09-23-24 City Council Agenda Packet

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 6C STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director MEETING DATE: September 23, 2024 TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 24-126, Authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Kimley Horn, Main Street Corridor Master Plan and AUAR Study VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting City Council consideration to retain Kimley Horn to prepare the Main Street Corridor Master Plan and AUAR. BACKGROUND The City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies Main Street, at Sunset, as a key "Gateway" into the City. The plan also recommends that a master plan be completed for the Main Street Corridor from 4th Avenue to Sunset Avenue. In July the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11-24, adopting an interim ordinance creating a moratorium on the creation of new lots within the "Northwest" quadrant of the city. This approximate 1,000-acre area is bounded by 41h Avenue on the east, Sunset Avenue on the west, Pine Street on the north, and Century Trail/Carl Street on the south. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow the City to complete the master plan and Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) prior to the consideration of any development projects in the area. The ordinance went into effect on August 15, 2024. Following discussion with multiple consulting firms' staff has developed a proposed project scope with Kimley Horn. Kimley Horn is a national planning and design consulting firm with strong experience in both master planning and environmental studies. The over -arching goal of the process is to develop a master plan for the study area that will provide a more detailed guide for development over the next 20 years and beyond. The planning process will include the preparation of an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) to address the overall impacts of development within the area and create a specific mitigation plan outlining requirements for development.