DATE: May 08, 2018
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RESOLUTION WAIVING BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS POLICY NO. 110 II(A) AND AUTHORIZING A SINGLE SOURCE AGREEMENT FROM JUNE 1, 2018 UNTIL MAY 31, 2021, WITH JGC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, INC. FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $360,000. ALL FUNDS REQUIRED FOR FUTURE FISCAL YEARS WILL BE BUDGETTED IN THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL UPON ADOPTION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The San Diego Unified Port District (District) utilizes legislative consulting professionals to represent the District's interests and assure that there is two-way communication with state and federal legislative branches and regulatory agencies. This agenda item requests that the District's Board of Port Commissioners (Board or BPC) waive BPC Policy No. 110 II(A) and authorize a single source agreement with JGC Government Relations, Inc. (JGC) for state legislative professional services.
Areas of specific interest to the District include but are not limited to:
* Assisting with securing approval by the California State Lands Commission as related to state tidelands issues;
* Acting as a liaison with several industry groups and state agencies on District matters;
* Facilitating responses to requests for information from members of the legislature concerning matters of interest to the District; and
* Reviewing and commenting on state project submissions, such as grant proposals.
The nature of legislative consulting is unlike other types of professional services. Clients generally contract with legislative consulting firms for long periods of time, as the firm and organization forge a unique relationship. Unless representation is careless, retaining an organization's legislative firm is fundamentally beneficial to the agency in that changes in representation require a considerable amount of time and resources to in order to become knowledgeable in a client's distinct needs.
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