Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Consultant shall: 1. Conduct preliminary administrative tasks including, but not limited to: a. Review the current General Plan and other background materials such as the City's history and demographics. b. Review other appropriate local, regional, and state documents. c. Review and have working knowledge of the City's plans including, but not limited to, the Transportation Master Plan, the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the Climate Action Plan, the City's Strategic Plan, the Transit Master Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, Capital Improvement Plan, Redevelopment Plans, and Sub-area Plans. d. Meet with City staff to discuss issues such as existing conditions, goals, opportunities, roles and responsibilities, development policies, implementation strategies, and logistical issues. e. Gather base GIS data, maps, and other technical information needed from staff. f. Prepare technical reports such as a housing inventory, housing needs assessment, economic profile, etc. that will help in addressing existing conditions. g. Have a Work Plan that identifies the types of data to be prepared and what base maps and inventory will be analyzed. 2. Prepare a Public Participation Plan, as required by ARS 9-461.06, to be reviewed by staff and the advisory committee, and presented to City Council for adoption. The Public Participation Plan should be designed to engage all segments of the community, in all locations, and to permit individuals to enter and exit the process as their time and interests allow. The Consultant will organize and facilitate all public participation events. The Public Participation Plan should address how outreach and engagement with be coordinated with the concurrent updates to the Transportation Master Plan and Transit Master Plan. The Public Participation Plan is expected to include a variety of methods for encouraging public participation including but not limited to visioning workshops, social media strategy, interactive web-based site, stakeholder meetings, and educational presentations to inform the community and decision makers on the latest trends and topics related to land use, transportation, environment, and economic development. The consultant will attend civic organization meetings, conduct surveys, attend regular advisory committee meetings, attend public hearings with the Planning & Zoning Board, City Council, and other interested Boards, and will employ the use of a website and social media. The Public Participation Plan must include a general timeline for the implementation of the Public Participation Plan and other tasks identified in this scope of work. 3. Conduct a kick-off meeting with advisory committees that will be responsible for regularly reviewing the progress of the project and providing input to the consultant and staff in a public setting. City staff will assist in identifying public officials, staff, and stakeholders to appoint to these committees. The frequency of the advisory committee meetings will be determined during the preparation of the Public Participation Plan and may be adjusted as needed. 4. Prepare a project schedule and work plan with major work components, deliverables and milestones.