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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 99-196 <br /> August 12, 1999 <br /> TO: Honorable Terry M. Howley and City Council Members <br /> FROM: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager <br /> Cecil A. Collins, Jr., Community D velopment Director �� <br /> M�Forgey, Senior Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Selection of Firm to Perform Planning Services for Update of <br /> Comprehensive Plan <br /> The five-member selection committee met on August 11, 1999 to receive presentations from the <br /> three finalists who had been selected from a field of eleven qualified firms to perform planning <br /> services to prepare the revised comprehensive plan for the City of Decatur. The finalists were <br /> Gould Evans Goodman, a Kansas City-based firm;American Communities Parmership from <br /> Columbus, Ohio; and Bucher Willis from St. Louis. <br /> The process. The five member selection committee consisted of two City Council <br /> members—Patrick Laegeler and Betsy Stockard, two members of the Plan Commission—Mike <br /> Shampine and Lou Ann Jacobs, and Economic Development Foundation President Jackie <br /> Goetter. They had previously reviewed and evaluated the written responses of all eleven firms <br /> and narrowed the field to five firms. After very structured telephone interviews with these firms, <br /> the field was reduced to these three. <br /> Each finalist was given thirty minutes to make their presentations to the selection committee. All <br /> three did a creditable job, but one clear choice emerged—Gould Evans Goodman. Principal Glen <br /> LeRoy and Project Manager Wayne Feureborn gave an outstanding presentation. They e�ibited <br /> an exceptional knowledge of Decatur, its economy, geography, and issues. They propose to use <br /> the charrette method for obtaining effective citizen participation. <br /> Recommendation. Staff requests that City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate a <br /> contract with Gould Evans to perform planning services leading to the preparation of a new <br /> Comprehensive Plan for the City of Decatur. We further propose to schedule a study session with <br /> City Council on September 13 to discuss the plan and Gould Evans' role in it. <br />