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ma 95 fns 481 <br />ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES SELECTED TO PREPARE <br />FISCAL IMPACT MODEL <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of June 14, 1995: <br />TO:* James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />SX/J -4,"fON HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />/ , r A . <br />a�va.oa v ra. rcaa.i.aayCommunity Develop;eZ%' <br />e <br />FROM: Sasan Rohani, AICP S .� <br />Chief, Long -Range Planning <br />DATE: June 14, 1995 <br />RE: REQUEST TO APPROVE SELECTION COMMITTEE'S -RECOMMENDATION <br />FOR A CONSULTANT TO PREPARE A FISCAL IMPACT MODEL FOR THE <br />COUNTY <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal <br />consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular <br />meeting of June 20, 1995. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />One of the work products required by the county's current contract <br />with the Economic Development Administration is the acquisition/ <br />development•of a fiscal impact model. The function of the fiscal <br />impact model will be to assess new development and alternative <br />planning scenarios and to project revenues, costs, and net <br />balances. <br />On April 4, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners authorized <br />staff to issue a Request for Proposal and initiate the process of <br />selecting a consultant to provide/develop a marginal cost fiscal <br />impact computer model and training services. Consistent with <br />county guidelines, the Request for Proposal was published in the <br />Press Journal on April 10, 1995. Also, a copy of the proposal was <br />mailed to 11 consulting firms who advertise in "Planning" magazine <br />as having expertise in preparing fiscal impact models. <br />_As a result, the county received two proposals. These proposals <br />were from the following consulting firms: <br />Tischler & Associates, Inc. <br />Economic Research Associates <br />Tischler & Associates made a presentation to the seven member <br />consultant selection committee on May 24, 1995. Economic Research <br />Associates made their presentation on May 30, 1995. The selection <br />committee consisted of Ed Fry, Laura Post, Mark Mucher, Robert <br />Keating, Stan Boling, Sasan Rohani, and Mark Satterlee of the City <br />of Vero Beach Planning Department. <br />After the presentations, the consultant selection committee <br />requested additional information from each of the consultants.. <br />Upon receipt of the information, the committee held a final <br />selection meeting on June 9, 1995, to rank the consultants. <br />34 <br />June 20, 1995 <br />