Evaluating Standards for Site Certification Presented to: American Public Power Association Presented by: Robert M. Ady, President Ady International Company May 6, 2010

#1 Reason Why Communities Are Eliminated From Projects Simply stated If you dont have a site, you dont have a product, and if you dont have a product, you dont need a business attraction or business retention program!

Importance of Site Certification Protection of key industrial/office sites Risk minimization Speed to implement prospect startup Major marketing tool for business attraction Indication of professionalism of economic development group Assist in economic development team building

Types of Certification Type of certifier --Local --Regional --State --Third party Method of certification --Checklist --Point total --Field investigation --Detailed application

Key Criteria for Evaluating Existing Sites Criteria #1: Immediately Available Criteria #2: All Utilities Are in Place Criteria #3: Physically Developable Criteria #4: Technically Developable Criteria #5: Ease of Product and Employee Movement

Criteria #1: Immediately Available Site is owned or controlled and can be marketed by the economic development organization Terms and conditions of sale have been established and are part of contract Price of the property has been determined

Criteria #1: Immediately Available- Alternative Options Have long term, renewable, assignable option agreement with owner or right-of- first refusal and letter authorizing the marketing of the site Identify individual terms and conditions associated with the property Have a firm land price from the owner

Criteria #2: All Utilities Are in Place Water line of sufficient capacity for industrial use on site or adjacent Sewer line of sufficient capacity for industrial use on site or adjacent Gas line of sufficient capacity for industrial use on site or adjacent Electric power line on site with sufficient capacity at nearby substation to handle industrial load T-1 telecommunications in place

Criteria #2: All Utilities Are in Place- Alternative Options Show size and location of existing utility lines Have plan for extending lines to property Indicate expense to extend lines and line extension policy (who pays) Have necessary right-of-way agreements for line extension Indicate estimated time for completion of utility extensions

Criteria #3: Physically Developable No easements or rights-of-way encumbering property No flood hazards or drainage issues Soil bearing tests taken on site No structures on site Topography amenable to construction

Criteria #3: Physically Developable- Alternative Options For on-site easements, indicate the ability and willingness or owner to relocate lines Have maps showing extent of all past flooding Have soil tests for surrounding properties or general soil conditions/bearing in the area If there is a structure on site, indicate cost of removal and party responsible If topography is irregular, have drawings showing placement and elevation of potential facility and the amount to site work that will be required to accomplish this result

Criteria #4: Technically Developable- Shovel Ready Commitment of incentives for any site infrastructure improvements necessary Properly zoned Environmental assessments completed (Phase 1, endangered species, cultural landmarks) Wetlands designation report completed Site compatible with surroundings Aerial photograph (hard copy and digital) available

Criteria #4: Technically Developable- Alternative Options List potential incentives that may be available for site development List steps in zoning process, estimated time for completion, and support for change List all preliminary steps undertaken for environmental and wetlands reports and have plans in place to mitigate whatever issues are discovered during due diligence Have available land use plans and other documents showing proposed development of the surrounding area

Criteria #5: Ease of Product and Employee Movement Site fronts on major highway with ease of ingress and egress No traffic funneled through residential neighborhoods No major traffic delays on roads leading to site Rail spur adjacent to site Direct access to interstate or limited access highway

Criteria #5: Ease of Product and Employee Movement-Alternative Options If not on a major highway, have commitment for turn lanes and signalization to minimize ingress and egress issues Identify alternative routes to avoid traffic through residential areas Have plans for highway improvements to speed traffic Indicate distance and travel time to interstate highway or limited access highway

Summary of Key Criteria for Evaluating Sites Immediate availability All utilities in place Physically developable Technically developable Ease of product and employee movement

The Ady-Austin Site Designation Program for Food Processing Step#1: Develop specification sheet for type of food processing under consideration Step #2: Develop general site data Step #3: Evaluation of any fatal flaws Step #4: Complete detailed site application form by client organization Step #5: Field work by Ady-Austin executives Step #6: Evaluation of completed application Step #7: Comprehensive summary document prepared by Ady-Austin, including award designation if determined

Past Ady-Austin Food Clients Anheuser-Busch Carvel-Celebration Foods Dole Fresh Vegetables Embria Company Frito-Lay Ghirardelli George Weston Bakeries Always Bagles General Mills M & M/Mars H.J. Heinz Company Bevpack Kikkoman Foods Michelina Foods Miller Brewery Company Wm. Wrigley, Company Swiss Valley Farms Sun Rich Fresh Food Swift-Eckrich Wenner Bread

Thank you Any Questions? Bob Ady, President Ady International Company Phone: