[Consultantservices] RFQ: City of Pflugerville, TX - Posted on 6/17/08 @ 8:30 a.m.

[Jeri Parish]

The AICP Commission requests that entities soliciting planning
consultants follow a two-part RFQ/RFP selection procedure.  Here's the
link to read a description of such a two-part process in PAS Report 443,
Selecting and Retaining a Planning Consultant: RFPs, RFQs, Contracts,
and Project Management, by Eric Damian Kelly, FAICP. 
http://www.planning.org/consultant/choose.htm

Old Town Pflugerville - Vision for Tomorrow
The City of Pflugerville, Texas
Submittal Deadline: July 18, 2008
The City of Pflugerville, Texas is soliciting the services of qualified
firms to complete OLD TOWN PFLUGERVILLE - VISION FOR TOMORROW. The RFQ
may be obtained on the City of Pflugerville website:
http://www.cityofpflugerville.com.
The Old Town Pflugerville - Vision for Tomorrow is intended to establish
a clear direction for guiding growth and re-development, as appropriate,
in the downtown by achieving a consensus of values from the community
at-large. Efforts should be focused on eliminating polarized positions;
finding methods to achieve common goals; and defining the roles of the
City and other groups interested in achieving a successful future for
Old Town Pflugerville.
The Vision shall include a concise report to the City Council produced
within a period of no more than 45 days from the project start to the
project end. It shall delineate in a clear and understandable format the
expressions of the public obtained through well-attended meetings with
representatives of a broad cross-section of the community. The Report
should document common solutions from the public on the at least the
following issues listed below. The final document shall chronicle the
methods for reaching consensus among all interests and define specific
courses of action for achieving the common Vision.
*	CBD Boundaries/Purpose /Regulatory tools 
*	Parking and Transportation Needs in the downtown 
*	Public Amenities in Old Town 
*	Appearance & Character (Beautification and Open Space) 
*	Land Uses / Zoning 
*	Neighborhood Conservation 
*	Local and Regional Function 
*	Economic Development / Marketing 
*	Name/Brand (Identity) 
The Vision should build upon earlier efforts of the City and be
developed from a general consensus of the community-at-large. The Vision
should address all aspects of the physical and aesthetic character of
the City's Old Town, taking into account the unique challenges the area
presents. The Vision should present a future scenario that ensures that
the uniqueness of the area is preserved, and that its value is enhanced
for generations to come.
More specifically, the City is requesting qualifications for the
following:
Phase I - Establishing Priorities (Visioning / Goal Setting)
Members of the community are to agree upon the goals for the Old Town.
This phase of the process is to be designed to allow the community to
understand the functions of the Old Town and how to build consensus on
its future. Each of the issues identified above will serve as a
framework for obtaining community values, opinions and goals.
This phase requires a process that entices as many of the public to
participate in the goal-setting. This phase is an important step in
finding ways to understand the differing perspectives among interests,
while discovering where common ground can be found. A series of public
forums/meetings/workshops should be designed to entice opinions.
The ultimate goal of this phase is to seek a general consensus among
those with differing perspectives of Old Town Pflugerville. This effort
should be closely coordinated with the local organizations and community
groups. The approach should invite the perspective of all citizens.
Methods should be utilized to illustrate how the "city center" can have
a positive impact on all of the citizens, and not just those that live
or work there.
Phase II - Synthesis of Values
Findings of the public participation efforts will be prepared for
consideration by the City Council. This phase should provide a clear
framework of understanding of the community's desires based on
scientific measurements. The findings should identify how perspectives
are reached, how differing values are influenced and, ultimately, where
efforts should be focused to reach consensus. Data should be quantified
and qualified and presented in a clear and concise format.
Phase III - Develop Vision
The City of Pflugerville Old Town - Vision for Tomorrow will defines
specific steps of action to address the desires of the community. The
Vision will present an assessment of the current trends, an analysis of
existing conditions, a summary of general perspectives, and an
identification of common goals and the desired future. The Vision is
based on findings and result from the public participation efforts. It
should not only inspire but serve as a plan to guide future policy and
financial decisions of the City Council. This phase should provide
examples of how other communities have addressed similar goals and how
success is sustained over time.
The Vision should be in sufficient detail to provide clear
implementation strategies with a range of options. It is the City's
intent to incorporate the Vision into the City's Comprehensive Planning
efforts. The Document will be prepared for consideration by the City
Council and used to guide future public investment and policy decisions.
The Vision will include graphic examples of future scenarios of the
physical character of Old Town Pflugerville. It is anticipated that the
Vision will identify sub-areas within Old Town where appropriate
treatment methods may be uniquely applied. 


Jeri Parish
Advertising Manager
Planning Magazine
312-786-6704
Fax: 312-431-9985
jparish at planning.org



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