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<br />EXHIBIT "A" <br /> <br />SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> <br />Consultant will provide various professional consulting services related to the analysis and <br />evaluation of Redwood City's water rate structure at the direction of the Water Utility Services <br />Superintendent or his/designee. Discreet work assignments / tasks may include the following: <br /> <br />Task 1. Water Allocation Proaram (WAP) <br /> <br />Background. The City is currently preparing for water allocation due to drought. If a drought <br />does occur, it will be necessary to use the WAP software to allocate water budgets to residential <br />customers. For each customer, the water budget factors in size and type of landscape, pool, <br />number of people, and any other special needs. Currently, water use budgets are distributed to <br />residential customers for informational purposes. <br />Analysis. Consultant will work with City staff to obtain needed water use information to <br />determine the necessary rate structure that will be used during various levels of mandatory <br />water reductions. <br /> <br />Task 2. Landscape Area Water Budaets: Rates <br /> <br />Background. The City currently has separate classes and rates for its residential and <br />commercial landscape irrigation customers although both customer classes are similar in how <br />water is used. <br />Since 2003, The City has distributed water budgets to its dedicated landscape meters (both <br />residential and commercial) via a program administered by the Bay Area Water Supply and <br />Conservation Agency (BAWSCA). For each site, the water budget factors in landscape area, <br />type of irrigation system, and actual weather data. Currently, water use budgets are distributed <br />to site customers and managers for informational purposes. <br />Analysis. The consultant will analyze the water bill frequency distributions of the residential and <br />commercial irrigation rate classes to develop a new single rate structure for all irrigation <br />customers. The customers will pay for water according to their level of irrigation efficiency <br />relative to their individualized water budget. Water price will be higher when water use exceeds <br />their water budget in a given billing period. Consultant will use Waterate to facilitate the financial <br />impacts of evaluating alternatives and adopting landscape area water rates. <br /> <br />Task 3. Landscape Area Water Budgets: Implementation <br />Background. The City currently distributes informational only water budgets via the BAWSCA <br />program. If water budgets are to be connected to water rates, the City must port water budget <br />information into its water billing database. <br />Analysis. The consultant will assist the City in identifying and porting over information from the <br />BAWSCA program to the water billing database. This will include the calculation of weather <br />data, site landscape areas, site irrigation efficiencies, and the situation where sites have multiple <br />water meters. <br /> <br />Task 4. Water Supplv Assessment <br /> <br />Background. Periodically, the City Planning and Redevelopment Division of the Community <br />Development Services Department will request the Public Works Services Department to <br />prepare a Water Supply Assessment (WSA). A WSA determines if the City has sufficient water, <br />in most years, to meet the expected future water demands of a new development project <br />together with those of existing customers and planned future development. <br /> <br />Agreement over $1 OK 10 <br />City Attorney Approved Version 111803 <br />