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� Ms. Sangeeta Kurupillai April 29, 1997 Page 6 SCOPE OF WORK Our study was conducted in the following manner. � We reviewed similaz studies of adult entertainment completed by five major cities. As part of ow reseazch, we identified a Study Area which included seven SOBs operating as Cabazets (The "Study azea"). We then proceeded to compaze and contrast this area with two other areas of Dallas with similar land uses and traffic patterns (the "Control Areas"), one of which did not include any SOBs and one that included two that were a half mile apart. These were compared on the basis of sex-crime rates a�d calls for police over a four year period. Additionally, we interviewed property owners or their real estate brokers and agents who are actively leasing, ]isting managing, buying or selling properties in the Study and ConVol Areas. We collected and analyzed crime statistics within the Study Area and the two control areas known as Control Area East and West. These crime statistics included the four years ending December 1996. Both the number of sex-crime arrests and number of police calls at ihe specific SOBs were analyzed (See Exhibit C). The number of sex crime arrests, in the Study Area which includes the concentrations of SOBs was five times higher than the Control Area with no SOBs and neazly three times higher than the Control Area with two isolated SOBs. We then contacted owners or their real estate representatives at properties in each area that were either trying to sell or lease land or improvements. This interview process included talking to people involved with single family residences, strip shopping centers, community shopping centers, apartments, &ee standing retail stores, vacant restaurant buildings, vacant auto part stores and vacant commercially zoned land. We surveyed this group regazding the length of time the property had been on the mazket, their experience with that property with respect to its pricing and what observations they could offer about trends in the neighborhood. If it was a real estate agent, we asked them to compaze this property in this neighborhood to similar properties in other neighborhoods. Finally, we asked these agents if the presence of SOBs in the neighborhood had any impact on their property or the surrounding neighborhood. The Study Area is a neighborhood ]ocated neaz Bachman Lake on West Northwest Highway, a major gateway to the city where seven SOBs area located. There aze tluee other locations of concentrated SOBs; Greenville Avenue near Lovers Lane; Harry Hines Boulevazd neaz Royal Lane and Spur 342 east of Califomia Crossing where smaller concenffations of SOBs aze congregated. We did not study these azeas. 06/12/97 15:30 TX/RX N0.5591 P. �