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Lake Elmo Planning Services <br />December 20, 2022 <br />Page: 2 <br /> <br />Work Plan <br />We have developed a general work plan based on our understanding of the needs of the City. Below is a <br />brief description of the general plan and individual roles. As we learn and understand the City’s needs, we <br />can adapt this plan and provide more flexibility. <br /> <br />Development Review Services <br />You have requested that we be responsible for reviewing land use applications. Our team has extensive <br />experience in processing a variety of land use applications from the simple to the very complex including <br />subdivisions, PUD’s, ordinance amendments, and Comprehensive Plan updates. Based on our experience <br />providing planning services, we recommend a regularly scheduled weekly remote meeting to stay in <br />communication. This will ensure issues are addressed, we are working as a team and aware of changing <br />issues and deadlines. <br /> <br />• Jenni Faulkner will serve as project manager and temporary lead planner. Jenni will provide <br />oversight of the development review process and general project support. Jenni will meet with <br />applicants, review land-use applications, prepare staff reports and make presentations to the <br />Planning Commission. She will be available during the workday remotely or in person for <br />meetings as needed. Jenni will attend the Tuesday development review meetings and is available <br />to attend the Planning Commission meetings on Mondays until we can provide a Planner II that is <br />available. We are in the process of filling a Planner II position and intend to have that person be <br />your lead planner and attending all meetings as requested. <br />• Nathan Fuerst and TJ Hofer are experienced development review planners and will assist with <br />reviewing applications and meeting with developers as needed. They are both currently <br />committed with other clients on Monday and Tuesday evenings, but should their availability <br />change, they may become more directly engaged. Nathan and TJ will be responsible for land use <br />application review, report preparation, and attending meetings as needed and/or available. <br />• Rose Schroder is a Senior Planner with extensive experience in development review and will be <br />available temporarily to present development review applications to the City Council. <br />• Jane Kansier is retiring from full-time commitments at Bolton and Menk but is staying on to <br />assist with development review and special projects. We may rely on her as needed to provide <br />review and report writing for the development review applications. <br />• Ryan Goodman will attend monthly development reviews upon his availability to provide <br />additional oversight and services at no cost to the city. <br /> <br />AUAR/EIS/EAW/Other Projects <br />These projects are specialized and usually have a specific timeframe for completion. Examples of these <br />projects include environmental reviews, master plans, small area studies, complete zoning ordinance <br />rewrites or other special planning studies. We will work with the city to define a scope of services and <br />budget, as they come up. <br />Fee Estimate <br />2023 Rates for our key personnel are as follows: <br /> <br />Employee Hourly Rate <br />Ryan Goodman, Principal Engineer No charge <br />Jenni Faulkner, Senior Planner $182 per hour <br />Jane Kansier, Senior Planner $170 per hour