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�.A� . REPORT To the Redevelopment Boarci From the Redevelopment Manager October 13, 2003 Subject Agreement for Professional Services with Communities By Design Recommendation . Approve an agreement with Communities By Design ("CBD") to provide urban design training and education to City staff, Redwood City and Peninsula officials and leaders. Background Over the last several years, the City and Redevelopment Agency has been diligently working to establish high quality urban design for its downtown and other parts of the community. There have been several Council workshops discussing how to create "nice places" and also joint meetings on urban design issues associated with the downtown retail/cinema project. Staff now wishes to continue and formalize this dialogue on city design by establishing a series of workshops called "The Forum at Redwood City". The purpose of the Forum will be to provide urban design training and education to staff and local govemment officials of the City of Redwood City and other key community leaders throughout the Peninsula. The workshops will be held on every first Wednesday of the month and will include dynamic and interesting guest speakers who are leaders in the urban design field. The workshops will be open to community ofFcials, leaders, and professional staff. The lectures will be held in the Little Fox Theatre for a nominal fee of $20, with the proceeds partially covering travel costs for the speakers and overhead. Following the discussion, there would be an option for dinner and conversation at a local downtown restaurant. The first workshop is tentatively scheduled on November 5. Please refer to the attached proposal for more information. Staff is proposing to hire Communities By Design ("CBD") to produce the event. As producer of the event CBD would do the following: • Authorize use of the concept as developed by CBD for "The Forum" • Make recommendations about potential speakers for "The Forum" and authorize use of CBD's name and contacts with those speakers; and • Have CBD's Executive Director (Mr. Bruce Liedstrand or a substitute appointed by the Agency) serve as host at each Forum' The cost of CBD's work would be $500 per event not to exceed 8 months or $4000. Normally proposals less than $10,000 do not require City Council approval. However, in this particular case where the executive director of "CBD", Mr. Bruce Liedstrand, also consults with the City as the Community Development Services Director, staff felt it was � important for City Council to review the proposal. Mr. Liedstrand ' Besides this contract, there will also be another contract for ot r work on the Redwood City Fprum. That G� �,, contract will be with Moore lacofano Goltsman, Inc. ( who 'll facilitate t e forums, prepar rograms, '` conduct outreach and be responsible for overall management and oordinatio That contract is r�8,238 }� � and is being processed under our normal procedures for profession service ag ements under $1�,000 (i.e. � Er,ecutive Director's approval only). Redevelopment Funds will be ed for this contract. \ ,,�