Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

CONSULTANT SELECTION AND DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS (FEBRUARY- AUGUST 2012)

CONSULTANTS INCLUDED: THE TEXAS DATA CENTER Demographic analysis and population projections to 2035 for San Marcos and its ETJ LUCKENS PLANNING CONSULTANTS Process and plan development and project management

RPS ESPEY Environmental science support during the design rodeo, Land use suitability analysis and mapping CEG DESIGNED SOLUTIONS Plan production and graphic support SOCIAL MEDIA SISTERS Online media and public involvement

As noted above, Council directed staff

to produce the plan in-house with the

TBG PARTNERS Design support during the design rodeo

assistance of consultants.

GROUP SOLUTIONS RJW Public Involvement

Use of the design rodeo concept

DHIRU ARCHITECTS design rodeo facilitation

and the small size of the planning

Fiscal impact modeling and GIS services were not contracted. The City of San Marcos Finance Department created a fiscal impact model for the design rodeo and City of San Marcos Development Services Department provided GIS support though out the process.

staff required bringing in consultants

PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF Transportation facilities analysis and

to accomplish technical tasks. Other

transportation planning support during the design rodeo and modeling of land use and transportation scenarios MEADOWS CENTER FOR WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT Environmental science support during the design rodeo and water quality baseline data and modeling

consultants were brought in for

specialized data collection and analysis

tasks.