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DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS • believe a maior ;easorx 10, `�- national reputation : QU analysis is is the quality control approach to our work products. comprehensive �� y # - TmHIER& r LL r' ��o�ra *; approach to this assignment,ment, That is* Y�+a will evaluate SoC�Sr INC. e hrin r "'devil's and data in terms of begin� suppo�able and s ustainah 1e. mother part the tafor�ri�Ci�n � • consideration is c�xr national expertise in the areas of financial 4701 58rlgamor¢Road of the qualrty control cons 1 economics, ;a ital ins rov}erne i t plans in g. revenue strategics land use, u to - analysts and econo p p BethESU MD 2DB16 demographics and growth policy analysis- (301)320-6 Fax.(301)3-20-48115"0 . Technical roach There are sevcrai fiscal impact methodologies one could The major The 80 AnnaodaW Road most eotmnon is the averavc cost-per capita approach. ,l n�. 1 -14 4 methodology is that it masks tirnino as well as geographic issues. �o-61 70 problem with this meth �� �. '' s and recreation budget were divided by population to derive F .(81 S)79 35 For example,ple, if the park - • figure would be applied to population re gardlcss of where and a per capita figure, this � MO)4124-�� ' occurred. Another approach which is sorneu Ines used on a when the near housing - - - is a cobi�ation of the per capita-average.rage cost approach* re arional or state basis ash. The t•ndard rr�ulri lien approach grid propartional evaluation appro k service s F • � methodologies� can result in si�ni ftca.t�t distortions of the fiscal combination ��` these me a of a .1 t paWs because f the a *ous disadvantages to the methodologies. change r of the service standard factors used could be very in f�ucntial factor a�arust a number - � r stag s_ n example of the problems wit' these regtor�al in the �tscal finding � �n approaches is discussed vender references. mwzi nal cost approach, a more realistic mahodo 1 o y, the � Under the case study- �. . r { would be aseertai�ned, and the need for a nevi parr would available eapaclt of pay ks c esulttno capital cesis for land and equipMent, Once open,, th be forecasted with the r C � o that park, other relevant operating a pens es wou ld also be incorporated specific t • also be noted- Under this approach, the location of Zoo homes operating costs would � - "than-if • x ea of a fit coup ba re a significant[ different impac in �newly opened up � }� � a- approach 15 those homes were in an tnf'ill situation. This case study-rnaratnal cost a �ro 'n and therefore more costly. s noted further below, the case more time consuriu _ study-marginal cost approach will be utilized by TA in this assignment. pRopOSED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS a. the 1W1 be eight a un diction and tiro school dis to :ts - it is our �de� tdin� that _ - - - �-r effort- The challe� e of t�s scop'e o�work is to conduct a included-as part of s w o - h and also relalistic fiscal impact assessment using the case study-mar in cost approach uti line thy:findiu s to help prepare a regional fiscal impact assessment. to able to l� i ;,al f!"ApaCt Art'alYSIS - - � � �or �h 'unsdictton is the fiscai i rnpllcations of diffe w The major point of into 'os as it affects that jurisdiction Unless a case study-marginal CO.I C��t,�f rr�4fi�r�nal�r��s development scena� i` and/or ' u it red it is h� hl unlikely that tine cit y rna�ager, finance director . approach i t i y th r • e led par-Lies ri "bud' into` the tiseal findings- other C loo&h Policy planning �r4 V-d Market Anal sic .� N ALS&CRIM ler ; ii�red