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Successful implementation begins at the outset of any planning process, not at the end. -Goody Clancy | Putting into motion an energized and multi-faceted public participation process Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover brings together members of the City Council, Caddo School Board, Caddo Parish Commission, planning professionals, Downtown Development Authority and the Metropolitan Planning Commission to form a 16 member expanded Master Plan Committee. | This is an essential first step,” said MPC Chairman Dale Colvin. “This body has come together to set the stage for a broad-based, intensive public participation process and consensus building that I believe will create a shared vision for the future of Shreveport and Caddo Parish.” | “This group has been established to serve as an ad hoc committee of the Metropolitan Planning Commission,” says Charles Kirkland. “Its members will monitor the process and its progress, and make recommendations to the MPC Board, and help create positive and effective public outreach.” | Actions taken at its first meeting on Thursday February 26, 2009: |
Ø Recommended that the MPC enter into a contract with Goody Clancy to serve as the primary consultant for the City/Parish Master Plan.
| Ø Recommended action to mutually terminate a previous contract with sub-consultant Franklin Industries, LLC in order that all such services are managed by and under the direction of Goody Clancy.
| Ø Recommended that two current notices of interest from potential sub-consultants, in addition to those previously received and those that might be received in the future, be forwarded to Goody Clancy for consideration.
| Ø Adopted a meeting schedule for 2009
| The Metropolitan Planning Commission will consider these recommendations at its regular meeting Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 1pm in Government Plaza Chambers on the first floor.
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| “I’m excited to see the formation of this robust, positive, broad-based and diverse group,” says Mayor Glover. “Its formation is at the heart of successful planning. I look to its members to designate priorities, make sound decisions and implement a plan that will ultimately serve as the road map into the future.”
| Expanded Master Plan Committee
| Dale Colvin, MPC Chairman
| Dan Foster, Committee Vice Chairman
| Winzer Andrews, MPC Board
| Larry Ferdinand, MPC Board
| Joyce Bowman, Shreveport City Council-Dist G
| Monty Walford, Shreveport City Council-Dist B
| Stephanie Lynch, Caddo Parish Commission, President
| Matthew Linn, Caddo Parish Commission
| Lola May, Caddo Parish School Board-Dist 5
| Barry Rachal, Caddo Parish School Board-Dist 9
| Dr Gerald Dawkins, Superintendent Caddo Parish Schools
| Lydia McClanahan, Retired Planning Professional
| J. Kent Rogers, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG)
| Rick Seaton, Assistant CAO-Mayor’s Office
| Don Shea, Downtown Development Authority
| Woody Wilson, Caddo Parish Commission Administrator
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