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Attachment A Scope of Services PART A: Scope of Services for San Marcos Pedestrian — Transit Master Plan The City of San Marcos has the potential to attract significant federal funding to support pedestrian — transit connectivity infrastructure to improve streetscape, sidewalks, pedestrian lighting, drainage, shared parking facilities, bikeways, way finding, etc., to help revitalize, beautify, and be a catalyst for economic development within the City. The ( "FTA ") Livable Communities Initiative ( "LCI") program enables federal funding to support pedestrian — transit connectivity within lh mile surrounding any transit stop or terminal. In addition improvements to facilitate bicycle access to transit can be within three (3) miles of any transit stop. Using these parameters the City will establish a comprehensive program which qualifies future infrastructure for federal reimbursement and/or leverage of federal funding, through a (LONP). In addition, the proposed San Marcos Pedestrian — Transit Master Plan will capture local value in the form of land, private sector initiative, and in kind contributions. The creation of the Pedestrian — Transit Master Plan and resulting approval by the FTA of a LONP, will enable the City to protect and capture local expenditures which can be federally qualified, for future federal reimbursement and/or leverage. Since the plan is developed within the context of all federal guidelines, it will become part of the Regional Long Range Plan, Transportation Improvement Program ( "TIP "), and state TIP. The companion Environmental Assessment which is developed in concert with the Master Plan, enables the infrastructure qualified within the plan to be considered "shovel ready" for purposes of federal funding pursuit. The Consultant will develop a comprehensive Finance — Implementation strategy to support the pursuit of federal funding to pay for infrastructure contained within the Pedestrian — Transit Master Plan. Federal funding will be available through Congressional, federal discretionary, and Metropolitan Planning Organization ( "MPO ") resources. Initial federal funding will be pursued through the FY 2013 Congressional Transportation Appropriation process. The Scope of Services for creating the plan and securing the FTA LONP is delineated below. Task 1 Existing Conditions Inventory — Federal provisions enable recipients to provide pedestrian — transit access enhancement improvements within a 1/s mile radius of any transit terminal or bus stop. the Consultant will perform an inventory of existing conditions within the lh mile area, to qualify eligible enhancements, such as; sidewalks, ADA elements, pedestrian lighting, landscaping, utility relocation, and public art, among other categories, for federal support. The Consultant will conduct site visit(s) to perform a narrative and photographic inventory of existing conditions along strategic transit corridors, and around transit stops as 15