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City's lobbyists on monthly plan

The existing policy of using consultants to lobby the city's interests for Moffett Field will continue, but only on a month-to-month basis, City Council members unanimously agreed at a special meeting July 7.

The city's current contract with the consulting firm Black Kelly Scruggs & Healy will expire July 31.

Council also identified three tasks it would like to tackle: securing a new hangar for the 129th Rescue Wing, developing a Western Disaster Center, and supporting NASA's commitment to the base.

The city has paid more than $700,000 in the past two years for lobbyists in Sacramento and Washington D.C.

The city will pay Black Kelly Scruggs & Healy $20,000 per month to argue for the city's interests.

De Anza group wins awards

A De Anza College honor society won two awards recently at a Nevada/California regional convention.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, the De Anza Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society, was honored for having the region's most outstanding chapter newsletter.

Rachel Stogner is the newsletter's editor and the 1998-1999 chapter president.

The chapter was also recognized for having the best activities that promote fellowship both within and outside the organization.

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, July 15, 1998.
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