2.P. AGREEMENTS FOR LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES WITH SHAW, YODER, ANTWIH, SCHMELZER & LANGE (STATE AFFAIRS) AND WITH THORN RUN PARTNERS (FEDERAL AFFAIRS) [Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, H. MOLINA]: SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving agreements for lobbying and advocacy services with the lobbying firms of Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer & Lange (state affairs) and with the firm Thorn Run Partners (federal affairs). This staff report addresses a request from Council to obtain additional information on the kind of business these lobbying firms represent and to use the same rubric the Finance Department used during the selection of a banking institution. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a twenty-nine-month term Agreement for Services with Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer & Lange (SYASL) for state lobbying and advocacy services, and monitoring of state legislation in an amount not to exceed $174,000 with an option for a 24-month contract extension; 2) Approve a twenty-nine-month term Agreement for Services with Thorn Run Partners (TRP) for federal lobbying and advocacy services in an amount not to exceed $174,000 with an option for a 24-month contract extension; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute documents incident to the agreements.