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

( Reading area) Brunswick County, Virginia Horry County, South Carolina ( Myrtle Beach area) Kent County, Delaware ( Dover area) Martin County. Florida North Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ( Charlotte area) Pensacola/ Escambia County, Florida St.Johns County. Florida ( St. Augustine area) Tri- County Region of Southern Maryland Williamsburg/ James City County, Virginia 2 URBANOMICS  KENNETH H. CREVELING, AICP (continued) RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1991 to Present: President URBANOMICS, Inc. Urban and Real Estate Economics Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 1984 to 1991: Vice President PLANTEC Corporation ( former economic and management consulting subsidiary of Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Architects and Engineers) Jacksonville, Florida 1978 to 1984: Principal Kenneth Creveling Associates Economic and Planning Consultants Fairfax, Virginia Also served as: Senior Associate Economics Research Associates ( ERA) McLean, Virginia Note: URBANOMICS and ERA were closely affiliated. EDUCA TION AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES civil Rutgers University, 1961, BS and BA Degrees - a five- year program combining engineering, urban planning, and the social sciences. American Institute of Certified Planners ( AICP), Charter Member American Planning Association ( APA) Urban Land Institute ( UU) Economic Advisor, South Carolina Main Street communities Author, ULI Real Estate Market Profiles ( annual) for Jacksonville, Naples, and Sarasota, Florida American Institute of Architects RIUDAT member, Hermosa Beach, California Kenneth H. Creveling - Resume 3 URBANOMICS  Professional Master Plaoning Serviees for the City of Fort Walton Beaeh Fairgrooods and Softball Complex August 11, 2006 References of Similar Work Okaloosa County Tourism Council Mr. Darrel Jones 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 Telephone: ( 800) 322- 3319 Fax: ( 850) 657- 7149 City of Bainbridge Mr. Chris Hobby 107 South Broad Street Bainbridge, GA 39817 Telephone: ( 229) 248-2000 Fax: ( 229) 248- 2008 BluePrint 2000, Intergovernmental Mr. Jim Davis 1311 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Telephone: ( 850) 891- 1880 Fax: ( 850) 891- 1885 Better Baymeadows, Inc. Ms. Valerie Evans 8130 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville, FL 32256 Telephone: ( 904) 739- 9076 City of Tallahassee Mr. Bill Woolery 300 S. Adams Street, Box A- 35 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Telephone: ( 850) 891- 8234 Fax: ( 850) 891- 0962 GENESIS GROUP URBANOMIC$ 0'' VI5' 0.. TO REAl' T.  Community Dev( "opment Many communities are taking a serious Many times basic community look at how to improve Jife for their improvements can be funded through current residents and how to attract new State and Federal grant money. Genesis business and quality tourism. The goal of staff can assist communities in identifying Genesis Group, is to assist communities and applying for these funds. Our typical inreinventing themselves by improving clients include: the quality of life while building City/ County/ State Government constituencies for economic growth and Citizens' Groups enhancing key community assets. Our Neighborhood/Homeowner' s design and key engineering professionals Associations have the unique ability to create the Merchant Associations and necessary linkages between the fonowing Coalitions key Community Building Blocks: Public Interest and Non- Profit Government Groups Neighborhood Development Civic/ Community Business Recreation and Parks Organizations Transportation Engineering Institutions Utilities and Infrastructure Economic Development Natural Resources Committees Business Development Community Redevelopment Economic Development Agencies Cultural. Social and Entertainment Downtown Development Human Resources and Services Authorities Safety and Security Tourist Development Councils Land Use Controls Convention and Visitors Regulatory Controls Bureaus Visual, Physical Design Advocacy Organizations Historic Preservation Private Developers Home Builders' s Associations Our capability to provide inventive Metropolitan Planning integrati on between theses key Community Organizations Building Blocks helps to strengthen and diversify local economies while ensuring long- term economic growth and the enhancement of community livability. EE=: II ~ 1iiiI.'. 11: ., 1,.' or . EaI' E: II M:: ~ .... Ny~ ~, ~ ~ , 9 ~. 9LlJ; ,~  Community t/ Design Charrett Au... Visioning I.'"l..' ~ L{' tf~." t. ... . U' ~_.,_"';""'''''''';'.!..;. o' ; If. .... ... . . ~ _.'-. Ti" i& During the Design Charette, the Genesis Team This type of Community Audit enables citizens, acts as facilitators/ technicians of the design- not local businesses and other interested parties to the vision makers. In this hands-on workshop, jointfy and openly express views, concerns, and the community becomes the key participants and desires at the initial stages of our overall process. the visionaries of the specific project with the At this point, the Genesis Group team functions in guidance of the professionals. This forum promotes the area of organization of the public input, while interaction and communication of ideas as well diverting evaluation and analytical processes to a as a senseof involvement and commitment. The later point in time. groups then design their plans for the project and present their ideas to the group as a whole. A charette is a series of problem solving, consensus building sessions designed to discover and channel Multiple portions of a larger community issue may the diverse and often conflicting values held by be addressed sequentially or each group may the parties involved. The Genesis Group team continue to refine their plan while addressing new focuses the meetings on issues felt relevant to the issues. creation of physical design solutions, development standards and utilization of public or private Genesis Group has a highly successful track sector resources. Through public forum, this record of producing community consensus and information is collected regarding the elements creating successful design solutions to community that the community collectively feels are assets, development problems utilizing these techniques. opportunities and liabilities. j; il~~ ~ MNv~ ~, ~ ~ , 9 ~.9,Y,~ Okaloosa Island No.dster Plan Okaloosa County, FL Client Oka/ oosa County Tourism Development Council location Okaloosa County, FL Size 52 Acres Service Community Development and Regional Planning Highlights Recreational and Park Master Planning The Master Plan for this 52 acre site included the new Okaloosa County