CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
PREPARED BY: Chris Ghione, Community Services Director
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolution appropriating $66,000 in Park Impact Funds and authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the consultant agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc (MIG, Inc.), increasing the scope of services to include a sports tourism economic impact study and design of a printable bikeways, trails, and park map.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining Fiscal Responsibility
Supporting Youth
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Improving Our Communication
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The City is currently updating its Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan. This proposed contract amendment and change in appropriation would increase the scope of the consultant updating the master plan to include two additional services.
On June 22, 2016, the City Council held a workshop for the Bikeways, Trials, Parks and Recreation Master Plan update. At the workshop Council members expressed an interest in conducting a sports tourism economic impact study relating to the Outdoor Sports Center, Aquatics Center, and other future planned recreation facilities. In follow-up to this direction, team members from the Community Services Department and Economic Development Division solicited proposals for companies to perform the work to complete this study. Three proposals were received:
Company Cost
MIG, Inc./Johnson Consulting $51,000
Sports Facilities Advisory $62,000
Camoin Associates $ 9,500
Proposals were reviewed by the City's Economic Development Coordinator and Community Services Director and the proposal by MIG, Inc./Johnson Consulting was scored the highest. The proposal by Camoin Associates was found to...
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