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• EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce shall provide the following business assistance programs during Fiscal Year 2010 -2011: Industrial Programs ($2,500 /month) $30,000 The Chamber will partner or provide assistance to the Agency on the following programs: > Industrial Roundtable — Continuation of the Industrial Roundtable program. > Industrial Councils — continue individual company outreach with at least twelve visits pre quarter. The goal of this initiative is to continue to outreach to the industrial community to learn about their needs and challenges and explore how the Agency and Chamber can assist them in competing in the marketplace, support local sourcing efforts, and attract new businesses, industries and • employees to the area. > Sustainability Circles — Expand the current six - company program (currently underway) by recruiting • six new companies to join the Chamber /City/Natural Capitalism/New Voice of Business initiative to assist companies to catch the fast - growing trend in production requiring that they provide products that demonstrate, from parts to production to end product, that the processes are carried out in an environmentally sustainable manner. Focused first on industrial companies, the program will be expanded to include office buildings /complexes as well. This initiative reflects the key policy goals of the City's Climate Action Plan. > Careers in Manufacturing — implementation of a program to introduce high school students to job . training and opportunities in manufacturing businesses. • > East Bay Green Corridor — support Agency staffs involvement in the East Bay Green Corridor including efforts related to business development, job training and marketing. > Industrial Competitiveness Grants — support the Agency's efforts to educate businesses and promote the implementation of energy efficiency programs. Chamber Community Portal Website $6,000 • The following are key elements of these new systems being developed in the corning year: > Contemporary inter - active "go -to° web portal for both businesses and the community; ➢ Designed to °tell the San Leandro story° and brand the city as a great place to "Live, Work and Play; > Sections will be developed for business; business support and development; city as a destination; neighborhoods, arts and culture; education, local sports and more; > Open community calendar; ➢ Company /community marketing and advertising; > Local business and community news and features; > Extensive use of social media to enable fast and timely information exchange; > Online membership system will enable particularly smaller businesses b manage their portion of the site on -line, affordably marketing their companies and actively advertise products, feature sales and coupons and utilize video. This is an important resource to give greater strength and visibility to the "Shop San Leandro First* program. •