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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 13.2001 <br />Action Agpntla <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Rep ort from The Femuson Group -Potential Projects for Federal FUntlin g <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENTI81: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />0/2]/01 Memo imm The Ferguson Gmup John Link. eM. 2300 <br />(antler seperete cove J Leslie Mozingo, Tha Ferguson Group <br />336-76G1801 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />HIINborough ]32-Bt Bt <br />Chapel Hill 968.0501 <br />Durham 880-]331 <br />Mebane 398.22]-2931 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a repotl from The Ferguson Group regeNing possible oppodun0ies for <br />Orange County to receive atltlitional fetlerel funding for important protects. <br />BACKGROUND: The Ferguson Group is a 22-member lobhying firm with offices in <br />Washington DG, NoM Carolina, and Celrfornia that specializes in assisting local govemmenta <br />in obtaining adtlitlonal fetle2l funds through grants, apProphetione, antl authorizations. Among <br />others, [he flrtn has expertise in the areas of environmental protection, health antl human <br />services, economic tlevelopment, antl housing. Firm representatives spoke wRh the Cheiq <br />Vice-Chelr, Manager, and various depadment heads eadiar this year antl tlevelopetl a list of <br />Orange County projects/activities [hat mould conceivably benefit from fetleral footling. <br />Leslie Mozingo, a patlner with the fine, will make a beef presentation deeaibing the <br />organization of the Flnn, its experience antl capabilities in assisting local governments in <br />lobbying forfetlemlfunds, era its basic fee stmcture options. She will also provides <br />preliminary, limitetl assessment of the prospects of possible projects for fedeml funding as <br />identifed by various County tlepartmen[s, antl entedain questions and wmmants from [he <br />Board. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated directly with this presentation. <br />Ms. Mozingo will speak to the potential fedeml revenues that might be obtalneq antl the vests <br />for the flnn's services in helping to obtain such atltlRlonal revenue. <br />RECOMMENDATIONISI: The Manager recommends that the BOaN receive the repgrtfor <br />information and provide appropriate direction b stag. <br />