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EXHIBIT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CITY FACILITIES RELOCATION This document dated , 2019 is a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (the "City ") and AHP Development, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and subsidiary of Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation ( "Armada "). RECITALS A. In May 2018 Armada presented the City with an unsolicited proposal for the construction of a new City Hall and a new Public Safety Building, and the subsequent redevelopment of 801 Crawford Street and 801 Water Street. B. The City received the proposal in accordance with the Virginia Public- Private Education and Infrastructure Act of 2001, as amended (the "PPEA "). As required by the PPEA, the City gave public notice of the receipt of the proposal and provided the opportunity for other interested parties to submit competing proposals. One additional proposal was received but the additional proposal was subsequently withdrawn. C. For decades the City has desired to relocate City Hall and public safety facilities from the waterfront area (the "Relocation Project ") and to provide for the private development of the vacated waterfront properties (the "Redevelopment Project "). The relocations are a crucial component of the Crawford Gateway Revitalization Strategy. D. Based on the City's preliminary analysis, the proposal submitted by Armada is worthy of further discussion to determine whether the parties can reach a detailed, comprehensive and binding agreement that is mutually acceptable for the Relocation Project and /or the Redevelopment Project (the "Development Agreement "). E. The City and Armada therefore execute this Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of confirming their mutual intent to engage in negotiations with the goal of reaching agreement on the terms and conditions of a Development Agreement. F. This instrument is a Memorandum of Understanding. It states the good faith intentions of the parties on the subject matter hereof, but it does not create any legal rights or duties in any party hereto. The parties intend to negotiate in good faith a Development Agreement that is consistent with this instrument, but no party will be legally bound unless and until a Development Agreement has been approved by City Council and Armada and executed by the parties' duly authorized representatives. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs related to negotiating the Development Agreement.