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Council to contract Housel Levine Associates for comprehensive general-plan update
Summary
Planning staff recommended Housel Levine Associates LLC after an RFP; the update will be a full rewrite with an economic-development focus, public outreach including interactive maps and stakeholder interviews, and an estimated 18–20 month schedule.
Brock Anderson of Planning and Zoning recommended awarding a professional-services agreement to Housel Levine Associates LLC to prepare a comprehensive rewrite of West Valley City’s general plan. Anderson said the last comprehensive update began in 2007 and was adopted in 2009, with minor follow-up work through 2015; since then large projects and demographic changes (e.g., Mountain View Corridor completion, major industrial and housing growth) have altered the planning context.
Staff issued an RFP and received nine submittals. Anderson said the selection panel evaluated seven criteria and selected Housel Levine based on experience, a strong economic-development consultant (Tishler Bise referenced in packet), and an outreach approach that includes interactive online mapping, stakeholder interviews, focus groups and business workshops. Anderson said the contract term is approximately 18–20 months with regular updates to the council and planning commission.
Council members expressed support and asked whether the firm had previous experience in Utah (Anderson: national firm with offices across the country; staff checked references including work in Logan City). Anderson noted budgetary approval and staff’s intent to involve the council in steering committees and periodic updates.
