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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 24, 2009 Page 14 Mr. Trudgeon advised that it was the intent to have a thorough review of the Zon- ing Code as a whole, since some sections had been in place since 1959, and to implement previous documents, with $35,000 budgeted from permit and applica- tion fees in the Community Development Department budget. Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that he anticipated staff's participation throughout the process, allowing the budget to be met, with rationale being to use the consultant for technical issues (i.e., environmental law and regulations); and to provide deeper innovations and people hours to comply with the timeframe. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process to 29 firms, with five of those firms determined to be qualified for further consideration, with the proposed RFP seeking more specific information as detailed in the draft attached to this request, and based on input from the City's Planning Commissioners. Mr. Trudgeon noted that how the firm proposed to handle public participation throughout the process was a crucial element Mr. Trudgeon advised that monthly updates to the Planning Commission and City Council were anticipated; along with periodic presentation of work product to both bodies on a regular basis as it was developed. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he anticipated that the Code would be broken into components for input during the process to allow better understanding, clarity, consistency, and applicable input from the Commission, City Council and the public. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the anticipated timeframe was for eight months, allowing for one month of flexibility from the required nine months. Klausing moved, Pust seconded, authorizing staff to request full proposals to the following qualified firms: Bonestroo, Cunningham Group, HKGi, S.E.H. and SWB; with each firm experienced in the development of zoning codes and urban design, critical to the successful implementation of the City's Zoning Code Up- date. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan; Pust; Johnson; Roe and Klausing. Nays: None. d. Approve Semper Development, Ltd. Request for Approval of a Minor Subdi- vision to Consolidate and Recombine the Properties addressed 2595 - 2635 Rice Street and 160 County Road C (PF09-023) City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed the request of Semper Development, Ltd. For CONSOLIDATION AND RECOMBINATION of subject properties ad- dressed as 2595 - 2635 Rice Street and 160 County Road C (PF09-023) for rede- velopment of the Walgreens store on the property and creation of a small adjacent parcel for additional, future development. Mr. Paschke advised that this would combine five parcels into two, with conditions for approval detailed in the report, and the illustration showing the property with location of the new property lines and additional right-of--way dedication requirements.