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Mr. James E. Norman <br />January 6, 2003 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />MEETINGS <br /> <br />Five meetings are planned during the course of the evaluation. <br />following: <br /> <br />These meetings include the <br /> <br />· Start-Up Meeting will be held at the beginning of the engagement to formalize research <br /> objectives and obtain client-provided information. <br /> <br />· Two City Staff EDA Meetings are planned to review study results and preliminary <br /> recommendations. <br /> <br />· Business Meeting will be held with owners and managers of businesses at the end of the <br /> engagement. <br /> <br />· Final Report Meeting to discuss results of work tasks and recommendations. This <br /> meeting will cover all aspects of the research program. <br /> <br />The budget provides for five meetings as described above. Additional meetings will be billed at <br />our normal hourly rates plus expenses. <br /> <br />QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />McComb Group, Ltd. is a full-service retail and real estate consulting firm specializing in market <br />research and financial feasibility. The firm has extensive experience in the retail industry and <br />has conducted market research for retail stores and shopping centers of all types including <br />regional malls, community centers and specialty centers. <br /> <br />McComb Group, Ltd. has a team that is qualified to conduct the research described in this <br />proposal. McComb Group's professional staff associated with this engagement includes the <br />following: <br /> <br />James B. McComb, President, founded the predecessor of McComb Group in 1974 <br />following six years as a member of the corporate staff with Dayton Hudson Corporation. <br />His experiences at Dayton Hudson and daily association with merchants and shopping <br />center developers provided the impetus for McComb Group's approach to shopping <br />center and retail market research and financial feasibility, which includes strong elements <br />of design and merchandise sensitivities. The firm's approach to shopping center research <br />and marketing has undergone continuous development and. refinement over the past 20 <br />years. <br /> <br />William A. Gorton, Executive Associate, has over 25 years experience developing <br />supermarkets and retail shopping centers, representing supermarket chains as well as <br />prominent independent supermarket owners. Mr. Gorton provides advise and assistance <br />related to real estate development, leasing and contract negotiations, business <br />acquisitions, project management, sales forecasting, site evaluation and market analysis, <br />financing, capital planning, financial forecasting, business planning, strategy <br />development, business development and the marketing of programs and services. <br /> <br /> <br />