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STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 29, 1998
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Russ Wagner, AICP, Director of Planning
SUBJECT: Land Development Code Consultant Selection Committee
Commissioner Appointment
ISSUE:
Should the Mayor and City Commissioners appoint a Commissioner to the committee which will
select a consultant to prepare a revised Land Development Code for the City.
BACKGROUND:
The City's current Land Development Code was adopted in 1991. Since then the City staff has
run into many problems implementing the Code. In spite of several amendments to address these
problems, there are still many parts of the Code which need to be revised. The City Manager and
the staff have agreed that a consultant should be hired to revise the entire Code to address these
problems and to make it more "User Friendly". During the budget review process for this year's
budget, the City Commission appropriated $40,000 to hire a consultant for this purpose.
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Department staff is currently preparing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) which
will be advertised and distributed to consultants in the area who specialize in preparing Land
Development Codes. In the past, when RFQs have been used to select a consultant, a selection
committee has been assembled to review the qualifications packages submitted and make a
recommendation. That committee will be composed of four staff members (Jim Shira, Don
Flippen,Russ Wagner and Robby Lewis) plus one City Commissioner.
Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
January 29, 1998
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Once all the responses to the RFQ have been received, the selection committee will review the
qualifications packages submitted by consultants and prepare a recommendation regarding which
consultant they think best meets the City's needs for this project. The City Commission will then
review the selection committee's recommendation, and have an opportunity to select a consultant
to work with the City staff in revising the Land Development Code. Once a consultant has been
engaged for this project, it is anticipated that the project will take approximately a year to
complete.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commission appoint a
Commissioner to serve on the committee which will select a consultant to prepare a revised
Land Development Code for the City.
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