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Approve an Agreement with MIG to Prepare a Parks, Facilities, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan December 1, 2020 Page 2 On August 6, 2020, the PRCSA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) (Exhibit 1) for a qualified consultant to prepare a Parks, Facilities, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan (Parks Master Plan). The purpose of this 10-year growth plan is to focus on immediate, short-term, and long-term capital development and improvement strategies that correspond to the community's unmet needs and priority investments, for critical parks and recreation services. The City notified 461 companies (35 Santa Ana companies). 70 companies downloaded the documents (3 Santa Ana companies) and six companies submitted proposals (zero Santa Ana companies) to provide Parks Master Plan consulting services. On September 17, 2020 an evaluation committee rated the proposals and conducted interviews for the top three firms. The proposals were evaluated according to the criteria listed in the RFP, which included firm/team experience, relevant project experience, references, scope of work/understanding of need, schedule, and fee. The final results of the RFP evaluation and interview were as follows: Company Rankin MIG 1 KTUA 2 RJM Design Group 3 Kritzin er+RAO 4 Bri htview Design Group 5 California Greenworks 6 Based upon negotiations and reference checks, staff recommends the selection of MIG Inc. for an agreement (Exhibit 2) to provide Parks Master Plan consulting services for the PRCSA. MIG is a multi -faceted urban and environmental planning firm who employ a multi -disciplinary team of urban policy planners, landscape architects, civil engineers, community engagement leaders, and other related professionals. MIG Inc. has 40 years of experience and has worked with public, private, and nonprofit agencies, and their constituents, throughout the United States to effectively address any issues on the planning and design spectrum related to parks and recreation —concept to construction, strategic plan to master plan, historic preservation to open space conservation, sustainability to feasibility, and everything in between. The depth of their expertise encompasses the full range of assessment, analysis, outreach, design, and planning methods/skills required to help communities create and responsibly manage available resources —ensuring the right balance in the amount, size, types and locations of park land, recreation amenities, and services for each community now and in the future. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are available in the following account for the current year and will be budgeted and made available for the next fiscal year: 25B-2