True North Consulting Group LLC 8/26/2024

Page 8 of 26 SECTION 2 – S COPE OF WORK 2.1 INTENT AND BACKGROUND As a department of the City of Everett, Everett Transit provides critical transportation services to our community. People depend upon the services we provide to get them to work, school, medical services, shopping, places of worship, and recreational opportunities. Within our service area are major employers, such as The Boeing Company, Providence Regional Medical Center, Naval Station Everett, Everett Public Schools, and Amazon. Everett is also a growing center of higher education with robust opportunities provided through Everett Community College as well as Washington State University. Everett is also home to Seattle Paine Field International Airport. It is our desire to ensure: 1. That these transportation services remain a safe and secure environment for all who use them, as well as our employees and tenants, and 2. That we reduce the financial and reputational liability resulting from incidents of crime, violence, and civil unrest. To accomplish this, we must be aware of our specific vulnerabilities to these threats. By increasing our awareness and understanding of these vulnerabilities, we will ensure that Everett Transit can continue to provide essential transportation services in the safest environment achievable. Therefore, a comprehensive Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) is intended to evaluate Everett Transit’s vulnerability and susceptibility to an array of security threats and will form the basis for all preventative plans and mitigating countermeasures. Everett Transit has never performed a Threat and Vulnerability Assessment. The expectation is to include all of Everett Transit’s locations which are as follows: • Everett Station at 3201 Smith Ave, Everett, WA 98201, which is a 10-acre campus and 60,000- square-foot facility with multiple tenants as well as Everett Transit Administration. • Everett Transit Operations Center and Parking (Bldg. A) – 3225 Cedar Street • Everett Transit Maintenance Facility and Parking (Bldg. B) – 3225 Cedar Street • Mall Station – 1330 SE Everett Mall Way. (Significant Origin / Destination) • College Station – 2200 Tower Street (Significant Origin / Destination) 2.2 NOTICE OF FUNDING The City of Everett has received federal grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund this endeavor. Consultants must include signed FTA clauses with their submittals. The grant funds expire in 2026. A required milestone for the grant is to have the assessment completed no later than the end of 2024. 2.3 PURPOSE Susceptibility to crime, terrorism, and civil unrest must be continually evaluated and engaged. Obtaining accurate and comprehensive threat and vulnerability information is critical to having a successful security RFP