Title
Approval of Recommendation to Expand the Community Renewal Area Scope of Work with ECONorthwest; Direction to Staff to Decline a $200,000 Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Grant; and Guidance on Next Steps in the Community Renewal Area Process
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Community and Economic Revitalization Committee (CERC) recommends that the City expand the scope of work with ECONorthwest to support additional work with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) in evaluating the designs and cost implications of the development scenarios and that Council direct staff to provide written notice to the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) declining the $200,000 RCO Grant.
City Manager Recommendation:
As recommended by the CERC, move to expand the scope of work with ECONorthwest, and direct staff to decline the $200,000 RCO Grant. Provide feedback and direction to the CERC regarding the next steps in the Isthmus planning process.
Report
Issues:
Should the City expand the scope of the contract with ECONorthwest to provide additional consulting services as described in Attachment 1 to support additional work by the CAC, and should the City provide written notice to the RCO to decline the $200,000 RCO Grant?
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Department
Paul Simmons, Director Parks, Arts and Recreation Department
Background and Analysis:
At the May 15, 2014 CAC meeting the consultant team posed a number of questions to the CERC and the CAC regarding the three design scenarios and feasibility analysis that the consultant team prepared. A summary of the consultant team's presentation can be found as Attachment 2.
Generally the CAC felt that a plan with several smaller parks strategically placed around the Isthmus and interspersed with a variety of residential, co...
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