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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 14, 20Q4 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-d <br />SUBJECT: Selection of a Professional Planning Consultant for the Development of a <br />Countywide. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />BOCC TDR Goal Statement <br />TDR - RFO Document <br />Listing of RFO Respondents <br />August 3, 2004 Memorandum Regarding <br />TDR Tour <br />Louis Berger / UNC -Charlotte Proposed <br />Scope of Services <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext 2592 <br />Glenn Bowles, ext 2577 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To select a consultant to assess the feasibility of a Transfer of Development <br />Rights (TDR) program for Orange County, <br />BACKGROUND: Establishing a Transfer of Development Rights program has been along-term <br />goal of the Board of County Commissioners. To that end, over the last year, a County staff <br />work group developed a comprehensive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) that would allow the <br />County to find a consulting firm to provide professional planning services to develop an Orange <br />County Transfer of Development Rights (TUR) concept and ordinance, which may include a <br />legal framework, market evaluation, administrative procedures, and public information concept. <br />The work group includes representatives from: <br />• Purchasing, <br />• Planning, <br />• ERCD, <br />• Engineering and <br />• EDC, as well as <br />• The County Manager and <br />• The County Attorney <br />The RFQ was advertised and forwarded to the national and state chapter of the American <br />Planning Association (APA). Apre-proposal meeting and tour was held and attended by six <br />firms (Please refer to the attached list of RFQ respondents). Five firms subsequently submitted <br />proposals. Each firm was independently rated on the following criteria by the evaluation team: <br />1. Project interest and understanding, <br />2. The firm's history and experience with similar projects, <br />3. The firm's ability and expertise, <br />