from fluctuations in the oil and gas sector The amount of commercial development, particularly convenience and service oriented commercial, is expected to increase as the Town’s local market grows (MDP

Public Engagement Plan

At URBAN, we believe in the public input and it’s potential for significant creativity and problem solving. We will be holding engagement meeting in three main phases. We might decide not to bring all the groups to one table and customize the program for each group. At the final stage, we will let participants clearly see their impact on the project. URBAN is widely active across different social media platforms and this will be the primary play field for all parties to have a say in the decisions. URBAN will be providing content on the website as well to keep the public informed. Our approach to open houses is relatively different from other competitors, we value the time and effort of the participants and we focus on creating a pleasurable engagement experience for them. We will conduct the engagement plan in three phases:

Engage

Phase1

In this phase, we focus on bringing as many people as possible to the negotiation table and sustain their interest by offering engaging programs and content for all groups of age, income and role in the community.

Empower Phase2

In the empower phase, we give enough information to the participants to heat up the debates and we will be staying apart from the discussions as much as possible instead of trying to lead the process and get predefined out comes. During this phase, there will be brain storming and idea generation sessions.

Include Phase3

This phase is when we will be including all the feedbacks and input of the previous phases into the final project and discuss it with the public.

Examples of work by

Sundance Square Plaza, The Heart of Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX, USA Client: Sundance Square (Source: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd.)

Sundance Square Plaza is the one acre “living room” of the city, a place where public life thrives. The site punctuates the half-mile, brick Main Street Corridor, which is anchored at its ends by the Federal Courthouse and the Fort Worth Convention Center. Seamlessly dovetailed into the historic fabric of Fort Worth, this development strengthens the identity of its community by offering a rich program of social interest

This beloved and well-used plaza in the heart of downtown Fort Worth replaced a pair of surface parking lots with an animated and engaging space that has become the city’s living room. Designed for flexibility and a multitude of uses, this energetic project has become a catalyst for change in the city’s core. A combination of 300 movable chairs, along with fixed benches and seat walls, ensure that the site can adapt to a wide variety of functions such as festivals, concerts, and community celebrations. Its playful fountains and enormous shade-producing operable umbrellas make the space dynamic and a true community destination. Equally welcoming on a peaceful morning or a lively evening, the plaza is a spirited social hub that has emerged as a symbol of urban pride and an emblem of the richness of the city’s diverse cultures.

A Busy Social Hub in the Heart of Fort Worth Source: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd.

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Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park Phase II: A New Urban Ecology

Long Island City, NY, USA Clients: New York City Economic Development Corporation and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Source: SWA/Balsley)

This remarkable, multi-faceted waterfront park in Long Island City, New York, has transformed a contaminated brownfield site into a model of sustainable design that incorporates diverse recreational and cultural uses and which grew from a collaborative process involving many disciplines and significant public input. Through an aspirational and innovative blending of landscape architecture and infrastructure, and by employing a host of sophisticated resiliency strategies, the designers have proven that the highest standards of design excellence and the strongest environmental practices are fully compatible. Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park Phase II shows that public spaces built by public agencies can at once look good, serve public needs, and be successfully resilient.

The design embraces its diverse heritage with a “soft” approach to floodwater defense, leveraging the site’s topography with a sculpture grassland park which boasts a dramatic cantilevered overlook, sunset promontory, island sanctuary, and unique tidal marsh with trails that meander in the shadow of Manhattan.

A park overview with the first phase oval and pavilion in the background and Gantry Plaza State Park beyond. The south marsh, promontory, terraces, and kayak launch in the foreground.

Source: SWA/Balsley

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Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Twenty Year Transformation

Brooklyn, NY, USA Client: Brooklyn Bridge Park (Source: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.)

After twenty years of planning and construction, this 83-acre transformation of a post-industrial waterfront is almost complete, but the park has been a fixture in city life since the opening of its first segment in 2010. Having planned this ambitious project to be built incrementally, the designers focused the initial phases on the site’s toughest challenges and greatest assets. Adjacent neighbourhoods severed from the park site by city infrastructure were re-engaged with programrich urban nodes at existing connection points, while the first pier transformations were optimized for a range of water’s edge activities, civic events and active program. Faced with challenging site conditions, the high standards for ecological performance set early in construction guided later phases and prompted further innovation. The combination of a locally-focused city edge and a transformative experience of the water cemented Brooklyn Bridge Park as a city park first, but one whose reach continues to grow.

The plan allows for and encourages different experiences in the different spaces, from being wide open and being fully engaged with the people around you to intimate, forested places.

Night lighting at Pier 2 allows games to go on until 11:00pm. In the evening the pier is a vibrant social space and a beacon of urban life to complement its more peaceful landscape surroundings.

Source: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Work plan

T a sk PHASE 1: Initializing PRELIMINARY MEETINGS DEVELOP ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PLAN DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT AGREEMENT SITE ANALYSIS REVIEW OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONTEXT RESEARCH (SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL) STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS (PHASE1) ASSESSMENT OF ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES BEST PRACTICES STUDY LAND USE REVIEW SPECIFYING THE APPROACH AND THE VISION 3D MASSING MODELING PHYSICAL MODELING PHASE 2: Conceptual Draft CONCEPTUAL DRAFTS SITE SURVEY STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS (PHASE2: IDEA GENERATION) GENERATING DESIGN IDEAS DRAFT OF THE PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES (IF NEEDED) PHASE 3: Revising PREPARING THE DRAWINGS PUBLIC FEEDBACK DRAFT OF THE PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES REVISION WITH COMMUNITY INPUT DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE PHASE 4: Finalizing GUIDING DRAWINGS FINALIZED ENGAGEMENT SUMMARIES FINAL SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN PRESENTATION OF THE PLAN From To 1-May 30-Jun 1 May 42 3 1 Jun 42 3 1

Project Timeline: May 1st – December 30th , 2020

Jul 42 3 1 2020 Aug 2 3 4 1 Sep 42 3 1 Oct 42 3 1 Nov 42 3 1

1-Jul 30-Aug

1-Sep 7-Oct

8-Oct 30-Dec

Major Deliverables according to the RFP:

1. An engagement and communication plan that outlines the proposed public participation process for the project and highlights how the candidate will support the Town with project communications. 2. A compiled Downtown Improvement Plan that includes: (a) analysis of issues and opportunities within the planning boundary area; (b) a completed public realm concept plan that includes a breakdown of actions to achieve the concept plan, an implementation schedule, and an evaluative matrix; (c) a completed land use review of the downtown commercial core that includes recommendations to Council; (d) a completed set of design guidelines for frontages, infrastructure, and utility placement in the downtown commercial core; 3. Scheduled project check-ins with Town administration; and, as required, prepared presentations to downtown businesses, community members, and Town Council. 4. Deliver detailed drawings that allow the Town to post tenders for construction work in the commercial core that align with the recommended actions laid out in the Downtown Improvement Plan. 5. Digital and hard copy records of project materials, including: all engagement summaries, project collateral, drawings, and any other additional documents.

Estimated Budget

T a sk PHASE 1: Initializing PRELIMINARY MEETINGS DEVELOP ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PLAN DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT AGREEMENT SITE ANALYSIS REVIEW OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONTEXT RESEARCH (SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL) STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS (PHASE1) ASSESSMENT OF ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES BEST PRACTICES STUDY LAND USE REVIEW SPECIFYING THE APPROACH AND THE VISION 3D MASSING MODELING PHYSICAL MODELING PHASE 2: Conceptual Draft CONCEPTUAL DRAFTS SITE SURVEY STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS (PHASE2: IDEA GENERATION) GENERATING DESIGN IDEAS DRAFT OF THE PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES (IF NEEDED) PHASE 3: Revising PREPARING THE DRAWINGS PUBLIC FEEDBACK DRAFT OF THE PLAN DESIGN GUIDELINES REVISION WITH COMMUNITY INPUT DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE PHASE 4: Finalizing GUIDING DRAWINGS FINALIZED ENGAGEMENT SUMMARIES FINAL SUBMISSION OF THE PLAN PRESENTATION OF THE PLAN Azadeh Rasouli Hours Rate: $100 39 $3,900 5 $500 3 $300 2 $200 5 $500 3 $300 1 $100 7 $700 3 $300 4 $400 1 $100 2 $200 3 $300 0 0 0 0 30 $3,000 4 $400 0 0 4 $400 8 $800 7 $700 5 $500 2 $200 17 $1,700 2 $200 2 $200 7 $700 6 $600 20 $2,000 3 $300 5 $500 9 $900 3 $300 106 $10,600 190 $17,100 4 $360 30 $2,700 7 $630 20 $1,800 61 $5,490 9 $810 7 $630 3 $270 3 $270 22 $1,980 8 $720 9 $810 2 $180 4 $360 3 $270 5 $450 6 $540 34 $3,060 10 &900 10 $900 5 $450 5 $450 6 $540 2 $180 3 $270 7 $630 3 $270 2 $180 4 $360 8 $720 6 &540 2 $180 73 &6570 Hours Rate: $90 John Robbins 156 $12,480

3 $240 30 $2,400 5 $400 10 $800 48 $3,840 9 $720 8 $640 5 $400 6 $480 28 $2,240 3 $240 1 $80 4 $320 6 $480 4 $320 4 $320 3 $240 25 $2,000 0 0 8 $640 2 $160 3 $240 7 $560 4 $320 2 $160 7 $560 6 $480 4 $320 2 $160 5 $400 4 $320 3 $240 55 $4,400 Hours Rate: $80 Paul Toner sub totl

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