Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1 - Project Timeline • Develop an estimated timeline for the duration of the project. The timeline should include project phasing for primary tasks, key deliverables, community engagement meetings, presentations to the Board of Commissioners, and staff review periods for deliverables. • Develop a corresponding work schedule that demonstrates how the submitting firm will manage its responsibilities and work scheduled to be performed, including work of and with Town personnel including time for staff reviews of drafts. Task 2 - Evaluate Existing Plans • Review adopted and proposed plans for the community. The consultant team, at a minimum, should review the following: Wake Forest Community Plan (2022); Wake Forest Historic Preservation Plan (2022); NE Community Plan Update (2021); and Wake Forest Parks and Recreation Plan (2015), Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan (2017), Ailey Young House Historic Preservation Manual (2023), Ailey Young House porch design, Wake Forest Wayfinding Plan (scheduled for 2024), and associated archaeological reports and environmental studies. Task 3 - Public Outreach • Develop a Public Involvement Plan (PIP). The PIP will need to address any planned outreach events for the Plan, including surveys, the use of social media, pop-up events, stakeholder interviews, open houses, public meetings, etc. The PIP will need to address equitable outreach and targeted engagement to NE Community residents and other groups impacted by the study. • Conduct survey (online, mailed, and over phone) to gather community input. The consultant should design an online survey to be hosted on the Town’s engagement platforms and a corresponding mailed survey. The proposal should address other methods of distributing surveys to reach targeted groups and vulnerable populations. Data collected and any results will need to be provided to Town staff. • Conduct an open house for residents and property owners focused on the NE Community.