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.......... 4~a~+ Tm~ FERC. USO/~ GROUP <br /> <br />The Ferguson Group has helped' clients win the support and funding of the federal <br />government for economic development planning efforts. We continue to secure funding for a <br />special area management plan in Orange County, California that comprehensively assesses <br />wetlands and will <br />result in long-term permits for development in exchange for improved management of <br />wetland resources in the region. <br /> <br />On behalf of Santa Ana, California, The Ferguson Group worked closely with the technical <br />staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the White House to <br />provide meaningful analysis on the Empowerment Zone (EZ) application and selection <br />process. Santa Ana was designated as an EZ community this year. The Ferguson Group also <br />coordinated with the National Association of Counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors and the <br />National League of Cities on legislative advocacy to secure funding for the EZ program as <br />part of the Omnibus Appropriations bill. In addition, we also helped Santa Ana secure over <br />$1 million for a Discovery Science Center. <br /> <br />The Ferguson Group has attained earmarks in HUD's annual appropriations bill for many <br />economic development initiative grants, including $1 million for Stockton, California, to <br />improve infrastructure at an historic hotel being renovated into an office and entertainment <br />complex. <br /> <br />· Brownfields <br /> <br />The Ferguson Group as been instrumental in securing federal assistance for clients' <br />brownfields initiatives, particularly monies that can be used for cleanup and other activities <br />essential to the reuse of brownfields properties. In King County we worked with the county <br />to help win a Brownfields Showcase Community designation, which provides them access to <br />$1.1 million in grants and technical assistance. We also helped them win the Agency for <br />Toxic Substance Disease Registry Brownfields grant for $60,000 and we are currently <br />assisting them with a HUD Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grant. In the City <br />of Charlotte we secured Senate Report Language in the FY 99 VA-HUD Appropriations bill <br />that directed EPA to provide grant funding to Charlotte. In the same bill we secured $500,000 <br />for the City of Oceanside's Brownfields/Retail Development Project and $125,000 for the <br />City of Folsom's planning, relocation and construction activities associated with the City's <br />redevelopment of the City Landfill and Sewage Treatment Plant. <br /> <br />· Water Resources <br /> <br /> <br />