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File #: K-1415-96    Version: 1 Name: Contract with ULI to prepare for Griffin Park Site
Type: Contract Status: Passed
File created: 1/15/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/27/2015 Final action: 1/27/2015
Title: CONTRACT K-1415-96: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AND THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI) IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000 FOR AN ADVISORY SERVICES PANEL PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF A REPORT WHICH WILL ADVISE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GRIFFIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SITE IN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OK.
Attachments: 1. Text File ULI.pdf, 2. K-1415-98.pdf, 3. Att A, Griffin Hospital Scope of work, 4. ULI PR.pdf
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CONTRACT K-1415-96:  A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AND THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI) IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000 FOR AN ADVISORY SERVICES PANEL PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF A REPORT WHICH WILL ADVISE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GRIFFIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SITE IN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OK.
 
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BACKGROUND:  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is a nationally recognized source of information on planning growth and redevelopment. The ULI Advisory Services Panel provides a unique service in which a panel of pertinent experts conducts an intensive five day visit regarding a specific land use challenge which culminates in an advisory report with recommendations and plans for redevelopment of land.  In this case, the ULI Advisory Services Panel will be tasked with developing recommendations for the Griffin Memorial Hospital grounds located north and south of Main Street between Robinson and Alameda Streets. In order to ensure that the property is redeveloped in a manner that is not only beneficial to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) but to the Norman community, a redevelopment plan is needed. In light of this, over the course of the last year, the City of Norman and ODMHSAS have held a series of Griffin Redevelopment Vision Steering Committee meetings to develop a strategy for moving forward on redevelopment of this 260 acre tract of land.  The City of Norman and ODMHSAS see contracting for a ULI Advisory Services Panel as an excellent opportunity to develop recommendations for the redevelopment of the Griffin Memorial Hospital property.  
 
DISCUSSION:  ULI Advisory Service Panels have been commissioned by numerous communities dealing with hospital redevelopment projects throughout the United States and to assess a wide range of issues in those communities.  
 
The ULI Advisory Services Panel consists of eight to ten experts in related appropriate fields including: planners, lenders, market analysts, economists, architects and public officials. The Panel will provide assessment of current conditions and formulate strategies for planning, development, and implementation in an intensive five day visit. The ULI Advisory Services Panel Schedule is scheduled for April 26 through May 1, 2015. The typical schedule for a Panel is as follows:
 
Sunday: Arrival, orientation and sponsor dinner
Monday: Briefings, tours
Tuesday: Stakeholder Interviews
Wednesday: Panel deliberations
Thursday: Report and presentation preparation
Friday: Presentation of panel's findings
 
ULI's extensive experience in the preparation of land use strategic reports allows them to recommend best practices in the field that are unbiased and candid. The strategic report developed at the end of the ULI Advisory Services Panel will provide a roadmap for the effective redevelopment of this large, underutilized tract of land located in central Norman.
 
Funds in the amount of $125,000 are available for the contract in the Capital Fund, Special Studies Design (account 050-9388-431.62-01; project BG0049).
 
RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends approval of contract K-1415-96 with Urban Land Institute to conduct a ULI Advisory Services Panel, in the amount of $125,000 for the preparation of a report that will provide recommendations and strategies for the redevelopment of the Griffin Memorial Hospital property.