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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 13, 2017 P:\Planning\Comprehensive Plan\2018 Comprehensive Plan\Memos_Reports_2040 Comp Plan Page 2 of 3 approve this proposed scope and budget, it will become a part of the professional service agreement with the City to provide engineering and other professional services. Discussion Work Plan WSB has updated their proposal based on the revised RFP. The work plan includes the following plan elements that are specifically required by the Metropolitan Council: • Land Use • Housing • Transportation • Wastewater • Surface Water • Water Supply • Parks and Trails • Implementation Other changes to the proposal include a reduction in the number of City Council and volunteer committee meetings and the removal of the public open house. The proposal does include the option to add an open house if the City Council chooses at an additional cost of $2,000. Public engagement will be provided for primarily online through a dedicated project website known as mySidewalk. Financial Impact In the proposal presented on February 21, 2017, WSB included a project budget of $131,050. The revised proposal has a total budget of $100,300. The water supply model would be an additional $6,000 if the City determines this work is needed. The changes in costs from the February 21 proposal for each section of the Comprehensive Plan are listed in the table below. Comprehensive Plan Element 02/21/2017 Proposal 03/13/2017 Proposal Public Engagement & City Meetings $11,000 $6,800 Background and Demographics $5,000 $4,800 Housing $6,750 $5,100 Land Use $9,500 $8,500 Economic Development $4,500 $0 (Not Required) Parks and Trails $15,000 $6,000 Surface Water Management $22,000 $22,000 Transportation $20,000 $16,900 Water Supply $7,800 $7,000 Wastewater $20,000 $19,000 Implementation $6,250 $3,900 Metropolitan Council Coordination $3,250 $300 Total $131,050 $100,300