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REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Keri Thorpe, Assistant Planner
Tim McHarg, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement for Planning Services for Unified
Development Code Amendments – N. 7th Avenue Urban Renewal Board (NSURB)
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2012
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Ratify the City Manager’s signing of the Professional Services Agreement for Planning Services for the NSURB
BACKGROUND: As part of the NSURB FY2013 Annual Work Plan and Budget, the board
requested $20,000 for Professional Planning Services to provide for a new zoning district for N.
7th Avenue. The FY2013 work plan reads: The NSURB sees value in codifying elements of the District Plan to improve predictability and ease redevelopment of commercial parcels within the
District. The selected consultant will reconcile inconsistencies between plans previously adopted by
the City and reinforce the goals and objectives of the District Plan by creating a development code specific to the commercial and light industrial portions of the District.
A selection committee comprised of Assistant Planner Keri Thorpe, Planning Director Tim
McHarg, Assistant Planning Director Chris Saunders and NSURB member Scott Hedglin
reviewed proposals submitted from seven firms. On October 4th, the NSURB approved the selection committee’s recommendation of contracting with Clarion Associates, LLC to prepare a
new zoning code for the N. 7th Avenue Urban Renewal District.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission
FISCAL EFFECTS: Tax increment from the N. 7th Avenue Tax Increment Finance District
account will be used to pay for these professional services.
Attachments: Professional Services Agreement for Planning Services
Report compiled on: October 25, 2012
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