Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this project is to update the currently adopted Comprehensive Plan for The City of Griffin in accordance with all the rules of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Planning and Quality Growth and associated State and Federal laws. The plan should incorporate sub-plans and studies that have been completed since the adoption of the City of Griffin Comprehensive Plan in 2018. These include, but are not limited to: West Griffin Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Griffin Town Center Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Thomaston Mill Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan Downtown Griffin Redevelopment Plan North Hill Street Redevelopment Plan Southwest Griffin Redevelopment Plan Griffin Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan Griffin Spalding Comprehensive Transportation Plan The City of Griffin Wastewater Management Plan The City of Griffin Stormwater Management Plan The City of Griffin Water Master Plan Future in the GRaSP – The Griffin & Spalding County Housing Study Required Components Identification of Community Goals The City of Griffin’s Community Goals element should be updated to effectively represent the community’s vision and direction for the future. The Consultant will lead interactive discussions with the community, staff, and stakeholders to gain meaningful participation and input to either prepare a new vision statement, list of community goals and/or policies, or Character Area-specific goals along with a defining narrative. This should be an organic process that allows the community to actively participate in setting the City’s direction for the future. Needs and Opportunities The Consultant will assist the City staff and community stakeholders in establishing a Needs and Opportunities list. The list will be developed through the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) or similar analysis of the community and then prioritized as community objectives. Needs and Opportunities that the community identifies as high priority must be followed-up with corresponding implementation measures in the Community Work Program (CWP). Community Work Program The Consultant will provide a full update to the Community Work Program to incorporate the Needs and Opportunities identified during the process and recommend implementation measures and specific activities the community plans should undertake during the next five years to address the priority Needs and Opportunities, identified Target Areas (if applicable), or to achieve portions of the Community Goals. This includes any activities, initiatives, programs, ordinances, administrative systems (such as site plan review, etc.) to be put in place to implement the plan. The Community Work Program will include the following information for each listed activity: Brief description of the activity Legal authorization for the activity, if applicable Timeframe for initiating and completing the activity Responsible party for implementing the activity Estimated cost (if any) of implementing the activity Funding source(s), if applicable Time demands of staff Broadband Services Element The Consultant will assist in providing an action plan for the promotion of the deployment of broadband services by broadband service providers into underserved areas within the City of Griffin. The plan must describe steps for the promotion of reasonable and cost-effective access to broadband to parts of Griffin designated by the Department of Community Affairs as unserved. The goal of the plan shall be to achieve certification as a Broadband Ready Community or designation of facilities and developments as Georgia Broadband Ready Community Sites.
