MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Marymoor Village Design Guidance and Standards Consultant Contract with VIA Architecture in the Amount of $125,000
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the contract with VIA Architecture to develop Marymoor Village Design Guidance and Standards for a total amount of $125,000.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development 425-556-2457
Don Cairns, Manager, Transportation Planning and Engineering 425-556-2834
Jae Hill, Manager, Long Range Planning 425-556-2414
Beth Mountsier, Transportation Project Manager 425-556-2476
Kim Dietz, Senior Planner 425-556-2415
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The City Council adopted ordinances amending the Comprehensive Plan, Redmond Zoning Code, and Redmond Municipal Code to incorporate updates for the Marymoor Subarea and Marymoor Local Center designation in June 2017. The Council also approved a resolution adopting the Marymoor Subarea Infrastructure Planning report as an administrative implementation document which includes street standards and general utility plans for the neighborhood to serve future development.
The City's vision and zoning regulations allow for Marymoor Village to develop over time from a mixture of manufacturing, education, distribution, industrial, and religious facilities to a community incorporating commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily development anchored by a busy light rail station, scheduled to open in 2024.
To realize the vision of an urban, mixed-use "village," the City Council directed staff (during April 2017 study sessions prior to the adoption of the zoning changes) to develop design standards for new construction in Marymoor Village. Councilmembers directed that new development and design standards reflect the proximity to Marymoor Park and allow for eclectic, creative design with the objective to avoid repeti...
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