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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH RDG PLANNING & DESIGN, INC FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR AN ATHLETIC VENUES REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE ACTION PLAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $383,500.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, with RDG Planning & Design, Inc. for planning and design services associated with the Athletic Venues Reinvestment Initiative Action Plan for an amount not to exceed $383,500, payable from fund 452-030-5310-HANDHTAX-1531 (tourism and recreational projects; Finance; contract services; half and half tax projects; AVRI planning for phases II and III).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with RDG Planning & Design, Inc. (RDG) for an amount not to exceed $383,500 for planning and design services for the Athletic Venues Reinvestment Initiative (AVRI) Action Plan. The Action Plan will serve as a comprehensive guide for planned public/private investment in the City of Duluth's primary outdoor sports tourism venues and one or two new or renewed indoor athletic venues. The plan process will commence in June 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in April 2025.
Funding is provided by the Duluth Athletic Venue Reinvestment Initiative, a planned $36-million City investment in parks-based athletic venues intended to support sports tourism and improve quality of life. City funding for the Initiative is sourced from one-half-of-one-percent increments in the City's food-beverage and lodging taxes authorized by the City Council and the State of Minnesota Legislature for this purpose. City Council Resolution 23-0748R preliminarily allocated $400,000 from the from these taxes to develop the AVRI Action Plan.
RDG's proposal and draft contract are attached as exhibits.
RDG is an interdisciplinary firm offering professional services in comprehensive planning and design, architecture,...
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