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<br />City of Arden Hiiis <br /> <br />RFP for Planning Consultant Services <br /> <br />i. Description of geographic area and city/regional context <br />ii. Development history <br />iii. Demographic overview of population and employment <br />iv. Business inventory <br />v. Survey of existing property attributes such as land use, zoning, property <br />value, building floor area, height, building condition, building design <br />vi. Assessment of current utility capacity and relationship to future <br />development capacity <br />vii. Existing real estate market data <br />c. Future Land Uses <br />i. Recommended locations for office, commercial, residential, and mixed-use <br />developments <br />ii. Future land use map in comprehensive plan compatible format <br />iii. A development case study exploring various concepts for development of <br />a yet to be determined key site(s) in the study area <br />d. Development Character and Design <br />i. Recomrnended height, density, massing, building material, signage and <br />character for residential, office, industrial, and commercial development <br />ii. Recommended design guidelines for new development including, but not <br />limited to, general recommendations for site iayout, landscaping, fencing, <br />scale, fenestration, building material, signage and lighting. Examples of <br />exemplary building designs from within and outside of Arden Hills should <br />be provided <br />e. Market Analysis <br />i. Analysis of future real estate market forces on the B-2 District <br />Ii. Potential impact of and relationship to developrnent on the Twin Cities <br />Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property <br />f. Transportation, Transit, Parking, Accessibility, and Non-rnotorized Facilities <br />i. Traffic analysis and recommendations <br />ii. Analysis of existing and future transit options <br />Iii. Parking analysis and recommendations <br />iv. Bicycle and pedestrian facilities analysis and recommendations <br />g. Design for Health - Public Realm Improvements, Environmental Quality, <br />Aesthetics, Public Safety, and Active Living <br />i. Recommendation for incorporating active living principies into future <br />developments and redevelopments <br />ii. Evaluation of the streetscape environment and suggestions for <br />improvements <br />Iii. Evaluation of opportunities for preservation of key views and developrnent <br />of additional open space, and recommendations for gateway <br />improvements <br />iv. Analysis of public art opportunities <br />v. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) review with <br />recommendations <br />h. Implementation Plan <br />i. Overview of implementation of the above recommendations <br />ii. Proposed public improvements <br />iii. Timeline <br /> <br />Issued: February 4,2008 <br /> <br />2 <br />