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EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Enoaoement of TBWB. During the term of this Agreement, City hereby engages TBWB to perform the following services (collectively, "Services"): a. Feasibilitv Assessment. TBWB shall perform any of the following services as needed to assess the electoral feasibility of the Revenue Measure for City: 1) Develop potential Revenue Measure strategies to meet City's funding needs to be tested in polling; 2) Collaborate with City's pollster to design, conduct and analyze an opinion survey of voters within City's jurisdiction to assess the electoral feasibility of a Revenue Measure; 3) Conduct a demographic analysis of voters within City's jurisdiction and how they break into key sub -groups by age, ethnicity, political party, length of residency, and other key criteria; 4) Analyze past election results in the jurisdiction and region to understand voter turnout trends and other relevant voting patterns; 5) Research other local tax proposals that may be heading to an upcoming ballot that could compete with City's Revenue Measure; 6) Make a specific recommendation regarding type of revenue measure to pursue, optimal election date, tax rate, tax structure and other important Revenue Measure features; and 7) Present recommendations, timelines and work plans to City Council, committees and commissions. b. Ballot Measure DevelODment. If at the conclusion of the Feasibility Assessment, City approves additional work to prepare a Revenue Measure for the ballot, TBWB shall perform any of the following services as needed to assist City in preparing the Revenue Measure for the ballot: 1) Recommend a final tax type, tax rate, duration and tax structure; 2) Recommend the final the list of projects, programs and services to be funded by the measure and prepare messaging that clearly articulates how these programs will benefit from additional revenue provided by the measure; 3) Recommend procedures for the taxpayer accountability protections, such as a process for an independent citizens' oversight committee; 4) Work with legal counsel to develop a resolution or ordinance calling for the election; 5) Work with legal counsel to develop the 75 -word ballot question; REV: 01-09-18 RL Page 9 of 11 ATTY/AGR.2018.003/TBWB Strategies Professional Services