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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 14, 2011 Page 27 d. Consider Approving The Cuningham Group to complete the Community Mixed Use/Twin Lakes Regulating Map and Plan and enter into a Standard Agreement for Professional Services City Planner Thomas Paschke summarized the request as detailed in the RCA dated February 14, 2011; noting that the requested work was for a technical doc- ument to replace the existing Urban Design Principles for the Twin Lakes Rede- velopment Area, as described in Section 1.2 of the RCA. Mr. Paschke reviewed the five finalists and three responses with The Cuningham Group the lowest at $14,500. Mr. Paschke advised that the project was budgeted through the Com- munity Development Department's Professional Services budget. Discussion among Councilmembers and staff included consultants to-date for the Comprehensive Plan Update and Zoning Code rewrite. Councilmember McGehee questioned why it was proposed at this time; and whether this would stifle or enhance development in Twin Lakes; and opined that the citizens and property owners in the area should be surveyed beforehand and prior to spending another$15,000 on consultants. Mr. Paschke clarified that this Regulating Map and Plan was a requirement of the Zoning Ordinance and necessary prior to staff review of any developments for that area. Mayor Roe asked that staff address Councilmember McGehee's comment that proceeding with the Regulating Map may stifle development. Mr. Paschke noted that this was not a Master Plan or Comprehensive Plan process to guide land development as indicated by Councilmember McGehee, with that process having been done a number of times to-date. Mr. Paschke advised that the recent Zoning Code Rewrite had created the Community/Mixed Use District and now it needed a Regulating Map and Plan to bring it to fruition; and was the only way any development could proceed in that area. Mayor Roe questioned if it was fair to say that the Map and Plan were akin to the tables existing for setback requirements and building placement on lots addressed in other parts of the code and used as regulatory standards. Mr. Paschke responded that this is the technical component for the Twin Lakes area. Mayor Roe questioned if this document would define uses and their location in the Twin Lakes area.