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Council approves $132,000 contract for property and growth needs assessment
Summary
The council authorized a $132,000 contract with Preach and Associates for a property and growth needs assessment; $75,000 is in the current budget and the remaining $57,000 will be budgeted in FY27. The study will include valuations, land‑use patterns and a 10‑year implementation strategy.
Council voted to authorize the city administrator to enter a $132,000 contract with Preach and Associates to produce a property and growth needs assessment.
Staff said $75,000 is budgeted in FY26 and that the remaining $57,000 will be added to the FY27 budget so the project can be completed by early fall. The scope, as described in the staff summary, includes an inventory of parcels, valuation and use patterns, and a 10‑year implementation strategy to guide city decision‑making on growth and land use.
A resident asked whether consultants could be replaced by lower‑cost AI analysis; a councilor and staff stressed the consultant proposal is intensive and includes comprehensive valuation work and an implementation plan that staff judged to require consultants’ expertise.
Council approved the contract by motion; staff will return with a project schedule and deliverables.
