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<br /> I <br /> I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> " MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: November 24,1997 <br /> I TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> I FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director A- <br /> SUBJECT: Appointment of consulting Planncr - Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> I Infroduction <br /> I The Staff requests that the City Council consider the appointment of McCombs Frank Roos <br /> Associates to conduct the City's comprehensive plan update and direct Staff to prepare a contract <br /> for said update. <br /> I BackllTound <br /> The City recently completed its review of the proposals for the updating of the City's <br /> I comprehensive plan. On Tuesday, November 18, 1997 the City (Brian Fritsinger, City <br /> Administrator; Cindy Walsh, Director of Parks and Recreation; Steve Erickson, Chair of the <br /> Planning Commission and myself) interviewed the firms of SRF Consulting Group and <br /> Ie McCombs Frank Roos Associates for the position of consulting planner for the comprehensive <br /> plan update. <br /> I BackllToundlRcfcrcncc Checks <br /> The City has complefed reference/background checks for each of these firms. In general, both <br /> I firms received high ratings from those who were questioned. <br /> Budl!et ImDact <br /> I The City has allocated $55,000 for this activity (Fund 101- 41910-3120). The City also received <br /> a grant from the Metropolitan Council in the amount of $8,320 to assist in the preparation of its <br /> comprehensive plan update for a total fund of$63,320. However, the City Council on February <br /> I 10, 1997 authorized the expenditure of $1 ,631 to join and obtain GIS data from the Ramsey <br /> County GIS Users Group and on June 30,1997 authorized the expenditure of up to $5,000 for <br /> consulting assistance for the Highway 96 Task Force which revises the total available amount to <br /> I $56,689. <br /> The estimated expenditure, as proposed by McCombs Frank Roos Associates for the <br /> I comprehensive plan update is $33,500. <br /> Recommendation <br /> I The Staffrecommends the appointment of McCombs Frank Roos Associates to conduct the <br /> City's comprehensive plan update and direct Staff to prepare a contract for said update. <br /> f' <br /> I <br /> - <br />