This Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") marks the first step of our journey to update our General Plan, Specific Plans and Zoning Code. The City will shortlist up to five Consultant Teams to participate in the second step. The second step is a Request for Proposals ("RFP"), at which time the City will award a contract to one Consultant Team. The awarded Consultant Team will join the City for the next three years as it collaborates with the community to chart the path forward and develop the tools to get there.

Riverside seeks to create and implement a bold plan that addresses the most significant and urgent issues in the City, including but not limited to:

• Becoming a more sustainable, resilient city that is prepared for the impacts of global climate change;
• Creating a healthy community that balances job and housing growth and provides mobility options for all residents;
• Creating great, memorable places that create a positive image of Riverside;
• Meeting the City's housing needs; and
• Being a fair and inclusive city that provides opportunity for all.

Major components of the envisioned work plan include:

1. A comprehensive update of the City's General Plan, including the Housing Element;
2. Revision of the Zoning Code and corresponding update of other development-related codes;
3. An evaluation of, and revisions to, the Citywide Design and Sign Guidelines and the Citywide Residential Historic District Design Guidelines;
4. An evaluation of the City's 19 existing Specific Plans, including plans that may be eliminated or revised (see Section C.3 below);
5. A Program Environmental Impact Report;
6. Updated mapping of the City's arroyos; and
7. Strategic guidance on sustainability and resilience issues.