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The Special Housing and Redevelopment Meeting moved into a closed session at 10:20 p.m. <br />The open meeting was reconvened at 10:55 p.m. <br />Case #5: Review Development Management Contract Framework <br />Deputy City Administrator Nelson reviewed the staff report. <br />Commissioner Ramsey stated there is not enough time tonight to discuss this contract in detail <br />and he would like the HRA to determine how fast it wanted to move forward. <br />Mr. Lazan explained he had drafted several versions of incentive and the intent tonight was to <br />discuss the framework of the contract and ignore the fee; however, one iteration of the fee was <br />included by mistake. Mr. Lazan commented on the high level of service included in the RFP and <br />large investment in the Ramsey Town Center. <br />Commissioner Elvig stated he would like to see a cost summary as soon as possible, feeling a lot <br />' of decisions were being made in a vacuum. He stated he did not feel $50,000 for marketing was <br />too costly but it would be easier to understand with an overall scale of the finances. <br />', Mr. Lazan offered to address the nuances of the contract and stated he will dedicate a fair amount <br />~~ of time to develop a potential budget, scale and tasks of the project, and a strategy map. <br />Commissioner Look raised questions regarding the timeframe, where market is going, and how <br />i much subsidizing the HRA has to do before reaching a tipping point. He commented on the <br />budget for the ICSC Conference and Skip Greeby being part of the management team. <br />Mr. Lazan indicated that a lot of thought went into the structure and team members. He <br />I reviewed their contacts and projects. <br />~, Chairperson Dehen stated support for a contingent fee based on projects brought in. He noted <br />~I that if we are paying a consultant $30,000 a month for two years, the City could hire someone in <br />'house to handle this development at a lower cost. <br />'i Mr. Lazan explained the contract includes a development team to handle the scope for master <br />planning, all conceptual layouts, preliminary engineering, plan review and approval of other's <br />' work. He stated this development team is the marketing piece to create a program that hits and <br />addresses markets. <br />Chairperson Dehen asked for commitment to give staff the "dashboard" component within one <br />week. <br />Mr. Lazan explained the dashboard is being customized to the City's project with added concepts <br />to calculate tax and fees. <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority /February 9, 2010 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br />