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5. GENERAL <br />A. Professional Agreement with Freedman, Tung, and Bottomley for the Design <br />of the Courthouse Square <br />Redevelopment Manager Moeller stated that Council Member Pierce, Chair of the <br />Courthouse Renovation Committee would be introducting the topic. <br />Council Member Pierce stated that she along with Council Members Howard and <br />Ruskin with the assistance of Redevelopment Manager Moeller have interviewed <br />the consultants for the design of the Courthouse Square. Ms. Pierce stated that <br />the project is at the point where hiring of a design consultant is appropriate. She <br />further stated that Freedman, Tung and Bottomley (FTB) was chosen because of <br />their experience in other communities. She further stated that FTB has an <br />understanding of history and reverence for it while understanding what make a <br />downtown work and what makes a good center plaza for our city. <br />Redevelopment Manager Moeller stated that an extensive community participation <br />component to the scope of services that has been submitted. There will be five <br />public workshops involved in the planning process dealing with what the <br />community envisions in the plaza to what the actual selection will be of the pavers, <br />colors, etc. The Committee felt it best to consult with the consultant for many of <br />the details so that when the final design is recommended, both the community and <br />the Council will know what those details are. The process should take about nine <br />months from the beginning to actually coming before the Council. <br />M/S Hartnett/Howard to adopt the following recommendation: <br />1. Approve an agreement with FTB for design services for the Courthouse <br />Square and Marshall Street Frontage in an amount not to exceed $195,910.00 <br />and <br />2. Approve and authorize an additional appropriation of $66,810.00 from the <br />Redevelopment Fund Balance to the funding previously approved for the <br />restoration of the Courthouse and the design of the Courthouse Plaza. <br />The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote by those present with <br />Chairman Claire absent and Vice Chair Ira abstaining. <br />RD MINUTE ORDER 03 -12 <br />REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING APRIL 28, 2003 <br />MINUTES PAGE 2 <br />