Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Audit on current uses of the Harbor, including coastal and barrier beaches, salt marshes, tidal flats, Harbor wildlife, eelgrass, aquaculture, commercial and recreational fishing, recreational and transient boating activity and mooring placement, commercial activity and usage, harbor facilities, harbor safety and navigation, public access and changes in sea level and climate change; 2. Provide provisions and recommendations for the orderly, safe, and efficient allocation of the Harbor for boating related to the following: a. Dredging; b. Transient boating; c. Recreational and commercial fisheries and aquaculture; d. Commercial/Industrial usage; e. The location and distribution of seasonal moorings, as well as transient moorings, anchorage and dockage f. Harbor facilities; g. Unobstructed access to and around federal navigation channels, and anchorage areas; h. Public access; i. Natural resources and management; j. Climate change; and k. Tourism and educational efforts; 3. Identify ways to enhance development and preservation of the Harbor; 4. Identify officials responsible for enforcement of the plan and propose ordinances to implement the plan; 5. Identify short-, mid-, and long-term potential projects to improve the Harbor and possible capital and grant opportunities for funding; 6. Identify citizen desires for improvements to the Harbor through public outreach; 7. Recommend use for City-owned parcels after completion of the Walk Bridge project this will require the firm to have knowledge of eminent domain; and 8. Conduct a study of the City-owned Street ends, funded by a grant from the Connecticut Port Authority. Deliverables to include: a. An inventory of City-owned Street ends, including but not limited to location, description, photos, current infrastructure, current signage, etc. b. Recommendations for capital projects that support infrastructure improvements at five City-owned Street ends to support public access and usage of the Harbor and waterways.
