Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/01/2009

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Preliminary Project Budget* Phase I: Scoping FMR Consultant Facilitate Advisory Team $4,000 $3,000 Assemble and Review Data $1,000 $1 0,000 Conduct Community Scoping Workshop $2,000 $5,000 Phase' Cost $7,000 $ 18,000 Phase II: Visioning/Design Conduct Stakeholder Visioning $8,000 $12,000 Workshop/Design Charrette Phase' Cost $8,000 $ 12,000 P~ase III: Implementation Strategy Develop Implementation Strategy $3,000 $15,000 Phase II' Cost $3,000 $15,000 Total $25,000 $20,000 $ 18,000 * Project budget is approximate and is intended to provide the generalfinancial scope of the project. Once a detailed work program has been agreed upon a detailed task/cost budget can be developed. Collaborators Founded in 1993, Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) is a local non-profit organization that works to protect and enhance the natural, scenic and cultural assets of the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities. We work on three major teams, focusing on watershed protection, land conservation, and stewardship. FMR has helped coordinate numerous river-focused planning and outreach efforts throughout the Twin Cities. FMR expects to retain one or more consultants to assist in the planning efforts. For other similar projects, FMR has frequen tly worked with landscape architect Bruce Chamberlain of Hoisington Koegler Group Inc., Bruce would be a natural partner on this effort as well. Depending on the scope and focus of planning efforts, additional consultants and collaborators may be retained as necessary. The process will substantially involve each of the eight principal government units representing the river corridor in the area: the Cities of Dayton, Elk River, Otsego, and Ramsey, and Anoka County, Hennepin County, Sherburne County, and Wright County.