Planning staff to issue RFP for land-use planning consultant; public participation emphasized
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Planning staff told commissioners they plan to issue an RFP in the coming weeks for a land-use planning consultant to help update the city’s land-use plan; staff said the project will emphasize public participation and that existing staff capacity is limited.
Planning staff told the Columbia Falls Planning Commission they will prepare a request for proposals (RFP) for a land-use planning consultant in the coming weeks to support an update to the city’s land-use plan.
Eric Mulcahy said the work required exceeds current staff capacity and that the selected consultant must emphasize public participation; Mulcahy noted that only a handful of Montana consultants have the scale and experience to manage the project and that consultants often approach the work chapter by chapter. The city has previously issued an RFP and has at least one accepted response and another in process, according to the transcript.
Commissioners and staff said the water and sewer design work (described in the meeting as pending council approval) will feed into the planning process, and staff indicated they will present a proposed contract and further details to the council when available.
No formal action was recorded on the RFP item in the transcript; staff described it as planned next steps.
