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4 <br />AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES <br />This Agreement (hereafter "Agreement") is made this <br />day of 2005 between THE LOUIS BERGER GROUP, <br />INC., a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having offices <br />at 1513 Walnut Street, Suite 250, Cary, North Carolina, <br />hereafter called the "CONSULTANT", and THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, <br />North Carolina, hereafter called the "CLIENT". <br />WHEREAS, CLIENT wishes to plan for and manage growth in <br />Orange County, North Carolina, (hereafter the "County") in ways <br />that are fiscally responsible and that provide for maintaining <br />the rural and small town character of the County; <br />WHEREAS CONSULTANT, one of the largest consulting <br />organizations in the United States with more than 20 domestic <br />offices, offers an outstanding base of specialized professionals <br />with proven capabilities in regional economics, urban and <br />regional planning, demographics, public and Project finance, <br />transportation planning and traffic engineering, urban design <br />and architecture, civil and environmental engineering, <br />environmental science, historic and archaeological resources and <br />public involvement; <br />WHEREAS, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute (hereafter the <br />"Institute"), created in 1969 as a non-profit, non-partisan, <br />applied research and consulting services outreach unit of the <br />University of North Carolina at Charlotte, provides a wide range <br />of services, including technical assistance and training, public <br />opinion surveys, land-use and natural resources consulting, <br />economic development research and community planning to meet the <br />needs of the region and its citizens; <br />WHEREAS, CLIENT desires to engage CONSULTANT to conduct a <br />feasibility study and to develop a concept plan for a Transfer <br />of Development Right program (hereafter collectively as the <br />"Project") in the County incorporating the following planning <br />objectives: <br />1. To sustainably balance rural and urban areas <br />2. To direct growth and development away from important <br />natural and cultural resources; and towards areas more able <br />to support municipal services and urban densities <br />3. To provide working farms with an alternative income <br />potential <br />4. To link zoning densities to comprehensive plan goals and <br />policies; and <br />