CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 18, 2017
PREPARED BY: Leslie A. Little, Asst. City Manager/Community Development
APPROVED BY: Steve Rymer, City Manager
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APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH LISA WISE CONSULTING, INC. FOR PREPARATION OF A MONTEREY CORRIDOR MARKET AND LAND USE CAPACITY STUDY
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize contract with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc (LWC) in an amount not to exceed $54,500 for preparation of a Monterey Corridor Market and Land Use Capacity Study to serve as a foundation for neighborhood design and zoning code modifications to facilitate the Mixed Use-Flex Development land use designation in the Morgan Hill 2035 General Plan Update.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
Preserving and cultivating public trust
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Developing Our Community
Enhancing Our Services
REPORT NARRATIVE:
In late July of 2016, the City Council adopted Morgan Hill 2035, the update to the Morgan Hill General Plan. Morgan Hill 2035 created a new land use policy designation for portions of Monterey Road to encourage mixed use flex development that will include a variety of uses and forms to foster a dynamic urban environment. A contract with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc (LWC) proposes to begin the baseline work required to implement the goals established in the General Plan, including the creation of complementary zoning. This proposal is a market and land use capacity study, which will provide the foundation and include community and property owner engagement necessary to ensure that the resulting zoning is practical, understands development impediments, including market and geography, land utilization, age, obsolescence, design objectives, and overall community needs and desires. The LWC team is uniquely qualified to assist Morgan Hill to create zoning and policies grounded in real estate economics, to remove development barriers a...
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