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Meeting Date: 6/22/94' Agenda Item: P 1 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consideration of a proposal for landscape planning services for the Larpenteur Avenue corridor SUBMITTED BY: Fred Hoisington, Hoisington and Koegler Group Planning Consultants REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Terry Maurer, City Engineer EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: Ramsey County is planning to reconstruct Larpenteur Avenue between Fulham Street and Dale Street. Over the past year and a half the city has been working with the county, university, 1666 and state fair officials to plan for this project which is now scheduled get under construction in September, 1996. During this planning period, staff met with Fred Hoisington and Mark Schroeder of the Hoisington and Koegler Group to discuss landscape plans for the city's major street. Fred Hoisington was asked to submit a proposal for developing a streetscape plan for the city's Larpenteur corridor that can be at least partially implemented with the street's reconstruction and used as a basis for future improvements. The Hoisington Group is very familiar with the city because Fred Hoisington worked on the city's comprehensive plan in 1990 and 1991. This process, which he facilitated, involved three communitywide meetings with community goal setting. Since that time he has been involved in a variety of smaller planning issues in the city like the University of Minnesota Golf Course. His familiarity with the city and the community's goals from this process will expedite the planning process. The Hoisington Koegler Group submitted a proposal with three elements. The first element, developing a streetscape for Larpenteur, will involve a variety of meetings and information gathering prior to preparing the final plan. The cost of the plan is 9,750. The second element is for preparing construction specifications for landscaping (no price is provided). And, the third phase is for staking the site (no price is provided). The importance of preparing a streetscape plan along this corridor is discussed in the staff report (attachment A). The cost will be funded out of planned tax increment improvement funds. The plan will be completed by January, 1995 which is in time to incorporate some of the key elements into the Larpenteur Avenue reconstruction plan. ATTACHMENTS: A Staff report B Proposal ACTION REQUESTED: Discuss and approve the preparation of a streetscape plan for Larpenteur Avenue with the Hoisington Koegler Group for an hourly rate at a sum not to exceed 9,750. The plan will be funded from the TIF improvements funds.