Specifications include, but are not limited to: The consultant shall be responsible for ensuring that, at the conclusion of this project, the City and community will have: 1) A definitive framework for decision-making and action relating to city-wide growth management, including the necessary tools to guide land-use and zoning decisions, such as a future land-use map, transect map, etc. 2) A broadly supported master plan of which all City departments take ownership. 3) A framework for coordinating growth management in collaboration with applicable partner entities. 4) A clear understanding of the major forces that drive and shape growth and development (e.g., regional market forces, development trends and regulations, incentive programs, utility servicing, tax impacts, etc.) and their nexus to growth management to ensure a sustainable future 5) A legally defensible master plan, adopted via ordinance in accordance with State enabling legislation. 6) An achievable strategy based on data with consideration from stakeholders and City decisionmakers that guides future growth with respect to context and outlines appropriate placespecific development and redevelopment of currently serviced land within Fargo city limits, a tiered development approach to green field development within Fargo’s extraterritorial jurisdiction that complements neighboring jurisdictions within the FM Diversion to ensure a high quality of life for future generations. 7) A clear vision, direction, and guide to future development on which to base a comprehensive update to the City’s Land Development Code.
