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HomeMy WebLinkAbout232621 05/13/14 y oi...4�gy `/ CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA VENDOR: 00351028 • ONE CIVIC SQUARE SIMON AND COMPANY INC CHECK AMOUNT: $*****2,418.62* r �� CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 1660 L STREET NW,SUITE 501 CHECK NUMBER: 232621 9;iroN��`.`' WASHINGTON DC 20036 CHECK DATE: - 05/13/14 DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT PO NUMBER INVOICE NUMBER AMOUNT DESCRIPTION 601 5023990 042914 1,209.31 OTHER EXPENSES 651 5023990 042914 1,209.31 OTHER EXPENSES S T?\/f 0 IN P, rid Fede,­td.-f irs hb(lo I-Sirec( 'W `A 210A36 (202)6i9-2229-Fax(202)W)-5234-e-mail: Coil? p A-ril 29, 2014 .A. Mayor James Brainard One Civic Center Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 STATEMENT April 2014 Summary ofMaior Activities Undertaken in the Last Month for Carmel Utilties Activi Date Description Climate Preparedness and April 4, 18 Participation in teleconferences with Built Resilience Systems sub-group of Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force focusing on next steps and the upcoming Des Moines Task Force meeting; Walmart Conference April 21 Participation in teleconference with Mayor and staff regarding Mayor's participation in Walmart Recycling conference; April 23 Prepared and forwarded a memo to the Mayor describing the challenges cities across the country are facing in financing -their recycling programs; April 25 Preparation and forwarding of draft remarks for regarding Mayor's participation in Walmart Recycling conference; USCM Annual Meeting April 21 Reviewed with USCM staff and follow-up discussion with Mayor in connection with planning for USCM Annual meeting in Dallas; USCM Climate Survey April 22 Participation in press teleconference with Mayor upon the release of USCM Climate survey; TIGER Application April 4, 15 Worked with staff from the Office of Congressional Support Congresswoman Susan Brooks in request of her support for the City's TIGER grant application; Land and Water Conservation April 1 —4 Worked with staff of the Office of Fund Congressional Support Congresswoman Susan Brooks on a letter to demonstrate her support for full appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015; April 8 Worked with City staff and Mayors for Parks staff regarding City support for reauthorization and funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Community Development April 15 Worked with the office of Congresswoman Block Grant Congressional Susan Brooks regarding support for Fiscal Support Year (FY) 2015 Community Development Block Grant funding; COPS April 16 Assistance to the Mayor in connection with background on the COPS program in preparation for his meeting with Senator Joe Donnelly; April 24 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) release of an Application Guide and program materials for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 COPS Hiring Program (CHP),which will open in mid-to late May, to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts; Corporation for National and April 11 Teleconference with staff of Corporation for Community Service National and Community Service regarding their work with Mayors and participation in U.S.Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting; DOE Solar Market Pathways April 25 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement(FOA) for the Solar Market Pathways Program to support regional,state, or locally-driven efforts to develop multi- year solar deployment plans; 2 I HUD Promise Zone Initiative April 17 Prepared and forwarded a memo on the Round 2 Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD),Office of Community Planning and Development release of revised eligibility criteria for the second round of the Administration's Promise Zone Initiative, which will open later this year to designate an additional five communities; DOL Grants to Address the April 17 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Skills Gap in Partnership Department of Labor (DOL) Employment with Community Colleges and Training Administration(ETA) release of a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the final round of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program to provide support for the development and provision of accessible training programs that will connect people to available high- skill, high-paying occupations in growing industry sectors in conjunction with the Department of Education(ED); DOL Homeless Veterans' April 16 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Reintegration Program Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) issuance of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the Homeless Veterans'Reintegration Program(HVRP)to support the provision of services to assist homeless veterans, especially chronically homeless veterans, with reintegration into meaningful employment in the workforce; NEH Digital Projects for the April 11 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Public National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs announcement that it is accepting grant applications for Digital Projects for the Public Program to support digital projects such as websites, mobile applications, games, and virtual environments that demonstrate potential to attract a broad audience and significantly contribute to the public's engagement with humanities ideas; GROW AMERICA Act April 30 Prepared and forwarded a Special Report to the Mayor,with background materials on the Obama Administration's proposed four year transportation reauthorization bill,called the GROWAMERICA Act; 3 Washington Friday Report March 28 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: Tax Extenders, Waters of the U.S. Proposed Rule, Marketplace Fairness Act Update, Transportation Reauthorization Update, HUD FY14 Community Development Grant Allocations, Appropriations Hearings This Week, Affordable Care Act Enrollment, Education Department Priorities, Grants This Week, TIGER Webinar—Preparing a BCA, White House Climate Data Initiative, Modernizing E-Rate, White House Reentry Champions of Change, and Mileage Based Tax; April Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: The Ryan Budget, Tax Extenders Package Advances, TIGER 2014 Applications Opened This Week!,The Vice President on Workforce Development, Bipartisan Charter School Overhaul, Senate FY15 HUD Appropriations Hearing, Disaster Mitigation Hearing, White House Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, Energy and Commerce Committee on Spectrum, Smart Growth and Economic Success, Grants This Week, How to Help,- The Mudslide in Washington State, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Early Education Efforts, Mr.Franken Goes to Washington,Salt Lake City's Transportation Revolution, and Play Ball:Boston's White House Celebration; April 11 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: Secretary Sebelius Resigns as HHS Secretary and Sylvia Mathews Burwell Nominated,a Framework for Transportation Reauthorization, 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, House Adopts Ryan Budget and Rej ects Alternatives, Appropriations: The Cabinet on the Hill, HUD Deputy Secretary Nani 4 I Washington Friday Report Coloretti Nomination Hearing, Grants This Week, Senators Supporting LWCF, Emergency Management - Alaska Field Hearing, World Climate Change Report, DOE Webinars - LED Plus More, and Can "Free College" Save American Cities?; April 18 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: White House Initiative to Close the Skills Gap, Promise Zones Round lI - New Eligibility, Transportation Trust Fund Update,Attorney General Holder on Rise in Heroin Use,New Infrastructure Legislative Ideas, Affordable Care Act Exceeds its Goals, HHS Asked to Police LIHEAP and SNAP programs, Treasury: New Scrutiny for Municipal Bonds, Spotlight on NEPA, Grants This Week, A Mayor in the Senate Crossing Aisles, Straight Talk at the FCC, Rep. Tom Petri Stepping Down,and Happy Easter and Passover!; April 25 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor,which covered the following subjects: COPS Hiring Grants, A Busy Transportation Week, More on the Promise Zone Initiative, New U.S. DOJ Drug Clemency Policy, Waters of the U.S., Crude Oil Rail Safety, Mayors Take the Lead on Tackling Climate Change, Grants This Week,DOE Better Buildings Summit, Earth Day 2014!, Remembering APPA's Alex Radin, and White House Easter Egg Roll. Professional Services for the Month of April 2014...................................$2,083.00 Expenses (see attached summary and receipts 71.4%)......................,..........$335.63 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE........................................................ .... . .... ...........$2,49.x.63 LEONARD S. SIMON President 5 �. r. VOUCHER # 137987 WARRANT# ALLOWED 357028 IN SUM OF $ SIMON & COMPANY INC. 1660 L Street, N.W., Ste 501 Washington, DC 20036 Carmel Wastewater Utility ON ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATION FOR Board members PO# INV# ACCT# AMOUNT Audit Trail Code 042914 01-7360-08 $1,209.32 [ l 5 � Voucher Total $1,209.32 Cost distribution ledger classification if claim paid under vehicle highway fund Prescribed by State Board of Accounts City Form No.201 (Rev 1995) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHER CITY OF CARMEL An invoice or bill to be properly itemized must show, kind of service, where performed, dates of service rendered, by whom, rates per day, number of units, price per unit, etc. Payee 357028 SIMON & COMPANY INC. Purchase Order No. 1660 L Street, N.W., Ste 501 Terms Washington, DC 20036 Due Date 5/7/2014 Invoice Invoice Description Date Number (or note attached invoice(s) or bill(s)) Amount 5/7/2014 042914 $1,209.32 I hereby certify that the attached invoice(s), or bill(s) is (are) true and correct and I have audited same in accordance with IC 5-11-10-1.6 Date Officer SIMON AND COMPANY INCORPORATED Inter overnmenful Relutions(in(i Federal Affairs 1660 L Street N.W. ^Suite 501 ^Washington,D.C.20036 (202)659-2229^Fax(202)659-5234•e-mail len.siniorea<sllnoizcornpaiw.Coll? April 29, 2014 Mayor James Brainard One Civic Center Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 STATEMENT April 2014 Summary ofMaior Activities Undertaken in the Last Month for Carmel Utilties Activi _ Date Description Climate Preparedness and April 4, 18 Participation in teleconferences with Built Resilience Systems sub-group of Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force focusing on next steps and the upcoming Des Moines Task Force meeting; Walmart Conference April 21 Participation in teleconference with Mayor and staff regarding Mayor's participation in Walmart Recycling conference; April 23 Prepared and forwarded a memo to the Mayor describing the challenges cities across the country are facing in financing their recycling programs; April 25 Preparation and forwarding of draft remarks for regarding Mayor's participation in Walmart Recycling conference; USCM Annual Meeting April 21 Reviewed with USCM staff and follow-up discussion with Mayor in connection with planning for USCM Annual meeting in Dallas; USCM Climate Survey April 22 Participation-in press teleconference with Mayor upon the release of USCM Climate survey; 1 TIGER Application April 4, 15 Worked with staff from the Office of Congressional Support Congresswoman Susan Brooks in request of her support for the City's TIGER grant application; Land and Water Conservation April 1 —4 Worked with staff of the Office of Fund Congressional Support Congresswoman Susan Brooks on a letter to demonstrate her support for full appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015; April 8 Worked with City staff and Mayors for Parks staff regarding City support for reauthorization and funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Community Development April 15 Worked with the office of Congresswoman Block Grant Congressional Susan Brooks regarding support for Fiscal Support Year (FY) 2015 Community Development Block Grant funding; COPS April 16 Assistance to the Mayor in connection with background on the COPS program in preparation for his meeting with Senator Joe Donnelly; April 24 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) release of an Application Guide and program materials for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 COPS Hiring Program (CHP),which will open in mid-to late May, to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort -to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts; Corporation for National and April 11 Teleconference with staff of Corporation for Community Service National and Community Service regarding their work with Mayors and participation in U.S.Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting; DOE Solar Market Pathways April 25 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Solar Market Pathways Program to support regional,state, or locally-driven efforts to develop multi- year solar deployment plans; 2 HUD Promise Zone Initiative April 17 Prepared and forwarded a memo on the Round 2 Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD),Office of Community Planning and Development release of revised eligibility criteria for the second round of the Administration's Promise Zone Initiative, which will open later this year to designate an additional five communities; DOL Grants to Address the April 17 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Skills Gap in Partnership Department of Labor (DOL) Employment with Community Colleges and Training Administration(ETA) release of a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the final round of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program to provide support for the_dev_elopment and- provision of accessible training programs that will connect people to available high- skill, high-paying occupations in growing industry sectors in conjunction with the Department of Education(ED); DOL Homeless Veterans' April 16 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Reintegration Program Department of Labor (DOL) Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) issuance of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for the Homeless Veterans'Reintegration Program(HVRP)to support the provision of services to assist homeless veterans, especially chronically homeless veterans, with reintegration into meaningful employment in the workforce; NEH Digital Projects for the April 11 Prepared and forwarded a grant memo on the Public National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs - - announcement that it is accepting grant applications for Digital Projects for the Public Program to support'digital projects such as websites, mobile applications, games, and virtual environments that demonstrate potential to attract a broad audience and significantly contribute to the public's engagement with humanities ideas; GROW AMERICA Act April 30 Prepared and forwarded a Special Report to the Mayor,with background materials on the Obama Administration's proposed four year transportation reauthorization bill,called the GROW AMERICA Act; 3 Washington Friday Report March 28 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: Tax Extenders, Waters of the U.S. Proposed Rule, Marketplace Fairness Act Update, Transportation Reauthorization Update, HUD FYI Community Development Grant Allocations, Appropriations Hearings This Week, Affordable Care Act Enrollment, Education Department Priorities, Grants This Week, TIGER Webinar—Preparing a BCA, White House Climate Data Initiative, Modernizing E-Rate, White House Reentry Champions of Change, and Mileage Based Tax; April Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: The Ryan Budget, Tax Extenders Package Advances, TIGER 2014 Applications Opened This Week!,The Vice President on Workforce Development, Bipartisan Charter School Overhaul, Senate FYI HUD Appropriations Hearing, Disaster Mitigation Hearing, White House Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, Energy and Commerce Committee on Spectrum, Smart Growth and Economic Success, Grants This Week, How to Help - The Mudslide in Washington State, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Early Education Efforts, Mr.Franken Goes to Washington,,Salt Lake. ._ City's Transportation Revolution, and Play Ball: Boston's YYhite House Celebration; April 11 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: Secretary Sebelius Resigns as HHS Secretary and Sylvia Mathews Burwell Nominated,a Framework for Transportation Reauthorization, 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, House Adopts Ryan. Budget and Rejects Alternatives, Appropriations: The Cabinet on the Hill,HUD Deputy Secretary Nani 4 Washington Friday Report Coloretti Nomination Hearing, Grants This Week, Senators Supporting LWCF, Emergency Management - Alaska Field Hearing, World Climate Change Report, DOE Webinars - LED Plus More, and Can "Free College" Save American Cities?; April 18 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: White House Initiative to Close the Skills Gap, Promise Zones Round II - New Eligibility, Transportation Trust Fund Update,Attorney General Holder on Rise in Heroin Use,New Infrastructure Legislative Ideas, Affordable Care Act Exceeds its Goals, HHS Asked to -- Police LIHEAP- and- -SNAP` programs; Treasury: New Scrutiny for Municipal Bonds, Spotlight on NEPA, Grants This Week, A Mayor in the Senate Crossing Aisles, Straight Talk at the FCC, Rep. Tom Petri Stepping Down,and Happy Easter and Passover!; April 25 Prepared and forwarded the Washington Friday Report to the Mayor, which covered the following subjects: COPS Hiring Grants, A Busy Transportation Week, More on the Promise Zone Initiative, New U.S. DOJ Drug Clemency Policy, Waters of the U.S., Crude Oil Rail Safety, Mayors Take the Lead on Tackling Climate Change, Grants This Week, DOE Better Buildings Summit, - Earth Day 2014!, Remembering APPA's- - Alex Radin, and White House Easter Egg -- - - - Roll. - - -- -- I - Professional Services for the Month of April 2014...................................$2,083.00 Expenses (see attached summary and receipts 71.4%)................................$335.63 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE........................................................ .... . .... ...........$2,418.63 LEONARD S. SIMON President 5 it VOUCHER # 135031 WARRANT# ALLOWED 357028 IN SUM OF $ SIMON & COMPANY INC. 1660 L Street NW, Ste 501 Washington, DC 20036 Carmel Water Utility ON ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATION FOR Board members PO# INV# ACCT# AMOUNT Audit Trail Code 042914 01-6360-08 $1,209.31 I � �7 I� Voucher Total $1,209.31 Cost distribution ledger classification if claim paid under vehicle highway fund Prescribed by State Board of Accounts City Form No.201 (Rev 1995) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHER CITY OF CARMEL An invoice or bill to be properly itemized must show, kind of service,where performed, dates of service rendered, by whom, rates per day, number of units, price per unit, etc. Payee 357028 SIMON &COMPANY INC. Purchase Order No. 1660 L Street NW, Ste 501 Terms i Washington, DC 20036 Due Date 5/7/2014 I Invoice Invoice Description Date Number (or note attached invoice(s) or bill(s)) Amount i 5/7/2014 042914 $1,209.31 i I I hereby certify that the attached invoice(s), or bill(s) is (are) true and correct and I have audited same in accordance with IC 5-11-10-1.6 s/a/V �✓ , Date Officer