Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Public Engagement. Facilitate public engagement to solicit ideas and feedback throughout the Land Development Code creation process. Public engagement activities should be arranged to obtain meaningful and representative responses from residents of Bismarck and its extraterritorial area. This process will begin with the creation and acceptance of a public participation plan, which outlines means to effectively engage stakeholders and the general public. Public engagement, at a minimum, will include the following activities: a. Provide direction to a steering committee and lead at least 8 meetings scheduled at regular intervals. Project manager should be present in-person for at least 2 meetings. b. Prepare for and hold public meetings during at least 2 stages of the process to provide opportunities to review concepts and provide feedback. Meetings are to be held in-person with remote options provided, although not necessarily in realtime. Meetings must follow the City of Bismarck Title VI Plan and meeting locations are required to be physically accessible for the general public and employees. c. Create and host a website for the project and regularly update with drafts as produced. The website should provide user interaction through polling, comments, or other means. Unique project branding (e.g. logo) is not necessary. d. Submit a report that documents all public participation activities and references sources for specific provisions of the Land Development Code. Sources may be the steering committee, plans, studies, comments received (without names), peer communities, and other input or research collected by the firm. 2. Project Scope. Propose and affirm an outline of which topics in the current Title 14 should be included or not within the Land Development Code, and whether any new topics should be added. 3. Formatting. Submit a memo on best practices for formatting, codification, and enhancing usability of the Land Development Code. This should be completed early in the process to inform creation of the draft. 4. Organizing Concept. Present and seek consensus on an organizing concept for the Land Development Code that supports the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and remains compliant with requirements of the North Dakota Century Code and other relevant law. This may be drawn from peer communities, academic literature, guidance documents from organizations, and/or the firm’s professional expertise. This should be completed at an early stage in the process to inform drafting of the Land Development Code. The current Zoning Ordinance (Title 14) should not be used as a starting point for this investigation. 5. Ordinance Text. Draft language of the Land Development Code through an iterative process integrated with the public engagement process outlined above.
