TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Jodi W. Phelps, Assistant City Manager
DATE: January 6, 2025
RE:
Title
Federal Action Plan 2025
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
This item supports all adopted City Council strategic goals and objectives.
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville engages with the federal legislators and government agencies to support policy and funding opportunities that align with Council’s identified priorities and objectives. These efforts ensure the protection and preservation of essential community assets and resources, expansion of critical services and infrastructure supporting residents, and initiatives that allow the City to thrive.
The City’s federal lobbyists will brief City Council regarding the draft Federal Action Plan and present their work with the City to communicate and coordinate Federal funding and legislative advocacy agenda priorities.
Background:
The City’s federal lobby team, Strategics Consulting, helps shape and define Fayetteville’s priorities while facilitating communication and coordination at the federal level among elected officials and agency representatives. The City has a long-standing and successful relationship with Strategics Consulting having won support for and secured federal funding and directed spending for a variety of projects and needs.
The federal advocacy agenda is developed annually as a result of input from staff and Council and closely aligned with interests and priorities of legislators and agencies.
With all input incorporated, the document will be formally adopted by Council and shared with federal representatives during office visits and conversations with our congressmen and senators.
Issues/Analysis:
The City’s federal advocacy goals include the following:
• Develop and pursue a federal advocacy agenda unique to the City of Fayetteville and which leads to consistent, high-quality results.
• Identify and pursue federal investments to achieve the long-term goals of the City.
• Build and maintain regular communications with the Congressional delegation, federal agencies, Council, staff, residents and stakeholders.
The proposed Federal Action Agenda addresses those items the City will focus advocacy on in the year ahead supporting workforce growth and economic independence, advancing housing opportunity and community infrastructure, ensuring high-quality community-based veteran and military supports, providing sufficient mental health and community safety resources to meet needs, all of which affect the quality of life for our residents.
Budget Impact:
N/A
Options:
1. Accept the report moving it for adoption at the next regular meeting.
2. Provide recommended additions or deletions to come for adoption at the next regular meeting.
Recommended Action:
Attachments:
COF 2025 Federal Action Agenda