Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Comprehensive Plan: Evaluation of the Village’s Comprehensive Plan, assessment of changes in local conditions, evaluation of any major local issues, assessment of key objective and policies, assessment of concurrency issues, review and evaluation of the Plan’s elements, evaluation of climate change impacts, drafting of any necessary Comprehensive Plan amendments to reflect any changes in local conditions and changes in State requirements, adoption and transmittal of said amendments to the State, attendance at required staff, Planning Commission and Village Council meetings and hearings, and any other tasks necessary to accomplish these assignments. 2. Code Amendments: Consultation regarding land development regulations and the zoning code and drafting and/or review of related ordinances/ resolutions and/or development orders. 3. Planning Petitions: Consultation, review, processing, and presentation of regarding various land development issues (e.g., site plans, special exceptions, variances). 4. Interpretations: Interpretation of the Village’s Zoning Code and issuance of official interpretations. 5. Planning Studies: Perform planning studies. 6. Meetings: Attend staff meetings, Planning Commission meetings, Village Council meetings, and other Village board meetings, upon request. 7. Community Communications: Meet with residents, developers, architects, property owners and the general public, as needed. 8. Architectural Services: Provide architectural peer review and application of design standards. b. Traffic Engineering and Planning: Provide expertise to support the Village in the technical tasks of all areas of urban and transportation planning to guide public policy planning, decision making, and investments related to transportation, transit-oriented development (TOD), and other mobility needs. c. LEED and Sustainability Consulting (Professional and Design Service in Addition to Architecture): Provide general LEED (or other certification agency as approved by the Village) consulting to include assisting in selection of appropriate LEED goals for specific projects; assist in development of LEED project components and providing acceptable product specifications for those components; review all LEED related component submissions; develop and maintain LEED tracking score cards. d. Graphic Design: Provide all graphic design services which could be required for way-finding programs, educational graphics, building elevations or other related work. e. Economic Development Planning and Research: Provide expertise to support the Village Council’s economic development program including researching and developing long-term objectives, strategies, and approaches to urban redevelopment and revitalization; analysis of business incentives and economic impact; economic impact analysis reports using Regional Economic Models, Inc. software and other economic research tools; and assessing tax revenue and economic impacts of redevelopment/revitalization projects. Provide professional support if needed to research, compile, analyze and interpret data on economic, labor, and demographic conditions and trends.
