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Lake City council agrees to study housing and to cooperate with private consultant on P3 proposal
Summary
Council gave administration two directions Nov. 17: release a competitive RFP for a housing study and allow the city manager and attorney to cooperate with a private consultant (Precept) developing a public-private partnership proposal. Councilmembers debated procurement fairness before recording the consensus.
The Lake City Council on Nov. 17 directed city staff to pursue a two-track approach to housing policy: issue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) for an independent housing study, and permit staff to cooperate with a private consultant team led by Precept as that firm develops a potential public-private partnership (P3) proposal for affordable housing.
Why it matters: Councilmembers and residents said the city faces an affordable housing shortage and needs actionable, locally tailored plans. Some members argued a competitive RFP is the fairest way to select outside expertise and to create a public record of objective data; others said the Precept team’s local presentation and experience justified working with them…
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