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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF WORK, DELlVERABLES, SCHEDULE, AND COMPENSA TION FOR SERVICES SCOPE OF WORK The Leak-Goforth team will prepare a Comprehensive Economic Development Plan for Cabarrus County under the attached Agreement, to include of the following work elements and tasks: Community and Economic Assessment Workforce Analysis and Strategy Target Business and Industry Analysis and Strategy Land Use and Site Location Analysis and Strategy Entrepreneurial Opportunities Analysis and Strategy Marketing Strategy and Plan Organizational Analysis and Strategy Implementation Action Plan These elements or tasks are described below. A. Community and Economic Assessment Purposes of this task are to assess economic conditions and trends in and affecting Cabarrus County and its strengths and weaknesses as a place to attract business and industry and sustain economic growth. Specific activities to be undertaken are as follows: 1. Conduct Leadership and Stakeholder Interviews Interview key governmental, business, and civic leaders in the County to gain an understanding of local attitudes and opinions about conditions in the County, the future of the County, impediments to progress, positive attributes of the County, and actions needed to move the County forward. Interview representatives of key local employers as to their views of the pros and cons of doing business in Cabarrus County relative to amount and quality of labor, access to markets,infrastructure needs, and other factors. 2. Review Economic Growth Factors and Trends Review local and regional population and labor force characteristics and growth trends; review local and regional employment and wage trends by sector. Identify existing employers in the County as. to type and employment level in relation to business and industry clusters and performance in the Charlotte region, including the motor sports, 'nnancial services, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. 1 ~