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PROJECT APPROACH Our project approach will incorporate the six (6) required components as indicated in the RFP and highlighted below. We then captured the required content into four (4) Project Tasks and Deliverables that easily defines our scope services. 1. Participatory Process: Encourage meaningful citizen input. The interaction and participation of residents, business leaders, elected officials, and administration is critical for the development and success of the plan. A participation program will need to be developed to incorporate local knowledge and experience. Our team will engage the entire community not just the usual few. There are many techniques in public outreach to engage a community, such as; open houses, surveys, websites, interviews and mailings to name a few. Our team will work with city staff in defining the method(s) that are most appropriate for this project and stakeholders. We are fortunate to have past studies to draw from and will take advantage of this resource instead of repeating the same questions to the same people. We hope to include in our participatory plan a developer's round table to share with the community their experiences as to what is needed to draw development to an area. Alex Ugorets of the Freshwater Condominium proposal has agreed to be on our development team and will bring his perspective of development in Navarre. 2. Assumptions: Analyze the assumed effects of external forces (physical, social, economic, and political) on the future of the local community. Issues and forecasts of local and regional growth will be included. Our team consists of City Planners, Landscape Architects, Traffic Engineers and Market Specialists. The experience of our team and the resources gained from each of their consulting firms provides us with the analytical abilities to identify and address the assumed effects that will be identified in preparing the plan. We will draw from the knowledge of city staff and community leaders to help identify possible effects and explore with the community the benefits and/or issues they may have on the future of the community. We will look at outside resources from other government agencies and private partners to assist in forecasting regional growth. Vision/Overview of the Plan: Provide a vision or alternative visions of the long-term future design and character of the area. The vision will represent interests of a broad range of citizens rather than a few special-interest groups. Cost/benefi't implications of each alternative will be included. Our team will prepare a plan that captures the vision for the Future of Navarre. The plan will be developed as we listen and learn during the participatory process. We have found that most successful plans are the product of finding the right combination of pieces that are created through the project process. We will incorporate the ideas shared throughout the project process and mix and match them until the preferred combination comes together. Through this process we will deliver a single plan but will maintain all of the pieces for potential future options as market trends may shift. Proposal I Navarre Area Plan Page 14 August 4, 2017