Title
Review Community Renewal Area Request for Proposal Document and Process
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Community and Economic Revitalization Committee (CERC) should consider feedback and input from City Council's May 16, 2015 Workshop and the community open house and review the attached updated Request for Proposal (RFP) document and provide feedback and direction to staff on desired next steps in the Community Renewal Area (CRA) process. Final review of the RFP is scheduled for the June 16, 2015 City Council agenda as an Other Business item.
Report
Issue:
The CRA Resolution adopted by City Council on February 3, 2015, directed the CERC to develop of an RFP document and process for City Council review and approval. The CERC needs to digest council and community feedback and continue to work on the RFP and process for moving the CRA forward.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Director 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Director
Background and Analysis:
The CERC has continued to review and provide feedback to staff and the consultant team about the draft RFP since November of 2014. The latest edition is included as Attachment 1. This document responds to the feedback and direction provided by City Council at the May 16, 2015 Workshop. Notes from that meeting are included as Attachment 2 as well as a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment 3) that helps to graphically illustrate the results of the May 16, 2015 meeting. There is also a recording of the meeting available on the City's web page.
There was a clear consensus at the May 16, 2015 Workshop that the RFP should focus on the Water Street area between 4th and 5th Avenue. As requested by the CERC at its April 22, 2015 meeting, staff has also continued to review the Griswold's property and will have additional information regarding that property at the June 1, 2015 CER...
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