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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 22, 2013 Page 17 newal Program Budget; authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the documents; and pending final review and approval by the City Attorney. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte; McGehee; Etten; and Willmus; Nays: None. b. Approve Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Natural Resources Plan- ning and Design Consultant Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke and Parks Superintendent Jeff Even- son briefly summarized the RCA dated April 22, 2013. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Brokke confirmed that the same representative from the Commission served for both of these business item re- quests; and opined that the receipt of only two (2) proposals submitted was prob- ably due to the size of the contract, since the pre-proposal meeting had been well attended by various vendors. Mr. Brokke noted that there would be many oppor- tunities for vendor involvement once specific projects were defined. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Brokke clarified the purpose of this consultant to develop a system-wide natural resource management compo- nent, using the 2002 plan as a guide, with the consultant helping to identify spe- cific projects and develop requests for proposals (RFP's). At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Evenson provided examples of how this consultant would serve, including developing plans and specifications, writing requirements for specific projects and proposals for individual stand-alone projects using the guidelines established in the management program and recom- mendations to-date. Mr. Evenson noted the community's high priority for nation- al components or areas in each park; with the consultant identifying types, sizes and locations for those future improvements, some or all of which may not get funded through the $1.5 million set aside, but providing for prioritizing of those projects. Mr. Evenson noted that Buckthorn eradication remained a high priority component of the overall management plan. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Evenson responded that natural resource components would be reviewed and considered system-wide, including their design and planning and how they related to the Parks Renewal Program and existing parks, including the SW area and any new acquisitions or plans and where to place and where to place that focus. From her perspective, Councilmember Laliberte opined that consultants were val- uable, and if this company could identify new things beyond the current known elements, it would be beneficial.