Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-12-2006 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

specifications. Protecting our clients' investment and the public' s safety is a responsibility we take very seriously. We' re proud of the reputation we have built and the level of trust we have earned. Genesis Group has provided CE& I services for a broad list of clients and for a wide range of projects. We have an excep- tional high level of experience in municipal and state transpor- tation systems and site development work. From a small road- way project to major bridge and interstate facilities, you can count on us to provide clear, concise, accurate reporting of the facts as they exist and to point out any exceptions to the rules. II ~ oE. N,~~, ~ ~ GROUP TO REALITY  Professional Master Planning Services for tbe City of Fort Waltoo Beacb Fairgrouod, and Softball Complex August 11, 2006 Key Personnel Genesis Group Principal- in- Cbarge G. Brian Wheeler. RLA. cofounded Genesis Group- Jacksonville in 1989 and serves as the Executive Vice President. Prior to this position, he was the Manager of the Planning and Land Development Division of Reynolds, Smith & Hills. Brian has twenty- five ( 25) years experience in strategic planning and land planning for large- scale land assets. His responsibilities have included managing multi-discipline team efforts that include regulatory analysis, environmental planning, concept development, schematic design, construction documentation and the establishment of development standards. Related experience includes community planning initiatives, serving as the Principal- in-Charge on the Branan Field Corridor Sector Plan ( Clay Downtown Connectivity Analysis County, Florida), Town & Country Community Plan ( Hillsborough Bainbridge, GA County, Florida), Montverde Small Area Plan (Lake County, Florida), and the Downtown Austin Triangle Site ( Austin, Texas). He was the Senior Land Planner on the Northwest Hillsborough County Master Plan Hillsborough County, Florida), Oakhurst Park ( Orlando, Florida), and Southeast Sector Plan ( Tallahassee, Florida). Project Manager Joe Petrich. RLA. is a Registered Landscape Architect and Certified Building Contractor ( CBC # 0522233) with over twenty- five ( 25) years experience in recreation planning, landscape architecture, land planning and building contracting with emphasis on cost analysis and construction document preparation. As a Landscape Architect, he has been responsible for projects related to site planning, urban design, community design, land reclamation, historic preservation, park design, facilities maintenance, landscape design. He also has extensive experience in project construction and administration. Joe has served as the prime Landscape Architectural consultant to the Okaloosa and Walton County' s tourism development council' s from 1989 through the present, and 1989 through June of 2003 respectively. Recently, Joe served as the prime Landscape Architect for the Capital Okaloosa Island Moster Plan Cascades trail in Tallahassee, FL. Development of the Master Plan for Okaloosa County. Florida the Capital Cascades Trail was based upon the comprehensive planning and design approach. Conditions that affect the viability of this plan are multifaceted and have included detail analysis as basis for evaluating MNv~~, ~ ~ T~ ~.<?< y,~  I~ Ii Professional Master Planaing Service. for tbe City of Fort Walton Beacb Fairgronad. and Softball Complex August 11, 2006 design alternatives and determining design solutions. To be assured that Ii the long- range Master Plan for the trail and Cascades Park would fulfill 1) I the hopes, desires, and needs of the community, a well conceived design j. process that established an interactive dialogue between designers and r community stockholders was employed. This process, conducted in the I 11 form of public workshop sessions, established a conduit for open il f communication, creative solutions, and consensus building, which was maintained throughout the master planning process. Information gathered in the workshop sessions was translated into design concepts, 1 which were ranked according to preference. components were utilized to create the proposed The preferred plan Master Plan, which has III provided the framework for future park development. Community Visioning Process Transportation Engineering Deborah Dantin, P.E., has over eighteen ( 18) years experience in transportation engineering and planning services experience in Florida working with local government and as a private consultant. Her diverse DRIf NTP/ UD, traffic master plans experience is in traffic operation, corridor studies, traffic impact/concurrency studies, traffic calming, ITS, and signal design. Ms. Dantin is Manager of Traffic Engineering and Planning Services for Genesis Group. She is responsible for establishing statewide traffic operations services ranging from multi- modal master planning to traffic operational analysis. Benjamin Chandler, AlCP has over eight ( 8) years of responsible transportation planning experience in Florida including expertise in site impact traffic studies, DRI review, turn lane needs assessment, traffic signal warrant analyses and timing studies, traffic data collection, crash data research, traffic circulation studies, arterial roadway and intersection LOS analyses, trip generation studies, improvement cost estimating / proportionate share calculations; corridor alternatives studies; public involvement; traffic calming studies; hurricane Professional Planning Dawn Sonneborn, AlCP has over eighteen ( 18) years experience in planning and land development. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Director of Planning and Platting for Miller, Legg & Associates in Pembroke Pines, Florida. She has served as Project Manager on both public and private projects including services for Site Planning, Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Developments of Regional Impact ( DRI' s), Rezonings, Plat Amendments, Due Diligence Studies First Street and facilitator for public design charrettes. Fort Myers, Florida Specific experience includes project management for both public and private sector multid-iscipline projects throughout her career. Public sector experience includes Project Manager and public workshop MNy~~. ~ ~ T~ ~. 9LlI;T~  Professional Master Planning Services for the City of Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds and Softball Complex August 11, 2006 facilitator for the City of Darien, Georgia Land Development Code update; facilitation assistance for the Better Baymeadows Design Charrette in Jacksonville; Subconsultant DRC review for the City of Miramar, Florida; Participation in the City of Miramar Vision 2000 Program, and assistance in amending their Land Development Code. Ellen Bertoni, AlCP, has over eighteen ( 18) years experience in land use and comprehensive planning. Areas of expertise include analysis of comprehensive plan and EAR based amendments under FDOT District 5 Misc. Planning contract; preparation of comprehensive plan amendments and rezoning applications; regulatory analysis; transportation policy analysis; and due diligence analysis. She was a community outreach planner for the Atlanta Regional Planning Commission prior to joining Genesis in March 2000. Engineering Mark Thomasson, P.E., has over fifteen (15) years experience in site development civil engineering, drainage modeling, roadway design, and land use planning and zoning. Specific experience includes roadway and TransportatiDn Analysis site civil design; due diligence studies; conceptual planning; zoning verification; rezoning applications; natural features analysis; concurrency analysis; site design; traffic circulation analysis; stormwater collection and treatment; utility design; and grading and pavement design. Eric Gooch, P.E., has over eight ( 8) years of engineering related experience. His responsibilities include planning and designing projects ranging from permitting to roadway design to stormwater and utility design. He has been involved in numerous FDEP and governmental projects ( site and roadway design) from initial planning through construction inspection. Landscape Architecture Mark KJone is a Graduate Landscape Architect with over three ( 3) years of experience in land planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and landscape design. Prior to joining Genesis Group in 2002, he interned for HDR in Omaha, Nebraska, and served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Kansas State University. His thesis, " New Urbanism: Dream or Reality," is an in-depth study of the physical relationships found in New Urban communities. He holds a Master' s Degree in Landscape Architecture, a Bachelor' s Degree in Architectural Studies, and a Certificate in Community and Regional Planning. Mark' s emphasis has been on New Urban developments, detail design, and small architectural structures. His interests include classical design vernaculars in architectural detailing. traditional neighborhood design, and community amenity design. Experience includes Oakleaf Plantation N.~~,~~ LY'~ T~~.<?  Professional Master Planning Services for the City of Fort Walton Beach Fairground, and Softball Complex August 11, 2006 Village Center in Clay