The Town of Concord Land Use Subcommittee met to finalize edits to a request for proposals (RFP) for a land‑use consultant and agreed on several substantive changes intended to help the public understand proposed land‑use scenarios and to streamline later environmental review.

Committee members instructed staff to add the latest Concord Open Space and Recreation Plan to the assembled documents and to include the Concord Energy Futures document for proposers to review. Members also agreed to remove an explicit procurement requirement that projects be "carbon neutral by 2040," recommending instead an unspecified target date so that proposers are not unduly excluded.

A central outcome of the session was a directive that the consultant produce visual tools tailored to different audiences. The committee asked for multiple graphic options—two‑dimensional diagrams, three‑dimensional conceptual visualizations, and animation or "fly‑through" options—to make density and scenario differences clearer to residents. The group said visuals should be framed as conceptual aids and not presented as definitive designs.

Members also refined language about environmental review readiness. "Work with the consultant and NEPA to assure information and material collected is transferred to the NEPA umbrella permit for the site," an attendee said during the discussion, and the committee agreed to require that materials be "transferable" to future permitting to reduce confusion and avoid naming a specific firm in the RFP.

On schedule and procurement, the group deferred technical procurement questions to the town procurement office but instructed staff to circulate the edited RFP and to send the draft to procurement the same day for distribution. Shannon, the staff member managing the file, was asked to apply edits and circulate the revised draft to committee members for final sign‑off before procurement release.

No formal motions or binding votes were recorded during the meeting; the subcommittee set a tentative next meeting for the following week but acknowledged possible quorum issues. The group closed by thanking staff for coordinating edits and agreed to continue edits offline as needed before procurement distributes the RFP.