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Finance committee selects Lehi Vaughn McNair Associates to prepare Homewood master beautification plan
Summary
After reviewing three proposals and receiving a recommendation from the beautification board, the finance committee voted to forward selection of Lehi Vaughn McNair Associates to the full council for approval of the master beautification plan contract.
The Homewood City finance committee voted Feb. 3 to select Lehi Vaughn McNair Associates to develop a citywide master beautification plan and to forward that selection to the full council.
City staff presented three proposals submitted in response to the beautification board's request: Goodwin Mills Caywood (GMC), Kelly Landscape, and Lehi Vaughn McNair Associates. The beautification board's subcommittee provided a written recommendation favoring Goodwin Mills Caywood; that recommendation was read into the record. The subcommittee described GMC's submission as "the strongest, most flexible, and impressive proposal" and noted the firm's emphasis on staged, sustainable implementation and toolkits for future projects.
Committee members reviewed the three firms' materials in the meeting packet. Some members cited the value of rotating consultants to bring new ideas; others noted prior work in the city by the firms. After discussion, the committee took a motion to accept the proposal from Lehi Vaughn McNair Associates and voted 4-0 to forward the award to the council for final action.
Why it matters: a single master plan will guide where the city concentrates landscaping and streetscape investments, shape maintenance expectations and standards, and inform future capital requests. Committee members and the beautification board said maintenance costs and stormwater considerations were important evaluation criteria.
