Title
Resolution Determining the Peninsula Community Foundation, Inc. to be the Only Source Practicably Available from which to Procure Professional Planning and Design Services for the Olde Hampton Neighborhood and the Proposed Mary Jackson Neighborhood Center and Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Purchase Contract with the Peninsula Community Foundation as "Sole Source"
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
City Council has previously endorsed a partnership between the Peninsula Community Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”) and the City of Hampton to facilitate neighborhood revitalization efforts in the Olde Hampton neighborhood. More specifically, this effort is focused on the potential to integrate initiatives centered on both new housing and revitalization of existing housing while also enhancing the neighborhood's social and civic capacity to reach its full potential. This partnership approach with the Foundation is consistent with the basic tenets of the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative because it addresses the physical, social and civic assets of a neighborhood in an integrated fashion.
Central to this effort will be the re-design of Grant Park and the design and construction of the proposed Mary Jackson Neighborhood Center. The Mary Jackson Neighborhood Center design must be integrated into the Foundation's ongoing work with the larger Olde Hampton Neighborhood in order to ensure all design elements work harmoniously together toward the revitalization of the area. The Foundation began working with the neighborhood in the fall of 2017 to survey the needs and assets of the neighborhood and has agreed to take the lead in facilitating and continuing a collaborative process with the City, Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA), as well as the neighborhood leadership. Going forward, the Foundation will serve as the team convener and facilitator. End products for this effort will include: (1) Site location and design of the proposed Mary...
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