Title
Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative Planning/Financial Presentation (B)
This item relates to a presentation that will be given by Wilson Miller, Inc., the consultants hired to prepare a master/financial plan for the Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) area.
Explanation
At the March 27, 2006 City Commission meeting, the City Commission approved funding up to $200,000 from the bond funds for a master planning and financial consultant for the SEGRI area, and authorized staff to issue a request for proposals for a master planning and financial consultant for the SEGRI project, rank the proposals and return to the City Commission with a recommendation of a top-ranked consultant or consultants.
On August 22, 2006, the Purchasing Division issued a Request for Statement of Qualifications for a planning/financial consultant to prepare a master plan for the SEGRI area. Four firms attended the pre-bid meeting and four firms responded. After reviewing the four bids submitted, and meeting with two of the bidders on November 3, 2006 and the remaining two bidders on November 7, 2006, the evaluation team ranked the highest firm to be: Wilson Miller, Inc. A contract was then signed with the firm.
In March 2007, the project had a kickoff meeting and began working with neighbors and stakeholders in the SEGRI plan area. Community participation meetings were held on April 18, 2007, June 23, 2007, July 11, 2007 and August 30, 2007.
After receiving excellent feedback from the community, six redevelopment sites were selected to conduct a full financial and planning analysis. The presentation given by Wilson Miller, Inc., lead consultant, with assistance from the Community Redevelopment Agency Manager as the City's project manager, will include the findings and next steps for SEGRI.
Fiscal Note
None at this time
Recommendation
The City Commission hear presentation from Wilson Miller, Inc. and staff