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Approve a contract in the amount of $100,000 with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. to study the viability of eight key highway interchanges that have been preliminarily identified as potential opportunities for economic growth; Authorize the Director of Resource Management to execute the agreement and any subsequent amendments up to an aggregate fiscal year amount of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommend that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a contract in the amount $100,000 with Lisa Wise Consulting Inc. to study the viability of eight key highway interchanges that have been preliminarily identified as potential opportunities for economic growth; and
2. Authorize the Director of Resource Management to execute the agreement and any subsequent amendments up to an aggregate fiscal year amount of $74,999.
SUMMARY:
The Board held a Priority Setting Session on April 18, 2023 and identified a need to study Economic Development opportunities within the county (Priority E1-C). Staff incorporated these priorities into its proposed Department of Resource Management Planning Services Division 2024/25 Work Plan, which was presented to the Board on January 23, 2024. One of the high-priority tasks identified was to begin the 2028 updates to the General Plan, which includes a focus on the exploration of economic development opportunities within the county, with an emphasis on data collection and initial analysis to support these efforts. This interchange study supports that high-priority task.
Approval of this contract totaling $100,000 will provide for completion of a comprehensive study to explore the viability of eight key highway interchanges that have been preliminarily identified as potential opportunities for economic growth within the unincorporated areas of the county. The study will provide critica...
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