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6.G. - Page 9 of 23 Transmittal Letter: Submitted Electronically December 18, 2020 To: Melissa Stevenson -Diaz City Manager City of Redwood City From: Dane Hutchings Managing Director, Government Affairs Renne Public Policy Group Dear Ms. Stevenson -Diaz: On behalf of the Renne Public Law Group, LLP [DBA Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG)] I want to thank you, your team, and the Council for engaging our firm for state legislative advocacy services. This end of year report provides an overview of the services provided by our firm to the City of Redwood City during the 2020 legislative year as well as insights and potential next steps in preparation for the new 2021-22 legislative session. At RPPG we strive to be a necessity for our clients, not a luxury. This means finding ways to show true return on investment. However, 'value' itself is dependent on the individual needs of the client. Whether it be advancing a beneficial state policy, stopping a piece of determinantal legislation, advocating for increased General Fund or grant dollars—or by providing detailed policy and political information that informs the client. Whatever the need, we pride ourselves on creating a custom approach to each client that we have the honor of representing. While our work with Redwood City officially began in December of 2019, soon into the new year we entered an incredibly challenging time. The COVID-19 global pandemic required your advocacy team to switch gears and find new ways to continue to represent Redwood City's interest in Sacramento. As detailed throughout this report, RPPG hit the ground running, working hand in hand with the City to provide clarity on issues with play-by-play information, drafting memos, providing information on dozens of Executive Orders, vying for increased CARES Act dollars, working to stop revenue clawbacks and providing detailed policy and political analysis on dozens of state and federal legislative proposals of interest to the City. Additionally, our team worked with Redwood City staff and the Governance Subcommittee in creating a new State Legislative platform—which served as the bases for the policy goals we set out to accomplish. We look to work with the Governance Subcommittee again in 2021 to build upon and revise this document. Lastly, our team met with your department heads in February of this year and provided a detailed analysis assessing viable state grant opportunities. All told, 2020 certainly was not ideal. However, despite the ongoing challenges that will no doubt linger throughout much of 2021, 1 am proud of the work our team was able to accomplish on behalf of the City. Most notably, our team was successful in advancing all four of the state polices either sponsored by or strongly supported by the City. 311