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Page 12 Approach 2 —Begin a City Initiated Master Plan Process This process would involve beginning a completely new process that would include forming convening a project steering committee as envisioned in Management Partners' current agreement with the City for the purpose of identifying key elements for a scope of work to be completed by a firm to prepare a community farm master plan. It would include a public solicitation process and selection of a firm to prepare the plan. This process would not preclude MD Fotheringham Landscape Architects from participating in the process. Once staff identifies the most qualified firm to prepare the master plan, similar to Approach 1 above, a draft agreement would be forwarded to the City Council for review and approval. Based on its experience,we assume that MD Fotheringham would provide a proposal that warrants City consideration based on its overall process. The primary difference between Approaches 1 and 2 is related to the consultant selection process for preparation of the project master plan.In both approaches,we assume the project would include the following key elements: • Public meetings to receive community input to identify a shared park vision. • Review of options for management of the community farm including the potential for park operating leases, operating agreements and/or memoranda of understanding related to the use,maintenance and/or operation of certain park features including livestock management, agriculture and community farming,educational features and programming. • Exploration of the establishment of a nonprofit organization linked to the project for the purpose of coordinating fundraising and coordinating certain volunteer activities in cooperation with the City and overall park. • Review of a project development budget and review of options for project funding. • Identified solutions to address odor,storm water,and animal waste management. • Creative options for utilizing the agricultural areas including working with nonprofit organizations for an educational and training program. • Detailed evaluation of the number of animal pens desired by Abbie 4-I-I as compared to what is optimal for the property and park vision. • Project architecture and a site plan that is both functional and consistent with City planning requirements and community expectations. It should be noted that if Abbie 4-H can have its livestock needs met elsewhere,the City would be in position to conduct a more focused and streamlined master plan process due to the elimination of the barn and concern with environmental issues, odor, animal handling,that warrants significant outreach, research,environmental review,etc.Further,this would most likely allow the City to process the Master Plan through the City's Park and Recreation Commission, without the need for forming of a steering committee because the project would be more like a"traditional City Park" and the City has a tradition of processing these projects through its Parks and Recreation Commission.In addition,we think a plant based project would most likely be well received by the community.