SUBJECT: General Business
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Resolution No. P21-03: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Board of Trustees Authorize Staff to Publish the Request for Proposal - Comprehensive Plan
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
PRESENTER: Deborah Bachelder AICP, Planning Manager/Deputy Director of Planning & Development
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve resolution recommending the Board of Trustees authorize staff to publish the Request for Proposal - Comprehensive Plan.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
An update to the Comprehensive Plan is a 2021 top work priority for the Board of Trustees. The Comprehensive Plan has an approved budget of $400,000.
Progress Report:
Two members from the Planning Commission, Michael Witt and Andrew Sawusch, and two members from the Board of Trustees, Ari Harrison and Adam Haid, formed a steering committee to assist staff in formulating the process and issues to address for an update to the Comprehensive Plan. The steering committee met on December 10, 2021 and on January 28, 2021 to discuss the Comprehensive Plan, a potential DOLA grant, and to review the Request for Proposal (RFP) - Comprehensive Plan draft, review criteria for the proposals and the schedule to hire a consulting group.
Deborah Bachelder, is the staff lead for the project and has completed the following tasks associated with the RFP and the DOLA Grant.
1. Interviewed the following Town staff for input on their Department/Division expectations for the Comprehensive Plan update process:
a. Amber Luttrell, Communications & Marketing Manager
b. Ben Pratt, Economic Development Director
c. David Pasic, Town Engineer
d. Tyler Kesler, Sustainability & Water Conservation Specialist
e. Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
f. Patrick Hammer, Parks & Recreation Division Manager
g. Candice Huot, Finance Manager
2. Draft RFP completed and distributed to the following people for review/comment:
a. Steeri...
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