R99-41 AUTHORIZING REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

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. � � � REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Decatur Comprehensive Plan . Purpose of this project. The City of Decatur, Illinois is preparing a Comprehensive Plan to guide the development of the community in the first twenty-five years of the Twenty-first Century. The Decatur Comprehensive Plan will draw upon its predecessors (including the 1920 and 1990 plans) and upon other plans and studies (including the Decatur Urbanized Area Transportation Study's 2025 Transportation Plan which is now being prepared by Wilbur Smith & Associates). In its finished form, the Comprehensive Plan will contain a series of chapters (or "elements'�, most of which will contain a data and analysis section and a set of goals, objectives, and policies. When appropriate, elements may also contain levels of service standards(LOS) for specific classes of infrastructure or services. The Decatur Comprehensive Plan will also contain two critical maps or map series--the Existing Land Use Map (EL UM) and the Future Land Use Map (FL UM). It is the intent of the Decatur City Council that the Decatur Comprehensive Plan (DCP)will: 1 present a vision of the City's future during the first quarter of the new century, and will identify the means by which that vision can be realized. 2 provide policy guidance for elected bodies, including the Decatur City Council. 3 guide the regulation of land use, including the annexation, rezoning, and subdivision processes. 4 create a linkage between land uses and capital budgeting. The DCP will be ready for final approval by the City Council within two years of the commencement of work. Scope of work—deliverables. The Decatur Comprehensive Plan (DCP)will contain the following deliverables: Phase One. This first phase of the DCP will contain three deliverables. Deliverable I will be prepared by Planning Division staff; Deliverables II and III will be the responsibility of the contractor. I. Introduction:Eighty Years of Planning. Decatur's planning tradition goes back to its first comprehensive plan, issued in 1920. This brief chapter will set a keynote for the plan as a whole, comparing statistics of 1920 with the realities of the verge of the Twenty-first century. This product will be prepared by City Planning Division staff.