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Exhibit A. CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SEWER RATE STUDY SCOPE OF SERVICES This scope of services is intended to accomplish the following key objectives: . Develop sewer rates for residential customers that are directly linked to each customer's water use (i.e., average winter water use or monthly year-round water use with reduction factors or caps for seasonal irrigation). . Develop a la-year Business Plan for the Sewer Enterprise Fund. . Merge the Stormwater Enterprise Fund into the Sewer Enterprise fund, which will be reflected in the new la-year Business Plan for the Sewer Enterprise Fund and sewer rates. . Determine the impact of paying back flood control revenue bonds through sewer rates. . Electronically link the la-year Business Plan with John Whitcomb's sewer rate software. The work will be performed by a consulting team consisting of John Farnkopf (Project Manager) and Greg Clumpner (Senior Associate), Alan Noah (Administrative Associate) of Hilton Farnkopf & Hobson, LLC, and John Whitcomb. Task 1. Project Initiation Upon receipt of a Notice to Proceed, the consulting team will conduct a Project Kick- Off Meeting that should include key City Staff and consulting team members. We would prepare for this meeting by reviewing the current Sewer and Stormwater Enterprise Funds and the 5-year Business Plan to determine recent cost trends in the sewer and stormwater revenue requirements and to identify any significant variances. We would review the recent history of the rates, their efficacy in achieving the City's rate-making objectives, and their influence on customers. We would also review the SBSA's recent and projected costs. John Whitcomb's analyses of customer characteristics (e.g., bill frequency distributions, seasonal demand fluctuations, growth by sector, and other statistical parameters) will also be reviewed in advance of the meeting. We would expect to discuss other issues such as: . The 1989 Kennedy/Jenks/Chilton rate study. . The current system of sewer charges. . The current system of stormwater charges. . The City's recent and prospective rate-making objectives. . The advantages and disadvantages of the current rate structures. . The relative amounts of revenue generated from fixed charges and volume charges.