Impact
WARD: Citywide
COMMITTEE: Community Development
$ IMPACT: $124,780.65
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Approval of a consulting contract with Jacobs to conduct an update to the Comprehensive Plan in the amount of $124,780.65 in accordance with the Georgia standards and procedures for local comprehensive planning.
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ISSUE: Approval of the selection of Jacobs to conduct an update to the Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the Georgia standards and procedures for local comprehensive planning and authorize the Mayor to execute the appropriate agreements with Jacobs to complete the update of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The comprehensive plan update will be completed with input from the Mayor and City Council, city staff members, city boards and commissions, interested and concerned citizens, local businesses, and other stakeholders of the Smyrna community. Due to the city’s anticipated growth from redevelopment and other activities, the primary objective of the comprehensive plan update is to create a consensus among the stakeholders regarding future development within the city over the next five years, while also looking at long-term goals for the next ten to fifteen years. It is envisioned that the comprehensive plan update will include numerous opportunities for public involvement throughout the planning process. Anticipated public involvement activities may include open houses, workshops, meetings, surveys, hearings, and other methods to gather input from stakeholder groups and present ideas prior to adoption of the plan.
BACKGROUND: The Georgia Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning provides the guidelines for all jurisdictions in the State of Georgia regarding the content, organization, analysis, map structure, and format of comprehensive plans. These standards shall be the basis for the City of Smyrna comprehensive plan update. In order to maintain qualified local government certification, and thereby remain eligible for selected...
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