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some will take more time than others. It is most important to use the time before session to develop the project plan and to develop the strategy to gather the political support to implement that plan. FEES We propose to provide our services for a fee of $5,000 per month. This fee would commence upon the execution of an agreement. This fee is for government relations services only and does not include any public relations, local fundraising, construction management or legal services. KEY PERSON RESPONSIBLE Bill Strusinski and Les Heen will be taking the lead on this initiative and will be directly involved in all discussions between the project team, executive branch agencies and members and staff of the legislature. Their efforts will be supported by Buck McAlpin and Kirsten Libby. TRACK RECORD Bill Strusinski and the Libby Law Team have a proven track record in successfully securing over $200M in state capital investment funds for state, local government and non-profit capital projects during his forty plus year tenure in working on such initiatives. During his time as the Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of the Department of Administration he developed, presented, lobbied and negotiated the Governor's Capital Budget with the legislature. Since that time he has been involved in more than a dozen capital investment projects for non-profit organizations. In fact, in 1985, he helped the legislature find a way to establish the process that Constitutionally allowed non-profit organizations to receive state general bond funds. As a result, he secured funding for the very first non-profit project to go through the process. His novel approach of using a local fiscal partner to lease the facility to the non-profit was approved by the state's bond council and has been used to fund such projects ever since. Enacting Capital Investment (bonding) bills is a very complicated process. Some steps require more detailed administrative knowledge of the process and other steps require political understanding and networking. Regardless of the size of the project, it is more important to pay attention to the fundamentals of the process so as to avoid procedural or political pitfalls that become insurmountable obstacles. We have a proven track record and a very intimate and detailed knowledge of the procedural and management steps that need to be followed in the process. This new proposed project complements the Sports Facility complex in the northern suburbs and will fill a void that exists for a facility for indoor youth activities. We admire and support your mission and sincerely believe that state level capital investment grant decision makers will as well. Success is obtainable because you can demonstrate the regional and statewide significance of your project. We believe Libby Law Office is uniquely qualified to complement your mission and your efforts to achieve state funding. Besides the management and political skills necessary to successfully 5