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ITEM 14

City Council Memorandum Development Services Memo No. 24-056

Date:

October 14, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Andy Bass, Deputy City Manager
Kevin Snyder, Development Services Director

From:

Lauren Schumann, Planning Senior Program Manager

Subject:

Agreement No. DS5-918-4808, General Plan Update and Comprehensive Housing Plan

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council approve Agreement No. DS5-918-4808, with Logan Simpson Design, Inc., for the General Plan Update and Comprehensive Housing Plan, in the amount of $525,000.

Background/Discussion:

Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-461.06 requires the City’s General Plan to be adopted and ratified at least once every ten years. Approval of this contract would retain the services of primary consultant Logan Simpson Design, Inc., and sub-consultants to assist the City's Planning Division in updating the current General Plan, which was adopted by Mayor and Council on April 14, 2016. Planning staff is initiating the update process now with the goal of having the updated General Plan adopted by Mayor and Council in the spring of 2026 and ratified by voters in the November 2026 election.

One of the first actions following the approval of this contract will be to assemble a Resident Advisory Committee to guide the consultants and Planning staff throughout the process. A Public Participation Plan, a general timeline that outlines the update process and strategies for encouraging public input, will be one of the first orders of business for the Committee and will be presented to Mayor and Council for approval in early 2025.

Earlier this year, Governor Hobbs signed into law SB 1162, which required municipalities to conduct and publish a housing needs assessment every five years. Approval of this contract would also retain the services of primary consultant Logan Simpson Design, Inc., and sub-consultants to assist City staff with completing a comprehensive housing plan.

City Council has discussed the General Plan Update and comprehensive housing plan on three occasions this year. On April 29, 2024, the City Council held a retreat at which the General Plan Update scope of work and timeline were reviewed. On May 7, 2024, the City Council Neighborhoods Subcommittee discussed ideas for increasing housing supply in Chandler and recommended the development of a comprehensive housing plan. Finally, on September 9, 2024, the full City Council held a work session regarding new housing laws and ideas for increasing housing supply, including the completion of a comprehensive housing plan.

Evaluation:

On July 3, 2024, city staff issued Request for Proposal No. DS5-918-4808 for the General Plan update and the Comprehensive Housing Plan. Notification was sent to all registered vendors. Three proposals were received from the following offerors:

Logan Simpson Design, Inc.
Matrix Design Group, Inc.
Public Works, LLC

The Evaluation Committee evaluated the proposals and recommends the contract award to Logan Simpson Design, Inc., which submitted the most advantageous offer to the City in accordance with the evaluation criteria.

Fiscal Impact

Account No.

Fund Name

Program Name

Dollar Amount

CIP Funded Y/N

101.1510.5219.0.0.0

General Fund

General Plan Update

$525,000

Attachments

Agreement