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land use planners to the next City Council meeting to present how they could help the city and what they would charge to do that. Marc Putman of Putman Planning & Design was the first presenter. He explained his company's approach and why he believes Putman Planning & Design is a good fit for the City of Gem Lake. Per the request of the Council, he outlined a menu of services and work product outcomes the city can choose from. The menu choices include the following: 1. "Best Practices" Planning and Photographic Manual -Case study examples from around the country and locally, providing visionary approaches of land use (est. 60 pages). 2. Design Quality Guidelines (DQG) Manual -A condensed version of Option 1 compiling historical background, lessons, opinions and guidance applicable to the city (est. 75 pages). 3. Public Policy Guidelines (PPG) Manual -Recommendations on consensus -building and incentives for improved development quality (Includes 10 copies). 4. Sketch Plan; Application of Guidelines to Selected Sites: Concept Site Plan and Building Footprint. Offers a vision of how the property could be woven into the city. 5. Photographic and Video Inventory of existing Buildings and Site Conditions: An electronic survey of the site identifying landforms, bodies, vistas, and the unique characteristic of the site. 6. 3-D "Virtual Reality Models" of the Site and Biding Massing: From sketch plan in Option 4, a 3D rendering of the proposed land use/site plan/building designs (4 colored display). 7. Meeting & Stakeholder Workshops for City Council, Public & Private Leaders and Citizens: Using the graphic images and tools prepared above to enable participants to "see" the proposed plan. 8. Funding Methods Manual: Address immediate and long term method city can use to fund costs. 9. Coordinated Ordinance Writing and Consultant Assistant: A unified report bringing consistency between Guideline intent and the Ordinance content. 10. Example "Mutual Exchange of Mutual Benefits" List: A narrative list that ties the Guidelines to the concept design. 11. Comprehensive Plan Preparation Assistance: We will work with your other consultants to assure consistency in land -use sketch plan and Guidelines, fulfilling necessary filing requirement with Met Council. Mr. Putman described some of the local projects that they have been working on (including downtown Hudson, WI, Lake Ehno Events Center, Stone Mill Farm in Woodbury, Cobblestone Lake). When questioned about the Lake Elmo Events Center and if they used all of the Menu items listed above, Mr. Putman indicated they used all of the above and more. Mr. Putman indicated that he could meet the time deadline that the City would like to meet. Pricing for this service would depend totally on the menu items selected above. The Council also invited Mr. Dennis Welsch of Barsness Counsulting Services to present. Councilor Artig- Swomley passed to everyone a copy of a letter from Barsness Consulting Services (BCS), who declined to submit a proposal due to other time commitments, scheduling, and related staffing. BCS did suggest the city contact the Center for Neighborhoods (C4N), a non-profit organization that specializes in helping to solve difficult or unusual problems in development. Presenting next was Grady Halverson of SEH. Mr. Halverson apologized for not having an elaborate slide show as he received a late invitation to present at this meeting. Mr. Halverson explained that they are currently working with the City on various projects and have the ability to integrate on a daily basis. He would use a simpler approach because of budget and time constraints. He anticipates putting together a concept plan including sketches, photos, 3D Page 2 of 4 Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakemn.org