Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/2011

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SECTION 7: TIMING Schedule of Work MFRA would strongly recommend the City focus its energies during this process to find the consulting group your staff is most comfortable working with and that you believe will best represent the City. We believe our proposal clearly demon- strates our strong qualifications, and we know our references will confirm that MFRA is an ideal choice. Furthermore, it is our belief that telling the City what you should specifically do prior to having all of the facts and input from your staff and local officials is contrary to MFRA's way of doing business. In updating the City code to be compliant with the comprehensive plan, there will be some tasks that can likely be ac- complished in a quick time frame (i.e. application submittal requirements review) while other implementation issues may require a more lengthy process (i.e. park dedication process updates). Once selected as your consultant MFRA will sit down with city staff and local officials to develop a schedule that meets any state mandated deadlines for comprehensive plan implementation, and prioritizes the remaining issues (residential architectural standards, creation of an office park zoning district other district updates, etc) as the City sees fit Importantly, MFRA already has experience completing the specific work you are seeking. In the City of Maple Plain, we assisted with Comp Plan implementation efforts which included the creation of a new office park zoning district creation of architectural guidelines for redevelopment areas, and reworked the Citys park dedication ordinance. Because you are seeking a consultant to provide services on an hourly basis, we will work closely with your staff to understand your budgetary constraints and assist in prioritizing how the limited dollars available can best be spent given all identified needs. Based on our past experiences, we find that the final process to be used will have a major impact on how drawn out the update process becomes. The following are estimated time frames for updates using different methodologies: TASK LANGUAGE DRAFT ONLY USE OF TASK FORCE Compliancewith the 2030 Comp Plan..................................................................3 to 5 weeks......................................................................................................................................2 to 4 months Residential Architectural Standards.. .6 to 8 weeks......................................................................................................................................3 to 5 months Office Park Zoning District.. .2 to 4 weeks......................................................................................................................................2 to 4 months Revisions to existing zoning districts.........................................................................2 weeks per section.....................................................................................................1 to 4 months Form based codes.... .6 to 8 weeks......................................................................................................................................3 to 5 months SignOrdinance.......................................................................................................................................2 to 4 weeks..........................................................................................................................2 to 4 months MFRA Inc. 15