What's Happening With the Monarch?
Kelly here
The Public Services Committee (PSC) is overseeing this matter.
đź“˝Jan 21 2022 EOI (Expression of Interest) issued re the Monarch.
“The EOI will not necessarily result in any subsequent negotiations or agreements, but rather allows an exploration of possibilities with input from the community. City staff will review all submissions and provide recommendations to council.”
📽March 28 “...it is believed there is enough... interest in the community and information gathered through the EOI to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) ... that could be expected to garner viable responses.”
pg 145 April 4 Council Agenda Packet
📽April 11 “Next steps will be discussed confidentially with City Council, with potential to enter into negotiations with parties identified through the EOI process”
pg 467 April 18 Council Agenda Packet
No RFP mentioned.
📽May 24 “One of the eight proponents submitted a proposal which met all desired objectives. Therefore, the City initiated negotiations with that proponent directly. This outcome was clearly stated as a possibility when the EOI was issued...”
pg 121 June 6 City Council Agenda Packet
The fact that it did not go to an RFP irked a few people but the EOI did say that the City reserved the right
to not go forward with the project
to issue an RFP at a later date
to select someone who did submit an EOI
to select someone who did not submit an EOI
(I summarized the legal jargon.)
pgs 4-5 of link below
Nothing since June 6, update was to be in Q2.
Jul 11 PSC meeting - update amended to Q3
Jul 25 PSC meeting - no report
Aug 8 PSC meeting - cancelled
Aug 22 PSC meeting - moved to Aug 29.
Let’s hope we get an update soon.
The Monarch has sat idle far too long.
In the Meantime
Make sure any EOI submission is as detailed as an RFP submission as we have seen that the City may skip the RFP process altogether.
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