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<br />Swan Development Advisors, Inc. <br />CmmnnIity..d_~~tc..._g <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />January 25, 2008 <br /> <br />Barbara Lipscomb, City Manager, City of Casselbeny <br />Gerald Paradise, Cormmmity Development Director IIIId CRA Executive <br />Director, City ofCasseIbeny <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Bruce Lyon <br />Swan Development Advisors, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 2097 <br />Lakellllld, FL 33806 <br /> <br />Phone: (863) 616-]6]5 <br />E-mail: Swandevelopment@aol.com <br /> <br />RE: ReqlH!St fer QalifiratieDs ... _ _d SfteriD& CeIllDliUee Develeper <br />Selu1ien fer City ef Casselbeny City Ceuter Project <br /> <br />>>.....brmmd. The City of Casselberry owns a ] 5.3 acre tract ofland on US ] 7/92 <br />itntllf!diSJtely aaoss Triplet Lake Drive ftom City Hall that it acquired in 2004. In 2007 <br />the City ma,slt;. planned the site with assistance ftom Swan Development Advisors <br />(Swan) and WilsooMiller, Inc. in order to soliditY a commllllity vision for the site and to <br />provide direction to a future developer. Subsequently, Swan was retained to ......."8" a <br />Request for QuaIifications (RFQ) process that was designed to idaltify a bigbly skilled <br />develope.- that has experience in mixed-use development. Said developer would be <br />expected to partner with the City ofCasseIbeny IIIId the CRA in the development and <br />consIruction of the master planned vision. <br /> <br />Process: The RFQ process was IIDdertaken with an expected completion date of <br />January 2008 when a development company would be presented to the City Commission <br />and CRA Board for formal selection based upon the Steel'ing Committee's <br />re...1UU.....dation. RFQ related activities were established to ensure a fair and impartial <br />process for all potential participllllts. The qualification process included the following: <br /> <br />]. Request for Qualifications document was drafted and presented to Steel'ing <br />Committee for review - July/August 2007 <br />2. Request for QuaIifications process opened - September 4, 2007 <br />· Distribution via the City of CasseIbeny website. <br />· Forty-two e-mail annollDcements were sent to prospective developers and <br />related firms. <br /> <br />I <br />