Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with RAMA Consulting in an amount up to $200,000.00 for the Roadway Improvements - Short North Parking Strategic Facilitation project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources for a facilitation process in which the selected firm will work with the community, the City of Columbus, and other stakeholders in order to identify the desired outcomes and establish the best plan to proceed with accomplishing a balanced approach to parking in the Short North neighborhood. The selected firm will also assist with ushering the newly proposed Short North parking plan through the legislative approval process.
In the spring of 2017 the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, presented a parking plan for the Short North neighborhood. The plan proposed widespread changes to visitor, residential and business permits; established new boundaries for paid parking; and updated enforcement practices based on a parking study completed in 2015 and the desires of a neighborhood working group. Unable to reach a resolution on the proposed parking changes that was satisfactory to neighborhood stakeholders, the Department chose to re-evaluate the proposed plan. The Department of Public Service seeks to retain a qualified firm to facilitate a community led process that starts with the proposed plan and re-evaluates the desired outcomes of both the City and that of the residents, businesses and visitors of the Short North area.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited a Request for Proposals for the Roadway Improvements - Short North Parking Strategic Facilitation project. This project was formally advertised through the City's Vendor Services site from October 30, 2017, to December 21, 2017. The City received four (4) responses. All pro...
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