ( owiet I i( t.fl Avenue, NW Skit(! WO RC. 20036 202.33 1.8500 20 ) I ', I . I 'M fa\ June 24, 2009 Mr. David N. Ream City Manager City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 92702 Dear Mr. Ream: The Ferguson Group, LLC (TFG) appreciates the opportunity to provide Washington representation services to the City of Santa Ana. We respectfully request the renewal of Our current agreement Linder the same terms and conditions as provided for in our existing contract, which is Currently $75,000 for the contract period July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Over the years, TFG has worked aggressively to assist the City of Santa Ana, CA in achieving its federal goals and objectives. At the direction of the City, we provided information and guidance on various issues (i.e. community and economic development, homeland security, workforce development, and transportation), and we have worked with the City and your congressional delegation to secure millions of dollars on projects such as water infrastructure improvements, roadway improvements, job training, and other community and economic development related projects, In FY 2009, TFG worked to secure $714,000 in Department of Labor funds for employment and job training services in the City. TFG kept the City abreast of developments regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) legislation signed into law earlier this year and provided a comprehensive analysis of the bill, including details on the majority of programs funded by this legislation. TFG is working with the City to navigate through the process of how stimulus monies made available through ARRA will flow and provide advanced information on program criteria, deadlines, and in some cases the application for funding, For fiscal year (FY) 2010 appropriations, TFG is working to Secure: • $1,093,380 in EPA funding to rehabilitate the sewer main in the French Park Neighborhood; and • $1,000,000 in HUD funding for improvements to the Dan Young Soccer Complex - Sy nthetic Sports Field at Centennial Park. We are also working in part with the Orange County Transportation Authority to secure funding authorizations in the surface transportation authorization bill for the Bristol Street Widening and the Santa Ana Fixed Guideway projects in the City.