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ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> No. 22-26 <br /> June 16, 2022 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl "Pat"Patrick, Economic&Community Development Director <br /> Greg Crowe, Assistant Director of Economic &Community Development <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Teska Associates <br /> for the Jasper Corridor Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods Plan <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution <br /> authorizing an agreement with Teska Associates for the Jasper Corridor Great Streets, Great <br /> Neighborhoods Plan for an amount not to exceed$149,859. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Great Streets, Great Neighborhoods initiative was presented to City <br /> Council at the Neighborhood Revitalization Study Session in April 2022 and Study Session on <br /> June 13, 2022. At the June Study Session, City Staff presented that the principal goals of the <br /> initiative include: <br /> 1. Multi-modal transportation design for all users <br /> 2.Neighborhood Outreach and Capacity Building <br /> 3. Fostering a sense of pride and place within adjacent neighborhoods along the corridors <br /> 4. Activation of vacant land along the corridor <br /> 5. Concept plans for three vacant and/or underutilized priority sites to encourage reinvestment <br /> 6. Financial plans, including grant opportunities, for implementing final recommendations <br /> The City Selection Committee felt that the Teska team presented the most complete proposal to <br /> meet these six principal components. Teska demonstrated success in building neighborhood <br /> capacity to ensure the action steps of the plan are sustainable along with examples of projects that <br /> were successful in getting vacant and underutilized properties along corridors redeveloped and/or <br /> repurposed. In addition,their team has been involved in the City's Housing Study and the Decatur <br /> Bike Plan projects that will help guide the Jasper Corridor plan and other Great Streets, Great <br /> Neighborhoods initiatives. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: Neighborhood Revitalization Study Session in April 2022 and <br /> Study Session on June 13, 2022. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: Staff is not aware of objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The Selection Committee of City Staff from Planning, <br /> Neighborhood Revitalization and Engineering along with a representative from EPA's Technical <br /> Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) Program assisted in choosing the consultant. After an initial <br />