TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Nadine Nader, Assistant City Manager
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT:Title
(1) Approval of a Contract With the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Advisory Services in an amount not to exceed $125,000 to conduct a 5-day panel during the week of January 11, 2015 to assist the City with visioning and stakeholder outreach for the Downtown Area and appropriation of funds from the unreserved General Fund balance;
(2) Form a two person City Council subcommittee for ULI pre-engagement Items: developing stakeholder list and development of questions; and
(3) Consider directing staff to hire a consultant to prepare a Downtown Plan or Specific Plan after the ULI study is completed.
APPROVE; APPROPRIATE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
(1) Approval of a Contract With the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Advisory Services in an amount not to exceed $125,000 to conduct a 5-day panel during the week of January 11, 2015 to assist the City with visioning and stakeholder outreach for the Downtown Area and appropriation of funds from the unreserved General Fund balance;
(2) Form a two person City Council subcommittee for ULI pre-engagement Items: developing stakeholder list and development of questions; and
(3) Consider directing staff to hire a consultant to prepare a Downtown Plan or Specific Plan after the ULI study is completed.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This project is not budgeted. The recommended action requires an appropriation of $125,000 from available General Fund balance.
BACKGROUND:
At the September 30, 2014 City Council Study Session, the City Manager presented a staff report on the Urban Land Institute's Advisory Services and provided a brief, high-level overview of the history, mission and services offered through the program.
In addition, a represe...
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