Approval to piggyback the City of Clearwater Agreement for Professional Services (RFQ 13-13) with Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Tampa Florida.  Not to exceed $40,000.00

The Parking Committee provided their recommendations on parking October 19, 2015 and Staff is moving forward for a consultant to provide an in depth analysis and specific recommendation for each item.   Specific tasks include (correlate to Nick Mimms' memo of October 2015)
1) Evaluating a paid parking system for the downtown area, financing methods, cost benefit analysis and recommendation
2) Evaluating possible sites and the cost/benefits of a new parking garage in the Beachside community, financing methods, public private partnerships and recommendation
 3) In depth review and analysis of the "Payment In Lieu" of parking option available in the Land Development Code, with recommendation

When speaking with other coastal communities in Florida - everyone from Key West, Pompano Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona, Tampa, City of Clearwater, etc all utilize Walker Consulting Services.  Their unique understanding of parking and its internal workings has provided wide-ranging experience in all aspects of the parking business, including: master planning, parking operations and management, financial analysis, car park management, functional design, engineering/architecture, and parking garage restoration and maintenance. They are able to effectively identify problems and efficiently recommend solutions for all parking related issues. 

The Purchasing Department has reviewed and investigate the procurement process for this item for the City of Fort Pierce, and it complies with the City's purchasing guidelines. 

Not award contract

Rebecca Grohall, Planning Manager

Tony Barnes, Administrative Services 
Mike Reals and Derrick Johnson, Public Works Department