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Date: February 8, 2005
The following Document was distributed during
the February 7, 2005 Workshop.
Task 1.
Task 2.
City of Winter Springs Rural Area Study - Part 1
February 7,2005
Proposed Scope of Work
Assembly and Review of Base Information: In preparation for Task 2, WRT will collect
available information on, and become familiar with, specific conditions in the rural area,
including:
. Existing and Future Land Use
. Existing Zoning
. Natural and Cultural Resources
. Property Ownership Patterns
. Recent Development Trends (permitted projects)
. Major Planned Projects
City staff will make available existing relevant maps as well as aerial photos, parcel
databases, previous or ongoing studies and plans. Where possible maps should be
provided as GIS layers or coverages. WRT will not be responsible for new data
generation, ground-truthing, collection, formatting, or GIS mapping of data.
Rural Development Case Studies: WRT will demonstrate to the City Commission,
staff, and stakeholders how the new techniques of conservation development could be
used to meet the city's growth objectives while simultaneously preserving rural character.
To do this, conceptual alternative future development scenarios will be developed for
three properties, as follows:
. Parcel 1 (in county zone - 1 du/3 acres)
Concept Plan 1 a:
Concept Plan 1 b:
Conventional development under existing regulations
Conservation development, assuming the same approximate
gross density as permitted under existing regulations
Conservation development, assuming increased density
(appropriate for annexation into the City - Le. with urban
services) (3 unit/acre)
Concept Plan 1 c:
. Parcel 2 County Zoning (in county zone - 1 du/S acres)
Concept Plan 2a:
Concept Plan 2b:
Conventional development under existing regulations
Conservation development, assuming same approximate
gross density
Conservation development, assuming increased density
(appropriate for annexation into City - Le. with urban
services) (1 unit/acre)
Concept Plan 2c:
. Parcel 3 (in county zone -1 du/10 acres)
Concept Plan 3a:
Concept Plan 3c:
Conventional development
Conservation development, assuming slightly higher density
than currently allowed
Task 3.
Task 4.
Task S.
The parcels to be used for this exercise will include either hypothetical or real properties.
WRT will assist the City with weighing the benefits versus the drawbacks of either choice.
If real properties are to be used, the three sites will be identified by the City, who will then
seek to obtain landowner cooperation in the process. If the landowners are interested in
participating in the process, WRT and the city will involve each landowner in developing
the alternative scenarios and assessing the opportunities associated with each scenario.
(Real properties will be used only if the landowner gives permission to do so and is willing
to participate in the planning exercise.)
If hypothetical properties are to be used, WRT will "make-up" the three sites by using
pieces of property that have natural resource conditions and physical improvements
typical of rural properties in Seminole County. Care will be taken to obscure any real
identity, so that the properties used will not be recognizable to the public in terms of
exactly where they are located or who owns them.
City Commission Workshop 2: WRT will present the rural development case studies to
the City Commission in a second 2-hour workshop. In addition, WRT will discuss options
for moving forward with additional planning activities. This will likely involve preparation
of a scope of work for developing a comprehensive "growing greener" strategy for the
city. We anticipate that this will focus on identifying lands of conservation interest that
should be preserved as the city continues to develop, combined with a "tool bag" of
implementation techniques ranging from new land development regulations, to funding
acquisition of the most sensitive lands by the city, to developing the institutional capacity
to support voluntary actions by private landowners to preserve conservation lands.
Public Workshop: WRT will conduct a half-day workshop with the public to discuss
issues and choices regarding managing growth at the city's fringe. This workshop will be
open to the general public, but will focus on involving individuals who own land at the
City's rural fringe, regardless of their particular interests - including those who are
conservation-minded along with those interested in development. WRT will engage the
public in a dialogue regarding the issues of balancing growth and preserving rural
character, using the development case studies to present options ranging from
conventional development to new "growing greener" conservation development
techniques.
Summary Report: WRT will compile findings from the previous tasks, as well as input
received in the workshops in a summary report. This will entail an overview of the issues
revealed and conclusions, presented in text with accompanying maps, graphics, and
images, as well as tables and charts. A draft report will be submitted for review and
comment by city staff prior to submission to the City Commission. One camera-ready
original and one digital copy (in Microsoft Word with graphics in pdf format) will be
provided of each submission.
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Estimated Costs
Payment will be made on the basis of actual time spent at standard hourly billing rates for WRT staff plus
direct expenses reimbursed at cost, up to a not-to-exceed limit of $37,842.
Consultant Est.
Task Hours Cost
Task 1 Assembly and Review of Sase Info 16 $ 2,288
Task 2 Rural Development Case Studies 152 $18,100
Task 3 City Commission Workshop 2 16 $ 2,448
Task 4 Public Workshop 40 $ 6,232
Task 5 Summary Report 56 $ 7,264
Expenses: Air Travel, Car Rental, Lodging, -- $ 3,510
Subsistence, Miscellaneous (postage,
reproduction, telephone, etc.)
Estimated Total Cost/Upset Limit $37,842
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