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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES CITY OF SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE MARSHLANDS ONGOING BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES 2003 The following scope of work for ongoing biological assessment and management services for 2003 was developed from tasks outlined in the Cordgrass Action Plan and the San Leandro Shoreline Marshlands Operations Manual that were produced by Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the City of San Leandro in 2002. The text below identifies a total of five tasks to be completed in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. The first involves an updated marshlands assessment in order to ensure that priority actions developed in the Operations Manual are currently applicable. Task 2 entails managing cordgrass control in North Marsh and assessing cordgrass populations throughout the marshes. Task 3 includes facilitating the production of a new aerial photograph of the marshlands and using GIS to compare current and past aerials to assess changes in marsh vegetation and hydrology. Task 4 is a seasonal monitoring of the marshlands tidegates to determine optimal tidegate maintenance procedures and procedural timing. Finally, Task 5 includes a variety of on-call services that ESA has performed for the City in the past, as well as new services as needed, on a time and materials basis. A budget covering all tasks is included in this scope. TASK 1: MARSHLANDS ASSESSMENT Task 1 will be completed prior to initiating the other tasks outlined below. Under this task we will conduct a marsh assessment in order to ensure that the priority tasks identified in the Operations Manual and outlined above remain the highest priority tasks. The assessment will include a reconnaissance survey of all marshes in order to identify potential problems in marsh management that may have arisen since completion of the Operations Manual. New priorities maybe identified during the assessment that were not addressed in the Operations Manual and require high priority action. Under the principles of adaptive management, the tasks in this scope may be re-prioritized so that actions providing the most immediate benefit for marsh management can be implemented. San Leandro Shoreline Marshlands I Environmental Science Associates / 201205 Ongoing Biological Assessment and Management Services Submittal Date: July, 2003