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<br />on the number of meetings needed. The contract can be amended in the future to add in this <br />option if the City deems it necessary. <br /> <br />The City Attorney, Jerry Filla, has reviewed the quote for servIces and did not have any <br />recommended changes. <br /> <br />2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Budl!et Review <br /> <br />When preparing for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan update, Staff budgeted $40,000 for the update <br />process. To help keep the project on time and as close to budget as possible, Staff has taken on <br />responsibility for completing a number of sections of the Comprehensive Plan in-house. <br />However, the technical requirements from the Metropolitan Council are proving to be more <br />rigorous than expected resulting in consultant costs being higher than anticipated. Based on the <br />approved costs and proposed services, the total cost of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan update is <br />expected to be approximately $63,220: <br /> <br />2008 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Consultant Cost <br />HKGi <approved March 26. 2007\ $ 36,900 <br />RoseviUe <estimated\ $ 2,500 <br />SEH, Inc (proposed quote\ $ 23,820 <br />Estimated Subtotal $ 63,220 <br />BCBS Grant offset (estimated\ $ 11,000 <br />Estimated Total $ 52,220 <br />Current Comp Plan Update Budnet $ 40,000 <br />Requested Budget Increase $ 13,000 <br /> <br />The Blue CrossIBlue Shield (BCBS) Active Community Living grant that the City received in <br />2006 will help offset an estimated $11,000 of that total, which reduces the estimated cost of the <br />update process to approximately $52,220. If the BCBS grant can legitimately be used elsewhere <br />in the Plan, the total costs may be further reduced, though any other reductions are not likely to <br />be significant. <br /> <br />While Staff always strives to stay on or under budget, Staff also feels that it is important to create <br />a useable and complete document that complies with the requirements of the Metropolitan <br />Council and will help provide guidance to the City over the next ten to twenty years. Therefore, <br />Staff is requesting a $13,000 increase to the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update budget. At this <br />time, no additional consultants are expected to be needed to complete the 2008 Comprehensive <br />Plan update. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting <br />May 29, 2007 <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhillslPlanningICommunity Development\Council Agenda Items\052907 SEH Transportation Camp Plan Update. doc <br /> <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />