02-25-08 Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors

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City of La Porte Interoffice Memorandum To: All LPEDC Board Members From: Gretchen Larson, EDC Through: Ron Bottoms, CM Date: March 28, 2008 Subject: Strategic Planning RFP Attached you will find the draft RFP for a city-wide economic development plan which was recently emailed to you for review and comments. The attached RFP has been changed to incorporate a few additional comments since then as follows: Section II - Scope of Work, #1, we have added a reference to the BAHCVB and BAHEP as stakeholders; in #4 of this same section we added another item for the study to consider our location on Galveston Bay and the possibility of maximizing the economic usage along the bay; and in (b) as a subset of #4 we reworded to include a reference to the Parks Master Plan as it relates to pedestrians. Any changes that you may have at the meeting will also be incorporated before release. As we have discussed, funding for the plan will come from the LPEDC and the City, with the LPEDC paying the largest share of the funding. At the meeting on February 4 the Board reaffirmed their commitment to the funding allocation. The initial research indicates that the plan would take a year to fully develop and cost approximately $100,000 to $150,000 with the city having set aside $20,000 for the plan. It is anticipated that the RFP will be out for approximately 30 days which makes the time frame for submittals from vendors due around the third week in May. The cover letter which will be sent with the RFP will inform the vendors that a community branding campaign will be on-going simultaneously and that they will need to coordinate their activities. A request for a budget adjustment will be made at the time a firm is recommended to you for approval. Also please let us know if you would like to serve on the selection committee. We are excited to be moving forward with the RFP and look forward to discussing it with you at the meeting however, if you have any questions before then please let us know.