TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Review and approve the draft scope of services for the Unified Land Development Revision Project.
Recommended Action
Review and approve the draft scope of services for the Unified Land Development Revision Project.
Background Information
At the July 11, 2017 Commission meeting, Commission directed staff to prepare a scope of services for a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure the services of a professional consultant to review and rewrite the Unified Land Development Code.
The Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) was adopted in 1990 and has been amended numerous times and requires a review, update, and rewrite. As one of the main tools to implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan, it is important that a new ordinance reflect goals and policies of the plan and respond to the level of available resources. The new code must be user-friendly, provide predictability and ensure quality development. The project is intended to provide a full, complete and exhaustive revision to the City’s ULDC. The new ULDC will reflect the changing North Port environment since the last comprehensive rewrite in 2009.
Strategic Plan
Goals: Financially Responsible City Providing Quality Municipal Services
Policy Agenda: Land Development Code: Review
Financial Impact
The total available project funding is $365,020 for project PZ14LD. Project funding is as follows: Planning & Zoning 001-0605-515.31-06, $170,000 and Escheated Lots-Future Projects 144-0605-515.31-05, $195,020.
Procurement
A formal solicitation will be issued to procure the services of a qualified consultant.
Attachments:
1. Draft scope of services
Prepared by: Sherry Willette-Grondin
Department Director: Scott Williams