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EXHIBIT 'A' SCOPE OF SERVICES The purpose of this scope of services is to provide the City of Redwood City (City) with professional services related to the 2006-07 revision and adoption of its General Plan. The services provided by Valerie J. Young, AICP (Consultant) will primarily be focused on assisting with the format, structure, design and editing of the required and optional General Plan elements, using the work products of various authors, into the final General Plan document to be adopted by the City Council. The services consist of the tasks described below. All work will be performed remotely by Consultant and via electronic transfer of files. City may establish an ftp (file transfer protocol) website to allow for efficient transfer and review of larger electronic files. Some mailing of data/files via CD may also be required. The scope also includes periodic conference calls to discuss key issues and progress of work. Note that the Consultant has an existing contract with the Redwood City Public Works Services Department for assistance with the General Plan Water Element. Work associated with that element will be accomplished under that contract. The scope of work assumes that the General Plan will consist of the following documents: . Required elements: Housing, Land Use, Open Space, Conservation, Noise, Circulation, Safety. . Optional elements: Historic Resources, Water, Infrastructure, Economic Development, Human Services, Child Care. . Overall General Plan: Includes introductory chapters (Forward, Physical Setting, State Mandate, General Plan Process, Glossary, Appendix, Bibliography) Task 1: Document review Consultant will review all relevant documents and materials related to the General Plan provided by City staff. Consultant will also review the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) 2003 General Plan Guidelines to ensure that the City's 2006 General Plan meets the State's guidelines for content, consistency and completeness. Task 2: Structure, format, production schedule Consultant will work with City staff to develop an overall approach to the structure, format, and design of the 2006 General Plan elements and document. A draft Table of Contents for the overall General Plan has already been prepared by the City. Consultant will work with City staff to prepare a draft Table of Contents for each element, as well as a document format guide, including page layout, font style and size, headers/footers, paragraph design, use of figures and tables, footnotes and references, and other format items. City staff will establish writing assignments (authors) for each of the individual elements and sections of the main body of the General Plan. Authors may be City employees or other consultants under separate contract to the City. Consultant may also be assigned minor writing tasks (supplemental paragraphs, goals/policies/implementation measures, and the like), to be determined by the City. A contingency budget is provided for major writing tasks that may be assigned by the City. 3