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EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES PHASE 1 - FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR A STREETCAR/URBAN CIRCULATOR: Task 1.1 — Kick-off Meeting with Key Partners The Consultant will coordinate a kick-off meeting and provide an agenda, meeting notes and a summary of action items. As part of the project kick-off, the City and Consultant will consider a walking tour of the transit center and the Broadway Corridor with the total project team, and perhaps representatives of the participating agencies. The work plan and schedule would be refined as necessary to reflect the results of the discussion. A key part of the schedule would be to define the meetings involved and set specific dates or timeframes so that the overall progression of the project can be better understood. There will be project management meetings (biweekly), meetings with key study participants (internal and external to the City), stakeholder meetings, and the community meeting. Deliverables: Refined work plan and schedule, communications plan, meeting notes, and action items Task 1.2 — Prepare an Existing Conditions Analysis The Consultant will prepare a list and a description of all the information needed for the existing conditions analysis. A meeting will be held to review and discuss the list with the Community Development Department and the Planning and Engineering Divisions. This discussion would confirm what information is available, what other data sources might exist, and where there are gaps in the current data. It will also include a discussion of how any data gaps might be filled. The Consultant will also conduct a limited best practices of streetcar studies defining the successful and unsuccessful processes undertaken by four similar cities. The data will be assembled, evaluated, and presented in the form of a technical memorandum and presentation that is suitable for use with the public. Deliverables: Data needs inventory, existing conditions memorandum, and existing conditions presentation Task 1.3 — Define Project Goals and Identify Ranking Criteria The Consultant team will work together to: 1. Define an initial set of project goals and 2. Define the criteria or evaluation metrics that can be used to measure the performance of the project alternatives and the ultimate project. Some criteria such as ridership or costs will be quantifiable, whereas others such as impacts on safety, quality of life, and urban form may be more qualitative. The Consultant will also consider the goals of the funding agencies such as the SMCTA, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/MTC, and the FTA. Key stakeholders will be contacted to get their confirmation of goals and criteria. The team will consider holding the planned community meeting to review both the existing conditions and the goals/criteria. Deliverables: Draft and final project goals and evaluation criteria memorandum REV:01-06-16 VR Page 10 of 17 ATTY/AGR.2016.003/CDM Smith - Streetcar and Downtown Transit Center