Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Services to be Provided in Support of the 2015 Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Update
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Michael Quint, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the Interim City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. ("Kimley-Horn") for the 2015 Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Update for an amount not to exceed $648,400.
* Through a formal RFQ process, Kimley-Horn was selected as the most qualified firm to complete the 2015 Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Update.
* Staff has reached an agreement with Kimley-Horn on the attached Professional Services Contract and Scope of Services, which includes the following major project phases:
1. Project Initiation
2. State of the City
3. Community-Wide Vision
4. Vision Framework
5. Implementation
6. Adoption
* Staff anticipates that the Comprehensive Plan Update will be complete by Winter 2016.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* A Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the community's vision for today and tomorrow. It represents the desires of the citizens and their goals for the community.
* A Comprehensive Plan focuses on outlining a physical plan and business plan for the city. It is typically comprised of a number of interrelated elements such as land use, transportation, utilities, public services, socio-economic, and open space elements.
* Upon adoption, a Comprehensive Plan provides the basis for Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The plan should also be referred to in Capital Improvement Planning, Zoning Changes, Annexatio...
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