COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

The City's Neighborhood Development Services (NDS) Department is leading multiple upcoming planning processes that will require significant community engagement. Some plans are closer to starting the engagement process than others; the background and statement of needs indicate known expectations and expect adaptive and iterative consultant support and engagement tools depending on the development of each planning process.

To ensure the selected consultant(s) is/are prepared to provide expert public engagement strategy and substantive engagement support, the community engagement services outlined in this RFP are intended to complement other technical planning services that will be acquired through separate contracts. The Engagement consultant should expect to coordinate extensively with content area experts across plan processes, including various City staff teams and project-specific consultant support.

The City has multiple planning efforts which anticipate needing engagement services including:

• Citywide Mobility Plan – anticipated kickoff in early 2027, with the final plan adoption aiming for early 2029.
• The Comprehensive Plan 5-Year review will finalize scoping through Fall 2026, with public kickoff in early 2027, with an anticipated 12-18-month process.
• Following the Comprehensive Plan review, the Affordable Housing Plan is anticipated to be updated. The current Affordable Housing Plan was adopted in March 2021.
• Tasks for updating the design guidelines for City-designated historic districts, historic properties, and entrance corridors are scheduled to be scoped in early 2027.
• Future update to the Historic Preservation Plan, including development of an implementation strategy.