At a recent city council meeting City Manager Jacob Foos revealed the city’s Comprehensive Plan that will address many issues the city must deal with over the next few years.

The plan looks ahead to 2050.

A search is underway to find a consulting firm to help implement the plan.

City of Eufaula Comprehensive Plan 2050

The City of Eufaula (City), located within McIntosh County, Oklahoma, is seeking responses to a Request for Qualifications from qualified consulting firms for the completion of a Comprehensive Plan (Project).

The goal of this process is the development of a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Eufaula looking out to a horizon year of 2050.

Citizen involvement is the cornerstone of the Eufaula Comprehensive Plan. A successful plan is identified not just with the elected and appointed officials of the City who adopt it, but with the entire community and its residents who help draft it and want to see it followed and maintained. The Eufaula Comprehensive Plan should not be considered a static document but rather the result of a continuous process to gather and evaluate information and make informed decisions based upon constantly changing conditions.

The project is expected to occur over two fiscal years and the contract will be structured accordingly.

Objectives

The Project should be completed with input from the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, City staff, and interested citizen stakeholder groups. It is envisioned that the Project will include a comprehensive public participation process, employing multiple techniques to ensure an open public dialogue through the development of the Project.

The Project will include assembling and analyzing data regarding all of the existing conditions within the City of Eufaula and utilizing that data to develop policies, actions, and an implementation plan to guide future development and decision making within the community with a horizon year of 2050.

The following basic elements shall be addressed in the Comprehensive Plan:

• Vision and Goals

• Land Use and Redevelopment • Annexation • Transportation

• Housing and Neighborhood development and redevelopment

• Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails/ Sidewalk Plan

• Health and Wellness

• Utilities, Infrastructure, and Community Facilities

• Economic Development • Capital Improvements • Implementation

Consultant Responsibilities and Deliverables The selected consultant will work under the direction of the City Manager and will be responsible for consultation with the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, major stakeholder organizations, and the public. In addition, the consultant is responsible for the following items:

• General management of the Project

• Drafting and preparation of the plan document, graphics, mapping and other support services.

• Data collection, analysis, and presentation

• Organization and facilitation of public meetings

• Budgeting project funds

• Regular presentations to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council