CC_Minutes_2012_1203 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 03,2012 Page 29 need to have a plan in place for expending the awarded $1 million in federal funds allotted to redo the Twin Lakes Parkway and Cleveland Avenue by the end of 2013. In order to match those funds or before additional redevelopment occurred, Ms. Bloom advised that there was a significant need to establish a framework to consider benefits of larger scale improvements, and the modeling expertise of SRF Engineering was needed to identify the benefitted areas through a benefit test process. Ms. Bloom clarified that this action would not entail ordering any feasibility reports at this time. Councilmember McGehee stated that she would be closely watching how traffic patterns developed to ensure protection of residential properties from business traffic in the area. On a related note, Councilmember McGehee asked that future spreadsheets pro- vided by staff, such as Attachment A to this report, be printed in larger format to facilitate readability, which was duly noted by staff. Discussion ensued regarding the benefit of performing this analysis at this time based on necessary environmental review and receipt of federal funds; length of time required for the various components and complexities of such an analysis; 2013 fiscal year for the federal government on June 30, 2013; and the need for the City to get in a better position for future development. Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, authorization for the City Manager to con- tract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. to develop the Feasibility Report for Twin Lakes AUAR Infrastructure Improvements. —39,934— Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Pust; Johnson; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. h. Approve City Attorney for Civil Legal Services City Manager Malinen reviewed in some detail the review process to consider firms to provide Civil Legal Services to the City, based on the Best Overall Value Process, as outlined in the RCA dated December 3, 2012. A number of bench handouts were distributed at the dais as supplemental materials for this selection, including a list of participants in the evaluation and interview process; a redacted copy of each of the four (4) finalist firms for comparison purposes; and a matrix of those firms with comparable scores and rankings. Of the original ten (10) firms contacted, City Manager Malinen advised that four(4) proposals had been received pursuant to the City Council's Professional Services Policy; and reviewed the subsequent criteria applied to each firm and used for the interview process.