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21 Attachment A Revised Proposed SCOPE OF SERVICES Orange County Transfer of Development Rights Feasibility Study & Preliminary Plan Project Overview Orange County, North Carolina ("the Client") is located in the northern piedmont region of North Cazolina, with its county seat in historic Hillsborough, NC, The unincorporated azea in the County's jurisdiction is predominantly rural, although growth is accelerating in the southern portion of the County around Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and to a lesser extent, Hillsborough.. The County wishes to plan for and manage its growth in ways that are fiscally responsible and that provide for maintaining the rural and small town character of the County.. The Client wishes to conduct a feasibility study and develop a preliminary plan for a Transfer of Development Rights ("TDR") program, incorporating these objectives: • Sustainably balance rural and urban areas Direct growth and development - o Away from important natural and cultural resources; and o Towards areas more able to support municipal services and urban densities, • Provide working farms with an alternative income potential. • Link zoning densities to comprehensive plan goals and objectives. The Louis Berger Group ("LBG") is one of the largest consulting organizations in the United States with more than 20 domestic offices. LBG offers an outstanding base of specialized professionals with proven capabilities in: Regional Economics; Urban and Regional Plazming; Demographics; Public and Project Finance; Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering: Urban Design and Architecture; Civi] and Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science; Historic and Archaeological Resources; and, Public Involvement. The UNC Chazlotte Urban Institute ("the Institute") was created in 1969 as anon-profit, non- partisan, applied reseazch and consulting services outreach unit of the University of North Catalina at Charlotte, The Institute provides a wide range of services, including technical assistance and training, public opinion surveys, land-use and natural resources consulting, economic development research, and community planning to meet the needs of the region and its citizens. LBG and the Institute (together, the "Project Team") will assist the Client in achieving its TDR planning objectives, by providing land use planning consulting and applied research services to the Client as described in the project services description that follows, including production and delivery of the tangible deliverables listed below, according to the schedule set forth in the timetable below, for the fees and other cost reimbursement as described below. LBG and UNC Charlotte Revised Proposal I i .04.04