DATE:	September 8, 2000

TO:	Economic Development Commission Members

FROM:	David Black

RE:	NWQ Master Development Plan

Through the last few months, city staff has met numerous times with Kent Carlson of Ryan Companies and Craig Rapp of CPDC, in order to refine the vision for the NWQ area and develop a detailed financial model (see attachment) to guide our early decisions. An agreement between Ryan and the City to guide our future relationship is still in development. We are now at the point where we need a more detailed physical plan.

Ryan is proposing to retain the firm of Dahlgren, Shardlow & Uban, Inc. (DSU) to coordinate the planning effort. John Shardlow, principal, and Wally Case, project manager, will be present on Tuesday to discuss DSU's proposed approach to the area.