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Preparation and Adoption of Business District, Related Ordinance Amendments and Revised Map The following scope of work represents a continuation of the initial review and analysis of the City's business districts and related ordinance provisions. This phase would entail drafting ordinance revisions and revising the zoning map based on our prior review, working with a steering committee to refine and modify the draft, soliciting public and stakeholder input and assisting with the adoption process. Ill. Articulate Translating the wealth of information obtained earlier into a workable, readable, usable, predictable set of regulations is the challenge of this series of tasks which begins the second phase of the project. Task 3.1— Start-up Meeting An initial meeting will be conducted with City staff and steering committee members (to be appointed by the City) to review the Blueprint recommendations, format and style guide to obtain consensus regarding the direction of the ordinance revisions. This meeting will also define more specifics about the ordinance changes, such as the number and type of new districts to be added, along with delegation of authority, use of incentives and related policy matters. Task 3.2 — Working Draft LSL will begin drafting the new regulations, based on direction received from the prior task in accordance with the technical audit and Blueprint recommendations. The purpose of this draft will be to provide modified business districts and related changes from other parts of the code for internal staff and steering committee review and comment. This initial draft will consist of text but will not include graphics or final formatting in anticipation of substantive revisions. Task 3.3 — Review The draft document will be provided for review and comment. An agreed upon protocol will be established to ensure that comments and edits are provided to the consultant team from a single client source. The review comments submitted to the consulting team should represent a consensus of the steering committee. Three (3) review sessions will be held between the steering committee and LSL to discuss revisions, possible options and other considerations to be incorporated into the formal draft. Task 3.4 — Formal Draft A second draft will be prepared, incorporating agreed-upon changes from the prior review of the working draft. This "formal" draft will be formatted and contain all graphics and illustrations that will be part of the final document. The purpose of this draft is to elicit input from stakeholders and the general public. Task 3.5 - Zoning Map LSL will prepare a draft zoning map to define the boundaries of new districts and revisions to the existing business districts. Task 3.6 — Public Forum Input regarding the proposed revisions will be actively solicited. While a specific plan will be worked out in conjunction with the City, it is likely that, at a minimum, several of the following activities would be part of that effort: Web site: the draft code and map could be posted on the City's web site (City responsibility) to afford broad public access to the document. Social web sites: In order to reach a diverse representation of citizens, we may utilize the internet to help inform and involve the business community. City staff, with our input, could establish a