Agenda of the September 26th Dunwoody City Council Meeting

Monday, September 26th
Dunwoody City Hall
41 Perimeter Center East

Dunwoody, GA 30346
6:00 p.m. Work Session - No Video

7:00 p.m.Watch Live

Agenda & full city packet

• Presentation of the 2011 Savvy Award for the City of Dunwoody Branding Campaign.
• Recognition of Officer Joseph Tomalka for Receiving Bachelor's Degree.
• PROCLAMATION - "Red Ribbon Week 2011".
• Resolution to Approve and Authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for the Provision of 800 MHz Radio System Access.
• Resolution to Approve and Authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for the Dispatch of Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
• Resolution to Approve and Authorize the Acceptance of Department of Natural Resources Recreational Trails Grant.
• Award of Contract for Sidewalk Construction-Happy Hollow and Valley View.
• Award of Contract for 4889 Village Creek Drive Culvert Lining.
• Ratification of Purchase Order for Bend Creek Pipe Replacement Project.
• Cancellation of November 28th, 2011 City Council Meeting and December 26th, 2011 Work Session and City Council Meeting.
• Resolution to Approve and Authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for Use of Electronic Warrant Interchange.
• Resolution to Appoint Members to Serve on the City of Dunwoody Town and Gown Committee.
• Resolution to Appoint Members to Serve on the City of Dunwoody Design Review Advisory Committee. 
• Reappointment of Mike Dendinger to the Dunwoody Audit Committee.
• SECOND READ: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 16, Land Development, Article 3 (Subdivisions), To Allow Further Subdivision Of Lots Fronting Private Streets.
• Award of Contract for RFP 11-06: Planning, Design, and Engineering of a Gateway, Wayfinding, and Park & Facility Signage System.
• SECOND READ: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 10 of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances by Revising Certain Requirements of Door-to-Door Salesmen Regulations.
• Resolution to Adopt Parks Bond Land Acquisition Strategy.
• Resolution to Adopt Parks Bond Transparent Procurement Policy.
• Approval of Lease Agreement for the Donaldson Family Cemetery.
• Approval of Transportation Enhancement Memorandum of Understanding for Dunwoody Village Parkway Streetscape Project.
• Discussion of Award of Public Works and Parks & Recreation Government Services Contract.

Dunwoody to rebid City Services to up to Seven Contracted Private Companies.

The City of Dunwoody, soon after creation started offering services by setting three, three year contracts into place with private vendors to provide Public Works, Community Development and Financial & Administrative Services.  This week the City released an RFP to rebid pretty much the same City Services but we have done so into several smaller pieces, so that smaller companies and subcontractors that are currently utilized might be able to compete for the bids. On the filpside, we are also allowing a large single company to also propose a single contract to provide all City services.

The City is searching for the Contractor(s) that will be able to provide municipal services in the following service areas: Public Works, Finance and Administrative Services, Planning and Zoning, Information Technology, Building Permits and Inspections, Parks and Recreation and Public Relations and Marketing.  Bidders may respond to more than one service area.

The RFP is located here and I hope as many companies as possible apply as ultimately competition among applicants will improve city services and drive the overall price down.

The City of Sandy Springs who it looks like was locked in to a 5 year contract, is now following Dunwoody's lead by looking for smaller, more specialized contractors to replace the one single general contractor who currently sub-contacts much of the work.  This video which highlights Sandy Springs has a lot of similarities to the City of Dunwoody.

Dunwoody Work Session audio of September 21, 2009

Tonight's Dunwoody City Council work session ran about four hours long but it is at these work sessions where topics are debated and policy is formulated openly which we will see again in next weeks meeting packet for a final vote. If the work session works well, the voting meetings should be rather boring and I am happy with tonight's session so hopefully next weeks session will go much quicker.

With the excessive rain, horrible traffic, flooded basements and school closings the meeting attendance was lighter than usual, so I am happy to provide the audio broken down into individual segments for your listening pleasure. I have listed the amount of time recorded on each item and maybe it will assist you in determining if the item is worth your time. If you need the work documents from the meeting just click here.

Agenda - Work Session

• 1. Start of meeting - Council Comment (Time: 9m26S)
  
  
• 2. August financial report. (10m37s)
  
  
• 3. Pubic Comment - Traffic Calming (1m50s)
  
  
• 4. City of Dunwoody Budget Policy. (10m01s)
  
  
• 5. Discussion of Financial Software RFP. (19m56s)
  
  
• 6. Discussion of Purchasing Policy. (13m32s)
  
  
• 7. Discussion of Audit Committee and Audit Policy. (15m44s)
  
  
• 8. Traffic calming policy discussion. (20m40s)
  
  
• 9. Ordinance to amend Chapter 17: Traffic and Public Roadways. (0M47s)
  
  
• 10. PUBLIC HEARING - Chapter 27: Zoning, §5A and §5D: Public notice requirements for zoning actions in the City of Dunwoody. (49m35s)
  
  
• 11. Discussion of CVBD employee benefit package. (15m57s)
  
  
• 12. Public notice requirements for zoning actions in the City of Dunwoody and text amendment to Chapter 21: Signs. (2m03s)
  
  
• 13. Street parking at Marcus Jewish Community Center. (19m08s)
  
  
• 14. Discussion of Comprehensive Plan meeting schedule. (21m47s)
  
  
• 15. Discussion of City Council Rules and Procedures regarding meeting schedule. (13m40s)
  
  
• 16. Final citizen public comment and end of meeting. (4m06s)
  

Monday's Dunwoody City Council Agenda

Monday, September 21st
Dunwoody City Hall
41 Perimeter Center East
Dunwoody, GA 30346
7:00 P.m.

Agenda - Work Sesssion

• 1. August financial report.
  
  
• 2. First Read: Ordinance to adopt the City of Dunwoody Budget Policy.
  
  • 2010 Proposed Budget
  
  
• 3. Discussion of Financial Software RFP.
  
  
• 4. Discussion of Purchasing Policy.
  
  
• 5. Discussion of Audit Committee and Audit Policy.
  
  
• 6. Traffic calming policy discussion.
  
  
• 7. First Read: Ordinance to amend Chapter 17: Traffic and Public Roadways.
  
  
• 8. PUBLIC HEARING - Chapter 27: Zoning, §5A and §5D: Public notice requirements for zoning actions in the City of Dunwoody.
  
  
• 9. First Read: Ordinance to amend Chapter 27: Zoning, §5A and §5D: Public notice requirements for zoning actions in the City of Dunwoody. Alt #2.
  
  
• 10. Discussion of text amendment to Chapter 21: Signs.
  
  
• 11. Street parking at Marcus Jewish Community Center.
  
  
• 12. Discussion of Comprehensive Plan meeting schedule.
  
  
• 13. Discussion of CVBD employee benefit package.
  
  
• 14. Discussion of City Council Rules and Procedures regarding meeting schedule. Alt #2.
  

Dunwoody RFP for Ordinance Codification Services

The City of Dunwoody became a city December 1, 2008, and is in need of a contractor to codify and index our ordinances, and to deliver them in a file format suitable for searching, printing and for posting on the City’s website. The City will need documents delivered in any of the following file formats: MS Word, Adobe pdf, or HTML. This will be the first codification for the City of Dunwoody. This codification project is intended to incorporate all changes made since December 2008, and to facilitate future updates. Responses Due: May 26, 2009

Download Request for Proposal

Below are a few examples of what our neighboring jurisdictions do for ordinance codification and I would expect our product to have the functionality as theirs.

Sandy Springs, Doraville, Chamblee, DeKalb County, Atlanta

Police Records Management System RFP is now Open

The Dunwoody Police Department will begin day to day coverage of the 13-square miles of the city at midnight on April 1, 2009. Initial; staffing consists of 40 sworn officers, including administration, investigative and uniformed personnel.

The Dunwoody Police Department is inviting your company to provide information on services and qualifications for the implementation of a comprehensive and fully integrated Police Records Management System (RMS). These services include, but are not limited to: project management, system design, hardware specifications, software customization, system integration, system maintenance, testing, implementation and training.

This request for proposals initiates a comprehensive records solution for the Dunwoody Police Department. This project includes modules essential to the day-to-day management of law and order and support operations. In the interest of continuity and compatibility, the City reserves the right to contract with the successful bidder, or other qualified firms, for implementation of future phases.

Dunwoody Purchasing Page & Copy of the RFP

Anticipated Schedule

RFP available for distribution: 5:00 PM EST, March 16, 2009

Pre-proposal meeting (Mandatory) 1:00 PM EST, March 27, 2009

Deadline for receipt of proposals: 2:00 PM EST, April 3, 2009

Evaluation/Selection process : First two weeks of April, 2009

Oral presentations/ product : Week of April 09, 2009

Final Evaluation Week of April 10, 2009

Projected award date: April 20, 2009

Dunwoody trains Planning Boards & submits an RFQ for Cisco VOIP Network

A large group of volunteers for the various City Planning Boards will be receiving training starting Thursday at 6 pm and again Tuesday night February 17th at the Terraces Office Complex, 115 Perimeter Center Place. Since the City Council is encouraged to attend the training sessions these gatherings have been announced as open public meetings. If you are interested in the topics, feel free to attend as they are open to the public.

Meeting Agenda, Planning Training Workshop

Work Session Canceled

Monday is a holiday therefore our next scheduled meeting is scheduled to be moved to the following day but we will now be in the training class mentioned above; therefore the Work Session will be canceled.

RFQ open for City Hall & Police Station Network installation

At Monday's meeting the Council requested that the network installation be handled through an RFQ process instead being offered to a sole source. City Hall has opened the RFQ for this item and listed below the requirements for bidding, but time is of the essence if you are interested since it closes on Feb 13th at Noon.

• RFQ Cisco VOIP and Network Solution 09-321
  
• Addendum #1
• Addendum #2
• Dunwoody Site Plans for VOIP RFQ

Dunwoody comes to an agreement with the DeKalb P.D. and looks to sign off on Large City Contractors.

Thursday Night is a Special Meeting of the Dunwoody City Council to conduct hearings on Zoning and Sign ordinances but besides those items the agenda is packed with a number of noteworthy action items.

It looks as if we have come to final contract terms with our three vendors but City Hall forgot to attach the documentation on the public works contract. We will be hearing an expert presentation on sexually oriented businesses and voting on the proposed ordinance. It also looks as if we have come to an agreement with DeKalb County for an IGA on extended police services which will be costing us $430,000.00 per month until at least March 31st. I have placed on the agenda a resolution for the city to form a Sustainability Commission to explore becoming a certified ARC Green Community and with a little oversight we should be able to meet the requirements for basic certification within a year.

All of the relevant documents that I had available are either linked below or found here. If you are able to make it to tonight's meeting and we haven't had the pleasure of meeting, please come up and introduce yourself to me either before or after the meeting. Thanks, John

Full Agenda

PUBLIC HEARING – City Council Policies and Procedures for Zoning Hearings.
Discussion and Vote on Ordinance to adopt the Dunwoody City Council Policies and Procedures Governing Public Hearings.

PUBLIC HEARING – City of Dunwoody Zoning Ordinance.
Discussion and Vote on Ordinance to adopt and approve Chapter 27 (“City of Dunwoody Zoning Ordinance”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

PUBLIC HEARING – City of Dunwoody Sign Ordinance.
Discussion and Vote on Ordinance to adopt and approve Chapter 21 (“Signs”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Evidentiary Presentation, Second Read, Discussion and Vote on Ordinance Establishing Licensing Requirements and Regulation for Sexually Oriented Businesses Within Dunwoody, Georgia.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 7 (“Building Code”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 14 (“Land Development and Environmental Protection”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 17 (“Traffic and Public Roadways”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 23 (“Streets and Sidewalks”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance granting Comcast of Georgia a Franchise Agreement for Cable and Video Services.

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 9 (“Ethics”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS - Discussion of Tax Anticipation Note’s.

ACTION ITEM: Discussion and vote on approving the final contract with Clark Patterson Lee for Community Development services for the City of Dunwoody. $1.556 M

ACTION ITEM: Discussion and vote on approving the final contract with Lowe Engineering for Public Works services for the City of Dunwoody.

ACTION ITEM: Discussion and vote on approving the final contract with Calvin Giordano & Associates for Financial and Administrative services for the City of Dunwoody. $1.857 M

First Read of Ordinance to adopt and approve Chapter 25 (“Water, Sewer and Sewage Disposal”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances (First Read).

First Read of Ordinance to adopt and approve Chapter 16 (“Offenses and Violations”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances (First Read).

ACTION ITEM: Discussion and vote on approving expenditure for sexually oriented business license ordinance expert presentation.

Discussion and vote on approving Resolution adopting fees for business occupation taxes and licenses. Same tax rate as DeKalb but we included more exceptions so less people have to pay.

First Read of Ordinance to amend a provision of Chapter 15 (“Business Occupation Tax, Licenses and Regulation”) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances (First Read).

Discussion and vote on approving Resolution adopting and approving amended Rules and Procedures for City Council Meetings. Invocation to be added to agenda and I will make an amendment to add public comment prior to final vote of all ordinance changes.

Discussion and vote on approving Resolution approving the Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for Police Services. $430,000 per month

Discussion and vote on approving Resolution creating a Sustainability Commission for the City of Dunwoody. Checklist for certification.

Councilman Robert Wittenstein provides a comprehensive update on Dunwoody.

Councilman Robert Wittenstein sent a nice recap of tonight's meeting and other recent council decisions to his e-mail list and he has allowed me to share his message with you here. I echo many of Robert's sentiments listed below and believe that the City has been built upon a strong foundation for future success and hired the right City Manager who will ensure that the city services are delivered efficiently and cost-effectively. There is still much work that has to be done, but like Robert, I am very proud of what we have accomplished to date. The audio of the meeting is here (31 MB).

Our new city officially begins operations one week from today, and it looks like it will go smoothly!

Many people have been working very hard to get everything ready and the effort is paying off. In the last month we have accomplished a lot:

• Most importantly, we have hired a professional City Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of our city. His name is Warren Hutmacher and the entire city council is very excited to have him on-board. Most recently he was the City Manger of Norcross. Before that he was the City Manager of Avondale Estates and prior to that he was the Assistant City Manager of Marietta.
• We have rented temporary office space for our new City Hall. We have a six month lease for about 6,000 square feet of space at 400 Northridge Road, Suite 1250. (This space is a great deal. It is costing the city less than $8 per square foot completely furnished.)
• Our telephone system is installed and in the final stages of set-up. On December 1 you will be able to call City Hall and someone will answer the phone, “City of Dunwoody, How may I help you?”. Computer equipment has also arrived and is being loaded with typical office software.
• We passed an Alcohol ordinance that sets last call at 2:00 am, but relaxes a number of other administrative requirements that our local restaurants thought were burdensome. By and large, they are pleased with the changes we have made.
• Tonight we passed ordinances to regulate businesses in Dunwoody. We have done our best to reduce the administrative overhead imposed by DeKalb and it should be easier for businesses to operate in Dunwoody. Now that we have a business ordinance, we can begin to issue business licenses on December 1 and accept renewals.
• We have established a banking relationship with SunTrust Bank (after a formal RFP and proposal process.)
• We have established Intergovernmental Agreements with DeKalb for them to continue to provide Fire & Emergency Medical service, Water and Sewer service and 911 call center service.
• We are close to hiring a city Police Chief and a Finance Director. If all goes well, we should have offers made in the next week or two.

As many of you will recall, I was very critical of Citizens for Dunwoody’s original process for seeking a vendor to provide city services. That process yielded only one bidder, CH2M Hill, whose bid was higher than we could afford. We went back to square one and started over and the results are considerably better.

Boyken International was hired to help us conduct the bid process and they have been invaluable. We broke the services we needed into three broad categories:

1. Finance, HR and Administration
2. Zoning, Permits, Inspections and Code Enforcement
3. Roads, Drainage and Parks

In record time we published, advertised, held bidders’ conferences, sent out addendums, received and evaluated proposals and interviewed potential firms. We received qualified bids from 14 firms! The end result is that we have entered into contract negotiations with selected vendors in each area and we expect the final cost to the City of Dunwoody to be almost $3 million less than the original bid from CH2M Hill for a similar level of service. That is 35% lower than the bid from CH2M Hill. The moral of the story is that competitive bidding works!

We are finalizing contracts with Clark, Patterson & Lee to provide our Community Development function (zoning, permits, etc.), with Lowe Engineers to provide our Public Works function (roads, parks, etc.) and with Calvin Giordano and Associates and JAT Consulting (Jo Ann Tuttle) of Kennesaw, GA to provide our Finance & Administration functions.

Councilman Denny Shortal (denis.shortal@dunwoodyga.gov) and Councilwoman Adrian Bonser (adrian.bonser@dunwoodyga.gov) have worked night and day (literally) for the last three weeks to get us to this point. Please thank them when you get a chance.

We become a city on December 1, but DeKalb County will continue to provide services through the end of the year. Our real “moment of truth” will be on January 1 when we take over most services from DeKalb (DeKalb will continue to provide Police Service for several months until we can start up our own police force.)

This is truly an exciting time to be in Dunwoody and I am honored to be able to play a role. Call or e-mail me if you have a question.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.

Regards,
Robert

Robert Wittenstein
City Council, City of Dunwoody
Office: 770-767-8421 • Home: 770-396-4747

Very Busy Agenda for Monday Night Dunwoody City Council Meeting

Monday Nov 24, 2008 @ 7 p.m.
Dunwoody United Methodist Church
1548 Mount Vernon Road

Full Agenda

Approval of Meeting Minutes from the November 10, 2008 City Council Meeting

Approval of Meeting Minutes from the November 17, 2008 City Council Work Session

Consideration of Resolution 2008-11-19 to approve a Proclamation for April, 2009 to be “Dunwoody Fine Art Day.”

Second Read and vote on approving Ordinance Adopting Chapter 15 (“Business Occupation Tax, Licenses and Regulation”v3) of the City of Dunwoody Code of Ordinances.

Discussion of City Implementation.

Discussion of designs for “Welcome to Dunwoody” signs.

Discussion of budget.

Discussion and vote on adopting Resolution 2008-11-14 to establish a Franchise Fee in the City of Dunwoody for holders of a State Cable and Video Franchise.

Discussion and vote on adopting Resolution 2008-11-15 to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for provision of Fire and Rescue Services.

Discussion and vote on adopting Resolution 2008-11-16 to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for provision of Water and Sewer Services.

Discussion and vote on adopting Resolution 2008-11-17 to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with DeKalb County for provision of Emergency 9-1-1 Services.

Discussion and vote on adopting Resolution 2008-11-18 to approve and authorize a Master Lease with the Georgia Municipal Association.

Discussion and status of bid response for the community development.
(Attendees, RFP, Addendum and Q & A)

Discussion and status of bid response for the public works.
(Attendees, RFP, Addendum and Q & A)

Discussion and status of bid response for the administration, finance, and human resources.
(Attendees, RFP, Addendum and Q & A) Banking RFP

First Read of Ordinance to adopt and approve an electrical franchise with Georgia Power (First Read).

ACTION ITEM: discussion and vote to authorize City Attorney to notify DeKalb County of City’s takeover of certain services and powers.

ACTION ITEM: discussion and vote to authorize the City to enter into binding arbitration with the County in connection with interim police protection services.

ACTION ITEM: discussion and vote to authorize the City Manager to fill certain position allocations. (Memo, Salary Study, Proposed Range, Police Chief, Finance Director, City Clerk, Court Clerk)

Busy day in Dunwoody

Working on the Dunwoody City Council has been a blast so far and I believe that I and the other City Council members are making a real difference in the future quality of life for all citizens of Dunwoody. That being said, let me say that the hours are very long and today was no exception, in fact I took a vacation day from my full time job to work on city issues.

At 10 am, I met with Mayor Wright, Jim Redovian of the DeKalb County School Board, Robin Burch of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and Page Olson, President of the Dunwoody Chamblee Parents School Council to tour the new 4th/5th Grade Elementary School on Womack; along with the County construction supervisors. The tour started in the construction trailer reviewing blueprints and raising questions that were brought up at the public meeting which happened several weeks ago.

Issues discussed were like the school clinic being too small, there are plans for two play areas and $75,000 set aside for playground equipment, each room has its own AC/Heat, we reviewed construction material choices and were looking to change the color of the roof, asked about increasing the sidewalk width on the property, possibly adding a few screening trees along the property line to block the school from the several highly affected neighbors on Windhaven Court. I asked about the originally planned Kindergarten rooms and if the mini toilets were going to be installed or if they were only going to stub the rooms for a future conversion back to an elementary school? I was informed that the little bathrooms and toilets were going to be installed as were shown on the plans I obtained a while back.

At 1 pm, I met at Boyken with our new City Manager Warren Hutmacher and Council Members Adrian Bonser and Tom Taylor to discuss city implementation issues. As I was arriving Council Members Shortal and Ross were leaving with Adrian Bonser who was staying for the second meeting.

At 3:50 the meeting was over and I crossed the hall to tour the new temporary Dunwoody City Hall which is very nice and contains 14 offices, a kitchen, conference room and reception area.

At 4:00 pm I witnessed Boyken logging in the last of the RFP bids, many of which were contained in boxes and the numerous submissions filled two carts.

At 4:30, I rushed home to review & print a number of items for the City Council meeting and have a quick dinner with the family.

At 6:00, I was meeting with the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce to listen to their opinion of the Business License Ordinance that we have currently under review. The ordinance is based on DeKalb law which is all messed up and it appears that DeKalb's answer is to just not enforce anything that is problematic in the current code. I would rather fix the regulatory problems now and have fewer headaches later. One example is that the your neighborhood Swim Tennis would currently need to pay business taxes and I would rather see that rule corrected vs being not enforced.

At 7:00, I had the Dunwoody City Council Work Session, Audio here.

At 8:30, the meeting was over but talking to the various people in the room is an important part of the job. This evening, I introduced my friend Pattie Baker who writes the blog Sustainable Dunwoody to the City Manager and inform him of her efforts and ideas for the community (example in the video below)

At 9:00 pm, I returned to talk to the Dunwoody Chamber regarding the Business License ordinance and started to slowly hammer out a few of the issues. Three of the other city council members were returning to Boyken to review and grade the RFP's that were due today.

At 11:00 pm, I returned home after a long day to update the blog and figured I didn't have much to say, so instead I just recapped my day for the world to see and call it a night.


Dunwoody Grows! from Pattie Baker on Vimeo.

Dunwoody operational RFP responses are due today, Interviews & Decision Soon.

As the photo above shows, the questions to the RFP's along with other documents were posted on Friday to the Boyken site and are now available by clicking here and completing the form.

At 4 p.m. today, I hope to picking up a number of comprehensive proposals to implement, manage and operate a wide range of services/functions for the new city. There are currently four areas of city operation that are currently open to bid and they are, Public Works, Community Development, Finance / Administration and Banking. Interviews start on Thursday the 20th with possible vendor selection taking place on Tuesday, November 25th.

Welcome aboard Warren Hutmacher as today is your first day on the job as our esteemed City Manager. Make us proud, serve us well and together we can create the best city in Georgia.

List of Dunwoody RFP bidders and updated addendum

On Friday, November 7th there was an RFP pre-bid conference where questions were asked and items were clarified. Boyken has published the addendum to the RFP's as well as listed the participants for the three bid areas on their website. If you are interested in obtaining this information, please visit the link below to Boyken's site to register for the information.

http://www.boyken.com/index.php/Dunwoody-RFP.html

Dunwoody Public Works Director - position available

The City of Dunwoody, Georgia (population 40,000) is 13 square miles and is located in northern DeKalb County. Incorporated in October, 2008, Dunwoody is the newest city in Georgia. The City Manager is looking to assemble the most talented and innovative team of professionals in Georgia to lead the city in an ambitious and creative public/private partnership.

The City of Dunwoody is seeking an innovative and progressive Public Works Director.

In this position, the Public Works will perform highly responsible managerial and technical level work in directing all activities of the Public Works Departments.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES: Plans, assigns and coordinates extensive public works activities encompassing street construction and maintenance, parks maintenance and programming and grounds maintenance. Oversees and administers the annual operating budget for the Public Works Department.

QUALIFICATIONS: B. S Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree. Possession of a certificate of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Georgia is desirable.

Annual Salary: Salary is under review and will be highly competitive to attract top talent.

Please send resume and cover letter to:

city.manager@dunwoodyga.gov or:

City of Dunwoody
PO Box 888074
Dunwoody, GA 30356
Attention City Manager - "PW Director Search"

Open until filled. First review of resumes will begin on November 12th.

Dunwoody RFP's are available on Boyken Site & due back by Nov 17th

If you are interested in bidding on a majority of Dunwoody's operational work, there are three Requests for Proposals that are now available on the Boyken International's website; all of which close on November 17th. There is also a Pre-Proposal Mandatory Conference on November 7, 2008 for all companies intentending to make a bid.

I have downloaded the RFPs and would have posted them on my site but Boyken would prefer that interested parties register on their site prior to being allowed a copy of the document; therefore I will provide the best link to get you there.

http://www.boyken.com/index.php/Dunwoody-RFP.html

The three RFPs cover the areas of...

Financial & Administrative Services which includes Revenue, Capital and Investment Administration, Accounts payable/receivable, Budgeting/Forecasting, Risk Management, Purchasing, Information Technology, Website, GIS, Telephones, Contract Administration, Physical Plant, Administrative Communications, Public Relations, Records Management, Human Resources, and Election Support to list a few of the areas.

Community Development which includes Planning & Zoning, Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Building Inspections & Permiting, Geographic Infromation Systems, and possibly Code Enforcement.

Public Works which includes an inventory of City Assets, GIS, Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Street Maintenance & Striping, Sidewalks, Gutters, Stormwater, Traffic Signals, Parks & Recreation, Emergency Preparedness & Capital Improvements.

I didn't write the RFPs but as the past Chairman of the Citizens for Dunwoody Transportation Task Force I recognized a number of the points in the RFPs that were taken dircetly from the advice presented by the various task forces that were comprised of hundreds of Dunwoody volunteers. If I was going to be submitting a proposal, I would make sure that I was at least familure with what those committees put togeather, (not that they are perfect nor is there confirmation that the ideas presented would be followed by those currently elected) to see what they produced.

http://www.jkheneghan.com/city/Task_Force/