10.03 Region 5 Children's Museum Site Selection Request for Proposal

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6. Search Area For the Children's Museum to truly serve all of Region Five and those who visit, setting a search area for locating the museum site has been given much thought. In concentrating the search area, a range of factors have been considered: • Central location to all communities in the five-county region • Areas of concentrated population including: • General population • Seasonal population • Children birth to twelve • Early childhood and early elementary classrooms • Hubs for economic activity including retaii and tourism • Accessibility to major highway corridors • Regionally identifiable, with scenic value When analyzing all these factors, placing the Children's' Museum in proximity to the 210 corridor through the Cities of Brainerd and Baxter and along the 371 corridor from Baxter to Pequot Lakes would likely provide the greatest access from across the five-county region. 7. Site Selection Goal and Obiectives The goal of the site selection process is to secure the optimal permanent site for an accessible, thriving, and fundable Children's Museum destination. Through the site selection process, objectives include: • Identify incentives and development opportunities to help fund construction and operations • Increase awareness and generate excitement for the new Children's Museum • Communicate a site selection process that is transparent and fair to all 8. Site Selection Process The Board of Directors is committed to carrying out the following anticipated steps in the site selection process. Please note that as circumstances require,the Board of Directors in its discretion may consider alternative steps to achieve the site selection goal and objectives. The anticipated steps in the site selection process include: A. Board members available to meet with individual property owners, both private and public, gathering insight for establishing the site selection process B. Search criteria and the selection process determined by Board of Directors C. Request for Proposal packet made available to all interested property owners D. Site Proposals submitted by May 3, 2019 E. Board of Directors reviews all proposals to narrow options to top-rated sites per established criteria F. Board members and client representative interviews and site tours with owners of the top-rated sites G. Board of Directors selects one or more preferred site/s H. Additional input sought as deemed necessary or valuable I. Terms negotiated and settled, letter of intent signed J. Launch fund-development strategies 5of7