HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 C40720B - MIG, Inc. - Lupine PlazaContract No. C40720B
STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DATE: September 30, 2021
PREPARED BY: Eric Ceja, Deputy Director of Development Services/Economic
Development
REQUEST: Authorization to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with
MIG, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $70,370 for Fiscal Year
2021/2022.
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional
Services Agreement in the amount not to exceed $70,370 with MIG, Inc.
to provide professional design and engineering services for the design of
“Lupine Plaza.”
Strategic Plan
• Land Use, Housing & Open Space – Priority 1: “Enhance Palm Desert as a first-
class destination for premier shopping and national retail businesses.”
• Land Use, Housing & Open Space – Priority 5: “Utilize progressive land-use
policies and standards to support ongoing and future needs.”
• Tourism and Marketing – Priority 1: “Improve access to Palm Desert and its
attractions to enhance the ease of lifestyle.”
• Transportation – Priority 1: “Create walkable neighborhoods and areas within
Palm Desert that would include residential, retail, services and employment
centers, and parks, recreation, and open space to reduce the use of low
occupancy vehicles.”
Background Analysis
On June 10, 2021, the City Council directed staff to release a Request for Proposals
(RFP) to seek design firms that could facilitate the creation of a permanent public plaza
located at Lupine Lane and El Paseo. At the meeting, City Council confirmed the
contents of the RFP and directed staff to establish an ad-hoc subcommittee to work with
the selected firm for design guidance and promotion of the project.
September 30, 2021 – Staff Report
Lupine Plaza
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Staff prepared and released an RFP on July 12, 2021, with bid proposals due on August
9, 2021. The City received and reviewed three proposals from the following firms:
• RIOS
• LPA, Inc.
• MIG, Inc.
Staff reviewed each proposal and interviewed two consultants before recommending
moving forward with an award of contract to MIG, Inc. for the Lupine Plaza design.
Staff’s review of the proposals led to MIG, Inc. being identified as the top-ranked
consultant based on MIG’s unique combination of community planning, urban design,
and public engagement expertise. MIG’s project experience is illustrated in the
attached proposal and includes significant and similar urban street designs including,
but not limited to:
• 14th Street Promenade, San Diego, CA – North-South pedestrian and bicycle-
friendly linkage in the East Village neighborhood of San Diego, 11-block
promenade with sustainable streetscape
• Bell Street Park, Seattle, WA – Single-purpose right-of-way transformation into
vibrant, safe, and green open space
• Market Street Realignment, San Antonio, TX – Transformed and realigned
several major streets to accommodate the relocation of the City’s convention
center
• Rancho Mirage Community Landscape Design and Enhancement Project,
Rancho Mirage, CA – Highway 111 community landscape design
recommendations
• Palm Springs Desert Fashion Plaza, Palm Springs, CA – Redevelopment and
new streetscape design for the northwest corner of Palm Canyon and Tahquitz
Canyon Way
MIG’s proposal cost is within industry standard for this type and size of a project.
Discussion
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in September 2020, the City Council
authorized the creation of a temporary outdoor plaza and outdoor dining area at Lupine
Lane, north of El Paseo. Known as “Lupine Plaza,” the outdoor area is an inviting open-
air dining destination consisting of artificial grass, tables, chairs, colorful umbrellas,
cabanas, string lights, and landscaping. With the popularity of the plaza, City Council
directed staff to take steps to make the plaza a permanent space. The selection of a
design firm that can work with staff and the community is the first step to facilitate this
process.
September 30, 2021 — Staff Report
Lupine Plaza
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Based on the community engagement efforts anticipated for the project, the City Council
also established an ad-hoc subcommittee consisting of the following members:
• 2 City Councilmembers (Jan Harnik and Gina Nestande)
• 1 Planning Commissioner (TBD)
• 1 Architectural Review Commissioner (Michael McAuliffe)
• 1 Parks and Recreation Commissioner (Gregg Akkerman)
• 1 Art in Public Places Commissioner (Liz Hauer)
• 1 Board Member from the EI Paseo Merchants Association (Patrick Klein)
• Property owners adjacent to Lupine Lane (Paul Goodman)
The schedule proposed by MIG, Inc. includes up to five (5) meetings over four months
to ensure the subcommittee and community are engaged in the design process.
It is anticipated the project schedule will take four to five months, depending on
community input. MIG, Inc. will develop an overall vision and design principles for the
project and define what a permanent closure of the plaza space will look like. MIG, Inc.
will develop alternative designs for community input before the selection of a preferred
conceptual option. An Engineering and Traffic analysis will be prepared, along with
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation and artist coordination.
The selection of a final conceptual design will come back to City Council for approval
before the preparation of construction drawings.
Fiscal Analvsis
The cost of this professional service agreement is not to exceed $70,370. Staff believes
that there will be savings within the departmental budgets to cover the cost. In the
event an appropriation is needed based on the use of other departmental on-call
professional services the Director of Finance will review and recommend an adjustment
at mid-year.
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Lupine Plaza
Professional Design/Engineering Services
CITY OF PALM DESERT
3321 Grenada Avenue | San Diego, CA 92104 | (619) 682-3841 | www.migcom.com
PROPOSAL | AUGUST 9, 2021
In association with: KOA | BRAILSFORD PUBLIC ART
PLANNING / DESIGN / COMMUNICATIONS / MANAGEMENT / TECHNOLOGY / SCIENCE
CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY, FULLERTON,
LOS ANGELES, PASADENA,
RIVERSIDE, SACRAMENTO, SAN
DIEGO, SAN JOSE,
AND SONOMA
COLORADO
DENVER
OREGON
PORTLAND
TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE
3321 Granada Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 682-3841
www.migcom.com
August 9, 2021
City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Re: City of Palm Desert Lupine Plaza Professional Design Services
Dear Kevin Swartz and Selection Committee Members,
As demonstrated by the emergence of thousands of temporary spaces, the global
COVID-19 pandemic changed how we experience our local neighborhoods. It
has been well-reported how the pandemic exposed and intensified inequities in
healthcare, education, and the workforce. Equally noticeable was the disparity
of public space available for people when more activities were forced to occur
outside, which prompted the creation of new plazas, pocket parks, and restaurant
seating from space previously occupied by vehicles. These spaces, particularly in
Coachella Valley, now provide additional opportunities to reduce the urban heat
island, improve the capture and treatment of stormwater runoff, and contribute to
reversing global climate change while improving local quality of life.
The existing Lupine Plaza started as a way to provide outdoor dining and pedestrian
space to assist businesses impacted by COVID-19. It closed a portion of Lupine
Lane to traffic and now provides outdoor dining seating, lighting, and artificial
turf areas protected from vehicles. Fresh Agave, The Habit, Royal Highness, and
CODA Gallery are just a few of the adjacent restaurants and businesses that benefit
from the temporary plaza. This project is the first step in developing a permanent
pedestrian plaza to create a more walkable heart of Palm Desert, which can occur
through a concept design that integrates a variety of programs, sustainability
strategies, traffic calming, renewable energy, green infrastructure, and public art,
among other elements
MIG has been designing innovative public realm spaces for people since it was
established in 1982. With four decades of experience and over one billion dollars
of built improvements in the public realm, we are perfectly suited for this project.
Our conceptual designs for streetscapes are based on strong community input
and are created with an expertise in knowing what is affordable and buildable. Our
streetscape designs enhance the sense of place and result in built improvements
that are special and easy to maintain.
We are excited to submit this proposal for the design of Lupine Plaza. If selected,
MIG will work closely with the City of Palm Desert to incorporate and celebrate its
neighborhood character, engage the community, identify emerging best practices
for pedestrian plazas, and provide implementable solutions.
PLANNING / DESIGN / COMMUNICATIONS / MANAGEMENT / TECHNOLOGY / SCIENCE
We are proposing a 120-day schedule to complete concept design for Lupine Plaza
following the RFP. In my capacity as Principal-in-Charge, I will work closely with Project
Manager Ryan Kucinski and the rest of the project team to successfully complete design
services for the new plaza. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal. This proposal
will remain valid for 90 days from August 9, 2021. Please feel free to contact me directly at
(619) 504-9504 or by email rickb@migcom.com.
The undersigned hereby submits its proposal and, by doing so, agrees to furnish services
to the City in accordance with the Request for Proposal (RFP), and to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the RFP.
Sincerely,
Richard D. Barrett, ASLA, LEED AP
Principal
PLANNING / DESIGN / COMMUNICATIONS / MANAGEMENT / TECHNOLOGY / SCIENCE
CONTENTS
1. Experience and Technical Competence . . 5
2. Firm Staffing and Key Personnel . . . . 15
3. Proposed Method to Accomplish the Work 17
4. Fee Proposal. . . . .under separate cover
5. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Market Street Realignment, San Antonio, Texas
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Experience and Technical Competence
About MIG
MIG, Inc., improves, adapts, and creates environments,
organizations, and tools for human development. We are
a community of designers, planners, engineers, scientists,
and storytellers who engage people in creative problem
solving and collective action. We believe that the physical
and social environment around us have a profound
impact on our lives, and this belief shapes the principles
that guide our work:
»Communities can plan their own futures.
»The world needs an ecological perspective.
»Great projects work for everyone.
»Elegant design inspires new thinking.
»Every project presents an opportunity to advance racial
and social equity.
»All work must be context driven.
MIG is at the forefront of innovation. We are leading local,
regional, and national planning and design initiatives
to ensure accessibility and equity; engage, educate,
and empower people through participatory processes;
facilitate strategy development for social change; create
playful and inclusive communities; reimagine streets and
repurpose infrastructure; revitalize cities and restore
ecosystems; and promote environmental stewardship by
recognizing that the health of the natural and built world is
mutually dependent.
For nearly four decades, MIG has served public and
private clients of every size and jurisdiction—from cities,
counties, and special districts to regulatory agencies
and developers—as a full-service planning and design
firm. Our multidisciplinary staff has the background and
experience to prepare plans and design documents
for a wide variety of projects, including site-specific
infrastructure, residential, institutional, mixed-use
and transit-oriented developments; downtowns and
streetscapes; and broader policy initiatives like specific,
general, and regional plans, as well as open space and
river corridor plans.
MIG offers a unique combination of community planning,
urban design, and public engagement expertise that
brings community interests together to frame land use,
transportation, and urban design issues. From vision and
concept development to final planning and construction
documents, MIG has a successful track record in the
planning and design of environments that contribute to
community livability and enable residents to lead healthy,
active lifestyles. As national thought leaders on Complete
Streets and streetscape planning and design, we are
positioned to present best practices and innovations
that cut across disciplines. Our staff provide a base of
knowledge that bridges technical expertise and values,
facilitating consensus among all parties to ensure a
successfully implemented project. Our approach is based
on a thorough understanding of existing conditions and
guiding regulations; efficiency and accuracy in information
gathering and analysis; and creativity and innovation in
communications, problem solving, and implementation.
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
MIG prepared the master plan to create a north-south pedestrian- and bicycle-
friendly linkage in the heart of the East Village neighborhood of Downtown San
Diego through the reclamation of underutilized public right-of-way. This 11-block
promenade will feature a comprehensive and sustainable streetscape design that
emphasizes non-motorized methods of circulation, increases pedestrian use of
the public realm, and helps meet the social and recreation needs of this growing
downtown community. It is also the first of six interconnected “greenway” corridors
planned for Downtown.
The 14th Street corridor has several challenges addressed by the master plan.
These include the existence of underground utilities in the proposed promenade
area, the need to enhance the stormwater management capabilities of the corridor,
and the presence of a fairly large transient population near one end of the corridor.
In addition, coordination and community engagement were an important
component of the project, which included a pop-up demonstration project and
participation at CicloSDias. MIG also completed construction documents for the
first block of the promenade with construction completed in March 2021.
14th Street Promenade
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Reference
Robert Sutherlin, Jr, PE
Senior Project Manager
Civic San Diego
(619) 235-2200
sutherlin@civicsd.com
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
MIG led the urban design and engineering of the innovative Bell Street
Park in the Belltown neighborhood, where single-purpose right-of-way was
transformed into a vibrant, safe, and green public space. This four-block
section is the first phase of a long-range plan for a park corridor stretching
from South Lake Union to Elliott Bay. When high land values limited the
potential for park acquisition, community leaders and city departments turned
to the underutilized public right-of-way to create a multifunctional open space.
Bell Street Park is a hybrid of park activities and street functions. It gives an
outdoor living room to residents of Seattle’s densest neighborhood while
allowing automobile, bus, bicycle, and emergency vehicle access. A subtle
topographic shift raises the roadway up to the sidewalk level to create a
curbless and continuous surface. Street and park materials are woven into a
wall-to-wall tapestry of shared space with meandering paving, planting, and
seating that form a unifying “circuitry” for the park.
Bell Street Park
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Reference
Patrick Donohue,
OOC Coordinator
Seattle Design Commission
(206) 733.9785
patrick.donohue@seattle.gov
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
The Market Street Realignment modifies the alignment of several major streets
to accommodate relocation of the City’s internationally known convention center,
including increased traffic on adjacent streets, as well as pedestrians, cyclists, and
mass transit users. MIG worked with a team of engineers and architects to develop
design concepts, and then take those concepts through to construction. The
result is a vibrant, multimodal streetscape environment that dramatically improves
pedestrian access, safety, and comfort. It also provides flexible open spaces that
allow public gatherings and incentivize private users fronting the street to better
connect to and activate the street.
A key element of the design is to provide connectivity under the I-35 Freeway
at Commerce Street for all modes of travel, enhancing access to the historic,
multimodal Sunset Station. Iconic art, pedestrian lighting, and landscape humanize
the environment and create a distinct sense of place.
A diverse set of design solutions, including context-sensitive planting and irrigation
design and integrated stormwater management techniques, create a sustainable and
environmentally friendly streetscape. Iconic art, gateways, wayfinding, signage, and
programmable open spaces for community events and other cultural activities deliver
a street that celebrates and strengthens the district’s distinctive character.
A key project factor was meeting the City’s compressed schedule. MIG worked
closely with the City and the team to ensure street renovations could be
completed in conjunction with the construction of the new convention center with
minimal disruption to the adjacent business owners, hotels, SAWS facility, and the
City’s intense schedule of festivals and events.
Market Street Realignment
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Reference
Luis Maltos, PE
City of San Antonio
(210) 207-8223
Luis.Maltos@sanantonio.gov
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
Reference
Majna Dukic, Senior Planner
City of Rancho Mirage
(760) 324-4511
majnad@ranchomirageca.gov
Rancho Mirage Community Landscape Design and Enhancement
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA
MIG worked with the City of Rancho Mirage on community landscape design and
enhancement recommendations for the Highway 111 corridor between Rancho Las
Palmas Drive and Bob Hope Drive. The Highway 111 corridor, which includes a two-mile
stretch in Rancho Mirage, is considered the main street in the City and includes a
concentration of high-end commercial uses. The project is an ideal way to reinforce the
image and brand of Rancho Mirage and further distinguish it from other communities
along the Highway 111 corridor.
The objective of the project was to develop a cohesive design theme with material, color,
and landscape options that could then be utilized throughout the City for the development
of road medians, special corners, and enhanced intersections. Considerations for the
design recommendations included new architecturally appealing hardscape elements
that reinforce a visual rhythm and cohesiveness, and are inspired by the surrounding
environment and culturally rich local history. Other recommendations called for consistent
placement of plant species that are drought-tolerant and low maintenance; salvaging
existing trees and shrub planting; incorporating the City’s official mammal, the Desert
Bighorn Ram; and reflecting the City’s image as an upscale luxury destination.
Opportunities and challenges were identified at a kickoff meeting and site visit with City
staff. MIG then performed substantial research to confirm the preliminary design themes
that were the focus of the project. MIG produced three unique design themes that reflect
the unique desert character of the City. MIG developed site plans, photo-simulations,
and a draft written report.
Community engagement for the project consisted of collaboration with the Architectural
Design Review Board and presentations to the Planning Commission and City Council.
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
MIG engaged with the City of Palm Springs on an important problem that had been
vexing the community for many years: how to redevelop and re-invigorate the
Desert Fashion Plaza, a dated shopping center in the middle of downtown that had
sat largely vacant and blighted the city center for more than a decade? The task
was to break the contentious logjam between the developer and City leadership,
and to work with the community to create a visionary yet implementable design.
This design had to be amenable to the City, the developer, and the citizens of Palm
Springs, who closely safeguard their town’s unique sense of character and history.
Working over the course of six weeks, the MIG Team met intensively with City
officials and staff, and led the community through a series of workshop exercises.
We began by cultivating a thorough understanding of the property’s constraints
and opportunities—from economic feasibility parameters and the physical
environment to the social and cultural importance that Desert Fashion Plaza played
in the history of Palm Springs.
Building from the environmental design cues–including Palm Springs’s eclectic
architectural vernacular, walkable downtown environment, and desert climate–MIG
created a mixed-use design scenario and site program that was feasible for
the developer while easing community concerns. The City and developer then
did what had been unthinkable a mere two months earlier. They entered into a
development agreement, aiming to break ground within 18 months. This important
project has transformed downtown Palm Springs into a more vibrant, walkable,
and active mixed-use retail core. Construction of the first three blocks along Indian
Canyon Drive are now complete and the project is a Coachella Valley showcase
for best practices in urban design.
Palm Springs Desert Fashion Plaza
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Reference
John Raymond,
Director of Community &
Economic Development,
City of Carson
(held same title and position at
City of Palm Springs)
(310) 952-1773
jraymond@carson.ca.us
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
Reference
Greg Pfost, Retired Director
of Community Development
The City of Laguna Beach
(714) 337-9691 (cell)
Laguna Beach Downtown Plan and Streets Closure Study
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA
As part of the Downtown Specific Plan Update project, MIG was commissioned
by Mayor Bob Whalen and the City Council to study the design options and costs
for closure of specific streets within Laguna Beach Village. The study included
recommendations for both temporary and permanent closure of Forest Avenue,
as well as recommendations for temporary and permanent parklets on Broadway
and Ocean Avenue, and the possible relocation of the Farmers Market to lower
Ocean Avenue. The closure of streets within the Village was conceived as a result
of the highly successful Downtown Specific Plan Pop-Up Workshop that was led
by MIG. The workshop was held on a portion of Ocean Avenue that was closed to
vehicles on a Saturday morning and attracted over 500 participants. Besides being
a very successful community event, it provided the inspiration for creating car-free
streets in Laguna Beach Village. The MIG recommendations resulted in several pilot
projects including a parklet on Forest Avenue, the transformation of Park Avenue
into a car-free pedestrian plaza, and the closure of Forest Avenue in June 2020.
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
MIG has contributed to the transformation of the public realm in significant areas
of Downtown Long Beach. MIG led planning and design through construction of
multiple streets including 12 blocks of Pine Avenue, Broadway, 3rd, and the three-
block Transit Mall Streetscape Renovation project. MIG (including team members
KOA and Robin Brailsford) worked with City staff and stakeholders, including public
agencies and private developers, to design and implement creative streetscape
solutions that accommodate multimodal needs. Enhancing and promoting the
bicycle pedestrian experience along all the streets is a special focus.
Serving both light rail and bus riders, the Transit Mall has changed perceptions
and contributed to a boost in transit service in the City of Long Beach. The Transit
Mall is also a catalyst for surrounding economic and transit-oriented development.
Similarly the redesign of Pine Avenue has revitalized the Main Street of Downtown
Long Beach. An array of larger-than-life aquatic creatures and plants, rendered by
the commissioned artist Robin Brailsford in glass and tile mosaics, are strategically
placed throughout the mall and embedded within the sidewalk paving.
Providing a safe, welcoming environment, illuminated bus shelter canopies offer
shelter for the state-of-the art, real-time digital information screens for bus patrons’
convenience. New landscaping includes an articulated allee of date palms with
an understory of flowering canopy trees. New pedestrian lighting between the
shelters provides a pleasing nighttime experience for Blueline metro and bus
patrons. Stormwater planters are incorporated strategically along the street/
sidewalk interface to absorb and clean runoff water while providing a more
attractive green landscape buffer in a heavily paved and trafficked Downtown.
Long Beach Transit Gallery
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Reference
Rolando Cruz, former
Executive Derector Vice
President of Maintenace
and Facilities at Long Beach
Transit, currently Chief
Transportation officer at
Culver City Transportation
Department
(310) 253-6545
rolando.cruz@culvercity.org
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
Huntington Drive
Safe Streets Corridor Plan
SAN MARINO, CA
SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments)
received a Sustainable Communities Transportation Grant
from the State of California to develop a safe streets plan
intended to encourage multimodal access and improve
safety along Huntington Drive through the City of San
Marino. KOA conducted outreach to residents, City staff,
businesses, and the local schools to assess their concerns
and propose effective solutions consistent with the
community’s priorities and needs. KOA collected traffic,
bicycle, pedestrian, and collision data to evaluate existing
conditions and proposed improvements to provide a safe
corridor. The KOA Team also worked with the schools
to organize bicycle rodeos and age-appropriate bicycle
safety education courses for students.
Reference
Rene Salas, Public Works Director
City of South El Monte
(626) 579-6540 | rsalas@soelmonte.com
Reference
Charles Lau, Transportation Planning Grant Management
Caltrans
(213) 897-0197 | charles.lau@dot.ca.gov
Go Human
South El Monte Demonstration
SOUTH EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA
KOA visualized, planned, designed, and executed the
Streets of Gold event. The firm collaborated with LA
Metro and community partners to demonstrate planned
active transportation infrastructure treatments on Santa
Anita Avenue as a part of the 626 Golden Streets event.
The Streets of Gold event offered educational and
programming opportunities to teach attendees about
bike safety, active transportation, and environmental
sustainability. One of KOA’s services included the creation
of event outreach materials, consisting of flyers, banners,
posters, and radio/newspaper/digital advertisements.
Other highlights of KOA’s services included in-person
bilingual community outreach; the development and
collection of 195 surveys; the development of a Go
Human Challenge Passport Card; and the planning and
installation of a protected bike lane, artistic crosswalks,
curb extensions, and parklets.
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ExPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
AhHa! Shoreline Stroll
Long Beach Transit Gallery
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Robin Brailsford designed the AhHa! Shoreline Stroll with
MIG—3000 square feet of LithoMosaic at eight bus transit
stops over four contiguous blocks in downtown Long
Beach at the terminus of the Metro Blueline and within
walking distance of the Long Beach Aquarium.
Stream of Consciousness/
Body of Water
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
"Stream of Consciousness/Body of Water" embraces
the reservoir, Miramar Lake, and enhances the public
interpretation of the Miramar Water Treatment Facility’s
this facility’s post-9/11 high-security campus.
Corn Creek Visitor Center
Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Paiute Directionals for the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the
continental United States, a large Lithocrete river, and two 10' LithoMosaic
medallions based on Pima images for the new Corn Creek Visitor
Center, which just won a LEED Platinum designation. Designs by DNWR
Interpretive Specialist.
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Firm Staffing and Key Personnel
Key Personnel
Rick Barrett, ASLA, LEED AP, will serve as Principal-in-
Charge and will provide planning and design expertise,
team oversight, strategic direction, and quality control for
the entire project. He will facilitate and lead workshops,
charrettes, and other community forums. With over 35
years of experience creating distinctive places, Rick
leads clients, stakeholders, and community members in
defining a common vision and detailing how that vision
can be achieved.
Ryan Kucinski, LFA, will serve as Project Manager
leading the day-to-day project development, client
contact, and subconsultant coordination. He will be
active in all aspects of the project from engagement to
concept design and be responsible for: an integrated
design, overseeing subconsultant deliverables, reviewing
draft work products, and allocating project resources—
ensuring that the process remains on schedule, within
budget, and meets the project’s goals.
Evan Mather, Consulting Principal, approaches landscape
architecture as a storytelling medium with an eye toward
revealing the narrative inherent in the context, history,
geology, ecology, and culture of a project site. Evan’s
extensive project experience includes streetscapes,
transit-oriented design, parks and open spaces, and
learning environments.
Kenya Huezo, Lead Designer, has worked on numerous
planning, urban design, and streetscape projects, as
well as facilitated community-based outreach. Kenya’s
expertise also includes parks and open space planning.
Capacity
Our team will be supported by a deep bench of highly
qualified MIG and subconsultant professionals. With 250
professionals on staff, MIG has the personnel resources
to accommodate new projects regularly and to respond
to unexpected assignments. MIG project teams are
assembled based on staff expertise and capacity.
Teaming Partners
MIG has strategically partnered with KOA to complete
the Palm Desert Lupine Plaza. KOA will complement
MIG’s multidisciplinary approach with their focused
transportation expertise in traffic engineering,
construction document-level street design, active
transportation grant writing and administration, bicycle
planning, and local projects.
Award-winning pioneer and champion for public art,
Robin Brailsford of Brailsford Public Art (BPA), will serve
as Lead Artist. MIG achieved great success with BPA at
the Long Beach Transit Gallery, a project which garnered
four top industry awards.
Project Staffing
TEAM MEMBER FIRM ROLE / RESPONSIBILITY
Rick Barrett, ASLA, LEED AP MIG Principal-in-Charge
Ryan Kucinski, LFA MIG Project Manager
Evan Mather, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP MIG Consulting Principal
Kenya Huezo, ASLA, PLA, LEED Green Associate MIG Lead Designer
Steven Davidovas MIG Design Associate
Jonathan Campbell, PhD MIG CEQA Lead
Charlie Schwinger, PE, TE, PTOE KOA Civil Engineer
Clyde Prem, PTP KOA Traffic Engineer
Robin Brailsford Brailsford Public Art Lead Artist
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FIRM STAFFING AND KEY PERSONNEL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Richard Barrett, Principal-in-Charge
Ryan Kucinski, Project Manager
CONSULTING PRINCIPAL
Evan Mather, MIG
DESIGN AND PLANNING
Richard Barrett , MIG
Ryan Kucinski, MIG
Kenya Huezo, MIG
Evan Mather, MIG
Steven Davidovas, MIG
CIVIL/TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING
Charlie Schwinger, KOA
Clyde Prem, KOA
ENVIRONMENTAL / CEQA
Jonathan Campbell, MIG
PUBLIC ART
Robin Brailsford,
Brailsford Public Art
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
KOA
Founded in 1987, KOA is a leading provider in traffic
engineering, transportation planning, and construction
management services for public agencies and
private-sector clients. They offer their clients technical
knowledge, innovative solutions, and responsive services.
The hallmark of KOA’s success is their dedication to
each and every project and desire to leave a legacy
of extraordinary contributions to the communities
they serve. KOA staff includes certified transportation
planners, registered civil and traffic engineers, project/
construction managers, and construction inspectors.
With four offices located in Southern California, KOA has
provided engineering services for some of the largest
public works and transportation planning projects
throughout California.
Mobility Study
KOA has provided corridor planning and design
services for multiple jurisdictions throughout Southern
California. Blending comprehensive community outreach
approaches, with planning and engineering design and
support, KOA been an essential partner for agencies
seeking to reach their mobility goals. KOA’s approach to
mobility studies involves certified planners and registered
civil and traffic engineers working together to ensure that
corridor projects balance creative mobility approaches
with widely accepted engineering standards.
Complete Streets
KOA has provided complete streets services for
numerous projects in California. Encompassed within
the complete street planning studies have been
services such as: conducting in-depth collision analyses,
comprehensive multimodal network development,
project prioritization and cost estimates, transit service
improvement suggestions, and public outreach
coordination and presentations. KOA’s planning and
engineering team prides itself in providing our clients
with grant-ready planning studies that have been
thoroughly examined by our design team to ensure
physical feasibility, constructability, and conservative cost
estimates.
BRAILSFORD PUBLIC ART
Robin Brailsford is a big thinker. She thrives on large
and complex park, water, and urban sites that require
research, team collaboration, and comprehensive
solutions. For each project, she looks for potential in
people, places, and things, and then helps to realize that
potential. History, technology, and instinct inform and
generate her dynamic public interventions.
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Overall Understanding
and Approach
MIG believes the technical and management approach
that will successfully provide the services identified in the
RFP begins with a comprehensive understanding of the
location and project type. These are complemented by a
general approach to public realm design that prioritizes
people and sustainability.
The future Lupine Plaza has the potential to build
upon other public realm improvements that have been
developed recently within walking distance of the
temporary plaza. San Pablo Avenue north of Highway
111 was redesigned to reduce the number of lanes,
update on-street parking, and added bicycle lanes, new
street trees, and pedestrian enhancements. San Pablo
Avenue can now host a farmer’s market between San
Gorgonio Way and Alessandro Drive with wider sidewalks
as a flexible median area. KOA, our teaming partner,
is currently exploring additional updates to San Pablo
Avenue south of Highway 111, which could benefit from
coordination with the future Lupine Plaza design. Related
crosswalks along El Paseo and San Pablo were repainted
with unique, colorful patterns that highlight the art and
culture of Palm Desert. Along El Paseo, intersections
also included painted areas for curb extensions that can
provide parking areas for bicycles, act as traffic calming
for vehicles, and improve safety for pedestrians.
However, as with any project, there is a range of
perspectives towards public realm improvements,
including opposition, even as these represent necessary
improvements for the pedestrian environment. As a result
of some negative feedback, it has been reported that
the painted crosswalks and curb extension areas along
El Paseo are proposed to be removed. This community
sentiment must be considered when determining
engagement with the community, developing a concept
design for Lupine Plaza, and understanding how
Lupine Plaza can connect with its context to improve
sustainability and the pedestrian environment.
As a result, we think one of the most important elements
of the project will be to define “permanent” closure of a
portion of Lupine Lane and what that means for its design.
MIG has included three potential design scenarios within
this proposal, which provide optional considerations,
each with a unique interpretation of “permanent closure.”
The design of Lupine Plaza could include curb extensions
along El Paseo, but it could also benefit from curb
extensions remaining along El Paseo to encourage a
consistent, expanded pedestrian atmosphere. These
are a sample of the in-depth design exploration MIG will
conduct to provide an enjoyable and implementable
design.
While incorporating the full range of input from the
community and stakeholders, we believe in developing
an implementable design from design objectives such as:
»Provide a plaza that is welcoming, inviting, and
enjoyable for a variety of users from locals to snowbirds
due to its overall design and inclusion of individual
programmatic elements
»Ensure the design maximizes every definition of
sustainability
»Design with Nature to channel and recycle water;
harness and shield the sun and wind; and use
landscape to enhance placemaking
»The potential for clean energy is a priority that can be
integrated with lighting
»Elements should have multiple uses created through
elegant design: a shade structure can also include solar
panels, lighting, cooling devices, and public art
»Maximize the subtle effects of Palm Desert’s biggest
draw—the ochre and azure desert atmosphere—and
minimize the sometimes harsh environment
»Balance the needs of today with flexibility for the future
»Assure spaces remain animated and cared-for
year-round by enabling a critical mass of users and
promoting local attachment to the plaza
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Scope of Work
Based on the RFP, we are proposing the following scope
of work (SOW), which can be completed within 120 days
from the City’s Notice to Proceed (NOP). This SOW is
based on MIG’s experience with similar projects and can
also be tailored to meet the needs of the City of Palm
Desert during final scope/fee negotiations.
TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EXISTING
CONDITIONS
1.1. Project Kick-Off
MIG proposes an in-person, day-long project kick-off (if
feasible depending upon current COVID developments
and public health guidance at the time of project kick-off),
which would be split into the following individual events:
1.1.1. Project Team Meeting
MIG proposes a meeting between the city project
team (City) and MIG to confirm the project scope,
project requirements, roles, and responsibilities of team
members. We assume one two-hour meeting will be
attended by the MIG Principal-in-Charge (PIC) and Project
Manager (PM). Additional goals of the kick-off meeting
include:
»Confirm communication protocols, invoicing, etc.
»Confirm timeline, key milestones, tasks and
deliverables, and next steps
»Identify existing data required to complete the project
»Identify and discuss preliminary opportunities and
constraints
»Verify boundaries and extent of survey (if determined to
be part of Phase 1 – see optional tasks)
»Discuss the design strategies to “permanently” close
the street for a pedestrian plaza
1.1.2. Site Tour
The City and MIG will tour the study area together to
discuss site opportunities and constraints, linkages, and
neighborhood character as part of the kick-off meeting. The
purpose of the site visit is to understand the experience of
the area. We propose the site tour to occur during lunch
or afternoon hours to understand midday environmental
conditions and patrons at nearby restaurants to bring back
to the project site. We assume one two-hour site visit will be
attended by the MIG PIC, PM, and one additional staff.
1.1.3. Consultant/City Department meetings
With the City PM, MIG proposes up to three hours of
individual meetings with other City Departments (e.g.,
parks, public works, etc.), outside agencies, or City
Council staff to gather information on vision, opportunities
and constraints, and implementation challenges. If this
is a desired event, a potential list would be developed
during final scope/fee negotiation. The final list would be
based on recommendations from City project team staff
and would occur during coordination to schedule project
kick-off. These meetings would be attended by the MIG
PIC, PM, and one additional staff.
1.2. Biweekly Meetings and Management
MIG proposes ongoing project coordination to be
completed through biweekly meetings between the
City and MIG, which will ensure the project can be
completed within 120 days. These biweekly meetings
would occur remotely (i.e., by Zoom, Google Meet,
etc., to accommodate the City’s preference) and will
cover topics such as project updates, coordination for
public/stakeholder meetings, answering questions, and
presentation of draft deliverables.
MIG will provide monthly invoices, including a one-page
status outline of work completed in conjunction with the
invoice, and anticipated tasks over the following month.
Although not anticipated, if the project gets delayed by
more than three months and still requires coordination
between the City and MIG, an additional task order
may be needed to provide for the increase in project
management.
1.3. Existing Conditions and Base mapping
MIG will document relevant existing conditions that will
be necessary to inform concept design, as well as topics
that will support community workshop events – such as
rationale for permanently closing part of Lupine Lane
for a pedestrian plaza. MIG anticipates utilizing data
and existing conditions from GIS and online sources,
City documents (e.g., street as-builts if available), and
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information collected during the site tour. MIG will
coordinate with the City during the kick-off meeting to
receive available materials.
MIG will document existing:
»Street/Right-of-Way (ROW) Design (El Paso and Lupine)
»Trees and landscape
»Infrastructure and utilities
»Surrounding bicycle facilities
»Surrounding businesses and public amenities
»Traffic and parking
»Environmental conditions (e.g., wind patterns, sun path,
rainfall, etc.)
MIG will evaluate the documented existing conditions
through an opportunities and constraints analysis to
inform conceptual design of the pedestrian plaza. In order
to provide a welcoming design that ensures flexibility for
users and over time, the analysis will focus on how the
following elements overlap:
»Sustainability and landscape
»Shading and renewable energy
»Pedestrian and vehicle (e.g., service and emergency)
access
»Programming potential
An important component of this analysis will be
determining the area limits of the plaza, which will
influence the roadway closure approach and potential
traffic calming along El Paseo and to the north along
Lupine Lane.
In addition to the site existing conditions, MIG will
research and provide examples of best practices
of pedestrian plaza installations nationally. This will
help inform solutions related to the type of materials,
programming, landscape and irrigation, shading, and
renewable energy.
MIG will collect all the existing conditions and precedent
analysis into a summary memo.
Task 1 Deliverables:
»Meeting (Kick-off and biweekly) Agendas and Notes
(PDF)
»Existing Conditions Memo (PDF)
TASK 2: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
2.1. Stakeholder Meetings (3)
MIG proposes three one-hour stakeholder meetings
in groups of up to five people. The stakeholder list
can be developed during the project kick-off meeting.
MIG anticipates the City will provide final coordination
for stakeholders (i.e., selecting groups/individuals and
scheduling). These stakeholder meetings will occur
remotely and should take place within the first month
of the project. An example of stakeholder groups could
include:
»Adjacent property owners
»Surrounding businesses
»Active transportation advocates in Palm Desert
2.2. Community Workshops (2)
MIG proposes community workshops to occur in-person
if feasible, which will depend upon the current COVID
situation and public health guidelines at the time
of community workshops. MIG proposes that both
community workshops would occur during the evening
at the current Lupine Plaza. MIG proposes to work with
the City to coordinate food trucks and other activities to
occur along with the community workshop to increase
excitement and participation.
If it is not safe to provide in-person events, MIG has the
experience and capabilities to develop virtual workshops
to accomplish the same goals as desired from in-person
events.
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2.2.1. Community Workshop #1 - Background / Visioning
(Month 2)
The first community workshop would be structured
to include a presentation, informational boards, and
interactive elements in rotating break-out groups. The
first community workshop will have three primary goals:
»Provide background on the project. An initial
presentation would provide project timeline and
process, context for why temporary closing of Lupine
Lane was completed, and rationale for permanent
closing of Lupine Lane (e.g., how it can contribute to
sustainability improvements necessary to address
climate change). The maps, graphics, analysis, and
precedents from the existing conditions memo will
also be incorporated into the initial presentation and
informational boards.
»Develop an overall vision and design principles. Upon
entering the workshop, a Vision Board would pose an
open question for what each individual would envision
for the future plaza. At one of the break-out groups,
participants will help develop and rank a set of design
principles.
»Defining “permanent” closure and plaza concept. An
important break-out session will be to discover how
the public defines and envisions a permanent closure
of Lupine Lane. As shown in the three possible design
scenarios included in this proposal on page 23, a
permanent closure can occur in a variety of ways based
on specific design elements. Other breakout sessions
would gather participant feedback on aesthetic style
(e.g., for public art and furnishings) and programming
elements (e.g., picnic seating and games).
2.2.2. Community Workshop #2 – Concept Designs /
Preferred Alternative (Month 3)
The second community workshop would be structured
similar to the first workshop with an initial presentation
followed by interactive break-out groups. The initial
presentation would provide an update of the project
timeline, summarize the first community workshop, and
present the three concept alternatives. The break-out
groups would provide activities for participants to:
»Comment on the three concept designs;
»Rank the concept designs; and
»Design their own preferred plaza design from a set of
elements.
The primary goal of the second community workshop will
be to gather feedback that will contribute to the selection
of a preferred concept.
2.3. Council Meetings (Month 4)
MIG Team will attend two City Council Meetings within
the 120-day project timeframe to present, discuss,
receive input, and obtain approval of the preferred design
concept. The first meeting with the City Council will occur
after both community workshops have been completed
and a preferred alternative has been selected by the City
and MIG. The purpose of this first City Council meeting
will be to present a draft version of the preferred design
concept so any comments from City Council can be
incorporated into the final design.
The second City Council Meeting is anticipated to secure
City Council approval. If additional hearings are required,
they will be billed as additional services.
Task 2 Deliverables:
»Stakeholder Meeting Notes
»Presentations (Community Workshops and Council
Meetings)
»Summary Notes (Community Workshops and Council
Meetings)
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TASK 3: CONCEPT DESIGN
3.1. Concept Alternatives (3)
MIG will utilize the community outreach and site analysis
information to prepare up to three alternative design
concepts for review and consideration by the City.
MIG proposes to develop the three unique concept
designs based on a low, medium, and high levels of
constructability and approximate costs, while exploring
what “permanently” closing Lupine Lane entails. This
approach is demonstrated with the three possible
scenarios provided on page 23. Concept designs
will explore the range of design options that could all
“permanently” close a portion of Lupine Lane, which
will be informed by feedback from the City and public
in Tasks 1 and 2 (described previously). As some form
of emergency access will need to be preserved, other
vehicle access could be provided at times even if this
portion of Lupine Lane is “permanently” closed as a
street. Another consideration for the strategies to close a
portion of Lupine Lane is the construction implementation
of the eventual preferred concept; depending upon cost
and funding sources, it may be advantageous to phase
construction, which would rely on different strategies for
closing Lupine Lane and different phases of construction.
Each of the three concept sketches in this proposal
provides a different strategy for closing a portion of
Lupine Lane while still preserving emergency access.
Each concept design will illustrate the following elements
through a site plan, section, one sketch rendering, and
accompanying narrative:
»Design concept statement
»Program elements
»Organization of exterior spaces and circulation
»Lighting, shade structures, and cooling elements
»Renewable energy and electricity
»Paving, infrastructure, drainage, water elements, and
green infrastructure
»Furnishings
»Landscape planting strategy
»Public art opportunities
»Traffic calming strategies (El Paso and north Lupine
Lane)
»High-level cost estimates
»Advantages and disadvantages of each concept
3.2. Preferred Concept Plan
Based on combined feedback for the three concept
designs, MIG will develop a preferred design concept,
which could vary from a combination of all three
concepts to refinement of just one concept. The
preferred landscape plan will include a scaled illustrative
(landscape) site plan, scaled preliminary engineering
plan, street section, two renderings (style and format
to be determined during scope/fee negotiation), and
accompanying narrative. The preferred concept design
will provide further refinement of all the elements listed
for concept alternatives, as well as a proposed landscape
palette in place of a landscape strategy.
3.3. Engineering and Traffic
Conceptual Engineering:
KOA will prepare a memo identifying infrastructure
considerations and options, addressing such topics as
drainage and water quality, elevating the plaza to curb
height, and electrical and water service. We will prepare
conceptual level cost estimates for the infrastructure
options.
Traffic Analysis:
KOA will prepare a memo documenting a traffic analysis
of the effect of permanently closing Lupine Plaza on
vehicular traffic. The analysis will address change in VMT
and multimodal mobility resulting from the street closure..
Task 3 Deliverables:
»Concept Alternatives (3)
»Preferred Concept Design Package
-Illustrative Site Plan
-Section
-Final Perspective Renderings (2)
-Preliminary Engineering Plan
-Plant Palette
»Preliminary Engineering Memo
»Traffic Analysis Memo
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Possible Design Scenarios
The following scenarios are possible approaches to the design of Lupine
Plaza. As part of our development of this proposal, our design team
had several sessions to discuss and explore what some of the design
scenarios might be. These are not intended to pre-determine a specific
solution but were done to further understand the opportunities and
constraints.
Design Scenario 1: Pedestrian Plaza
This scenario completely reconstructs the street into a permanent plaza.
It would elevate the street/plaza to the same level of the sidewalks
and could feature new trees, understory planting, stormwater planting,
overhead string lights, misters, permeable paving, and possible
sustainable features such as solar panels and rainwater capture and
reuse. Would allow emergency vehicle access.
Advantages:
»Creates a permanent plaza from day one with full amenities.
»Becomes an immediate landmark destination in Palm Desert
Disadvantages:
»Possibly the highest construction costs and infrastructure
development of these three scenarios
Design Scenario 2: Festival Street
This scenario retains the existing sidewalks, curbs and gutters as a
cost-savings measure but repaves the streets with pavers (or street
painting). and includes new street trees, stormwater planters, overhead
string lights, misters, permeable paving, and possible sustainable features
such as solar panels and rainwater capture and reuse like Scenario 1.
Advantages:
»Lowest construction cost and enables flexible programming
»Can serve as a temporary phase 1 installation that could transition to a
permanent plaza upon obtaining additional funds for a permanent plaza.
Disadvantages:
»Requires phasing logistics and additional funding to become a
permanent plaza.
Design Scenario 3: Promenade
As an alternative to Design Scenarios 1 and 2, this scenario would work
with the same budget but reduce the street to two active travel lanes and
widen the sidewalks from El Paseo to Highway 111.
Advantages:
»Creates a wider sidewalk for increased landscaping and pedestrian
amenities
»Extends improvements to Highway 111 providing an important visual
gateway to the significant vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Highway 111.
»Retains two travel lanes that can be closed for temporary events.
Disadvantages:
»Does not become a permanent plaza.
TASK 4: PHASE 2 COORDINATION
The following tasks will be conducted along
with, and following, the preferred concept
design and will act as a bridge for informing
tasks required in Phase 2 to develop the
project.
4.1. CEQA
Based on our understanding of the project,
we anticipate the project will be completed
with a Negative Declaration or Mitigated
Negative Declaration. Once the preferred
concept design has been developed, including
a VMT traffic analysis, MIG will analyze the
project from a CEQA perspective to confirm
the anticipated CEQA requirements. If only a
Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative
Declaration is required, MIG will prepare that
document. If additional CEQA studies are
deemed necessary, MIG will provide a memo
detailing necessary CEQA work that will need
to be completed in Phase 2.
4.2. Artist Coordination
MIG envisions the role of the Artist Robin
Brailsford as a design partner to identify and
create opportunities for public art, as well as
begin the process for the City (and MIG in
Phase 2) to select artists for various public art
opportunities.
Robin Brailsford will be integral to the design
process throughout the project by participating
in the following tasks:
»Existing Conditions: provide precedent
examples of public art in similar plazas.
»Public workshops and select MIG/City
meeting(s): participate in the brainstorming
process that begins the design process with
bravery and communication.
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Design Scenario 1: Pedestrian Plaza
Design Scenario 2: Festival Street
Design Scenario 3: Promenade
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»Concept Design Alternatives: work with the design
team to not just identify locations for public art within
a proposed design, but have a proactive role in
developing the overall design organization to benefit
public art and renewable energy.
»Preferred Concept Design: similar to concept design,
have an active role in developing the preferred design
as well as identify opportunities for public art based on
the final concept design. The opportunities for public
art will be summarized within a Public Art summary
memo.
4.3. Grant Funding
During development of the preferred concept design, MIG
will provide a memo identifying grant funding opportunities
for Phase 2 planning and design development, and/or for
implementation and construction costs. This memo will
provide the basis for coordination between the City and
MIG to develop a grant application.
MIG has developed the proposed fee with the anticipation
of completing one grant application. Completion of
additional grant applications would require additional task
orders. If necessary, additional grant applications can occur
after Phase 1 is completed at 120 days.
Task 4 Deliverables:
»Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration or
memo for recommended CEQA studies during Phase 2
»Public Art Summary Memo
»Grant Funding Opportunities Memo
»One Grant Application
Optional Tasks
1.4 Survey
Depending upon available budget, we could include a
topographic and boundary survey as part of the existing
conditions analysis in Phase 1.
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5
W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W1 W2 W3 W4 W1 W2 W3 W4
Task 1: Project Management and Existing Conditions
1.1 Project Kick-off
NOP1.2 Biweekly Meetings
1.3 Existing Conditions and Basemapping
Task 2: Identify Necessary Amendments to City Documents
2.1 Stakeholder Meetings (3)
2.2 Community Workshops (2)
2.3 Council Meetings (2)
Task 3: Concept Design
3.1 Concept Alternatives (3)
3.2 Preferred Concept
3.3 Engineering and Traffic
Task 4: Phase 2 Coordination
4.1 CEQA
4.2 Art Coordination
4.3 Grant Funding
Project Team Meetings
Stakeholder Meetings
Project Design
Potential Holiday Break(s)
Schedule
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APPENDIx
Appendix
RELEVANT PROJECTS
LITIGATION
CHANGES TO AGREEMENT
PROJECT TEAM RESUMES
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APPENDIx
Relevant Project
14th Street Promenade Master Plan
Provided as separate PDF:
14th Street Promenade Final Master Plan.pdf
Litigation
MIG has no history of claims filed by our firm or against
our firm within the past five years.
Changes to Agreement
MIG has reviewed the City’s standard Professional
Services Agreement and does not request changes to
the standard contract language.
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APPENDIx
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
»Streetscape Design
»Urban and Landscape Design
»Public Outreach Facilitation
»Urban Planning
EDUCATION
»BS, Landscape Architecture
and Environmental Planning,
Utah State University
»Certificate in Project
Management, George
Washington University
REGISTRATIONS
»LEED Accredited Professional
»Project Manager Professional
(PMP)
AWARDS
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan, San
Diego APA Transportation
Planning Award, 2018
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan,
Circulate San Diego
Momentum Award, 2018
»Anaheim Urban Greening –
CPRS Award of Excellence,
2013
Richard D. Barrett, ASLA, LEED AP
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE | MIG
Richard Barrett is an accomplished designer and planner with expertise in
leading complex, large-scale urban and open space projects, as well as those
in more intimate suburban and neighborhood settings. From the beaches of the
Jersey shore to New York’s Central Park, Rick was heavily influenced by the
landscapes, architecture, and nature he grew up in. His sense of stewardship
for the land was forged early as a teenager organizing monthly river cleanups.
This influence can be seen in the artful blend of ecology, creativity, innovation,
and inclusivity that he brings to the design and planning process. Whether it’s
a downtown waterfront or a park master plan, Rick leads clients, stakeholders,
and community members in defining a common vision and detailing how that
vision can be achieved. His deep respect for the environment is reflected in his
dedication to the design and development of environments that meet accepted
high levels of environmentally responsible, sustainable development. On every
project, Rick is in constant pursuit of new ways to improve the quality and
aesthetics of life for all people.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»Palm Springs Downtown Desert
Fashion Plaza, Palm Springs, CA
»14th Street Promenade Master Plan,
San Diego, CA
»F Street Promenade Master Plan,
Chula Vista, CA
»Palm Avenue/SR75 Commercial
Corridor Master Plan,
Imperial Beach, CA
»Millenia Mixed-Use Development
Landscape Master Plan (LEED-ND
Silver), Chula Vista, CA
»Euclid Avenue and National Avenue
Master Plans, San Diego, CA
»Anaheim Urban Greening and
Connectivity Plan, Anaheim, CA
»Downtown Complete Streets
Mobility Study, San Diego, CA
»Clairemont Urban and Mobility
Design Services, San Diego, CA
»Barrio Logan Community Plan,
San Diego, CA
»Jefferson Avenue Corridor Study,
Temecula, CA
»Highway 111 Median Conceptual
Design, Rancho Mirage, CA
»Metro I-710 Streets Livability
Initiative, Long Beach, CA
»North Park Mini-Park and Associated
Streetscapes, San Diego, CA
»Poway Corridor Specific Plan,
Poway, CA
»Redwood City Inner Harbor Specific
Plan, Redwood City, CA
»San Diego River Discovery Center,
San Diego, CA
»Santa Monica Land Use and
Circulation Element,
Santa Monica, CA
»Orion Park, Chula Vista, CA
»San Diego River Discovery Center,
San Diego, CA
»T+C River Park General
Development Plan, San Diego, CA
Project Team Resumes
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APPENDIx
Ryan Kucinski, LFA
PROJECT MANAGER | MIG
Ryan Kucinski applies his extensive multidisciplinary experience to address
a range of urban planning issues—from land use and transportation to social
equity and sustainability. Building, drawing, and creating from an early age,
Ryan found that urban planning enabled him to consider problems rationally
and analytically, but also to push beyond the norm to find creative solutions.
He views each project as an opportunity to facilitate collaborative exploration
and decision making that result in positive impacts at two scales—locally
and rippling outward globally. Ryan’s knowledge and skills as a manager,
moderator, and communicator enable him to balance the perspectives of
multiple clients, professions, and stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes.
With his Living Future Accreditation (LFA), he leverages his understanding
of the most ambitious, advanced, and holistic design standards to help
clients and communities reimagine how to plan systems and rebuild cities
by addressing the defining issues of the 21st Century—to improve quality of
life and live sustainably with the planet, together. Ryan constantly seeks to
learn from each project experience, which reveal new ways to innovate and
contribute to future project successes.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»LA x Central Terminal Area
Landscape Vision Study,
Los Angeles, CA
»LADOT Bicycle Stress Free
Connections – Intersection
Designs, Los Angeles, CA
»CSU Sacramento State the Hub
Innovation Campus Master Plan,
Sacramento, CA
»LA River and Garden Center
Development Feasibility Study,
Los Angeles, CA
»LA River Bikeway Downtown
Visioning Study, Los Angeles, CA*
»LA River Bikeway and Greenway
Design Completion Project
Feasibility Study, Los Angeles, CA*
»Long Beach Downtown and TOD
Pedestrian Master Plan,
Long Beach, CA*
»Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) High Quality
Transit Areas Toolkit and Pilot
Projects, SCAG Region, CA*
»Los Angeles Union Station Master
Plan, Los Angeles CA*
»Los Angeles Community College
District (LACCD) Master Plan
Updates, Los Angeles, CA*
»Gavilan College Campus Design
Guidelines, San Benito County, CA*
»Metro Integrated Station
Design Guidelines Study,
Los Angeles County, CA*
»LA x /Metro 96th/Aviation Transit
Center Design Development, Los
Angeles, CA California High Speed
Rail (CAHSR) Station Area Planning,
Los Angeles to Anaheim, CA*
»Eastridge Mall Redevelopment Plan,
San Jose, CA*
»Buffalo Green Code Unified
Development Ordinance,
Buffalo, NY*
»City of Troy Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan, Troy, NY*
*prior to joining MIG
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
»Urban Design
»Active Transportation Planning
»Transit Oriented-Development
»Multidisciplinary Coordination
EDUCATION
»MUP, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA
(Honors; certificate of real
estate development)
»BA, Environmental Design,
SUNY Buffalo
REGISTRATIONS
»Living Future Accreditation
(LFA)
AFFILIATIONS
»American Planning Association
»International Living Future
Institute
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:
»"Highways to Parkways,"
APA State of Transportation,
2020 Biannual Report
»"State of Transportation
Planning: Highways to
Parkways," APA Ohio Chapter
Webcast, September 2020
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APPENDIx
Evan Mather, FASLA, PLA, SITES AP
CONSULTING PRINCIPAL | MIG
Evan Mather is an award-winning landscape architect and filmmaker whose
work in both mediums is a high-level practice of inquiry and exploration. Evan
has walked these dual paths since college—applying his creativity on the land
and through the lens. For over 25 years, he has been committed to delivering
sustainable projects that impact people and the environment in tangible,
measurable ways. From streetscapes and schools to parks and infrastructure,
Evan seeks to reveal the stories inherent in the context, history, geology,
ecology, and culture of a project site. His films investigate and communicate
landscape architecture, urban design, and sustainability issues by immersing
audiences in a landscape’s narrative. Evan’s unique synthesis of disciplines
and his incorporation of new technologies enables him to educate and inspire
clients and the general public—offering a fresh perspective and unveiling
unexpected project possibilities. With each project, he strives to elevate his
craft and his profession—using his experience and expertise to create healthy,
beautiful environments that engage and endure.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»1st/Central Station Improvements,
Los Angeles, CA
»20th Street and Cloverfield
Boulevard Pedestrian Improvements,
Santa Monica, CA
»Boyle Heights Sports Center,
Boyle Heights, CA
»Burbank Water and Power
EcoCampus, Burbank, CA
»Carol Kimmelman Athletic and
Academic Campus, Carson, CA
»Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park Master
Plan & Phase 1A, Willowbrook, CA
»Exposition Park Master Plan,
Los Angeles, CA
»Johnny Carson Park Revitalization,
Burbank, CA
»Los Angeles Community College
District Region 2 Master Planning,
Los Angeles, CA
»Lake Street Green Street,
Burbank, CA
»Long Beach/Anaheim Mixed Use/
Transit Oriented Development,
Long Beach, CA
»Metro-Willowbrook Rosa Parks
Station, Los Angeles, CA
»Santa Monica Memorial Park Master
Plan, Santa Monica, CA
»Monrovia Station Square Transit
Village, Monrovia, CA
»Robert F. Kennedy Inspiration Park,
Los Angeles, CA
»Pasadena Playhouse District Park
and Parking Lot, Pasadena, CA
»Slauson Avenue Streetscape,
Los Angeles, CA
»UC Davis Student-Athlete
Performance Center, Davis, CA
»Valinda Greenway Streetscape,
West Covina, CA
»West Wilshire (Pan Pacific) Park,
Athletic Field Improvements,
Los Angeles, CA
»Willowbrook Streetscape and
Bikeway Improvements,
Willowbrook, CA
»Zev Yaroslavsky San Fernando
Family Support Center and
Streetscapes, Van Nuys, CA
EDUCATION
»BLA, 1993, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, LA
REGISTRATIONS
»Landscape Architect:
#4805, CA, 2003
»SITES Accredited Professional
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
»Fellow, American Society of
Landscape Architects
PRESENTATIONS
»Speaker, “SITES: Devise a
Truly Sustainable Maintenance
Plan That Works for the Long
Term”, 2017 ASLA National
Conference
»Speaker, “Foothill Gold
Line State of the Project
Conference”, Pomona College,
2016
»Speaker, “Completing the
Street: Nature in the Urban
Streetscape”, Greenbuild 2016
»Presenter, “From Sea To
Shining Sea”, National Building
Museum, 2014
»Speaker, “Planning and
Planting for Sustainable Sites”,
Council for Watershed Health,
2013
AWARDS
»ASLA Communications Award
of Honor, 2008, short film, “So
What?”
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APPENDIx
Kenya Huezo, PLA, ASLA, LEED Green Associate
LEAD DESIGNER/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT | MIG
An experienced landscape architect and urban planner, Kenya Huezo has
contributed to a wide range of design projects, including parks, streetscapes,
schools, and landscape master plans. A detail-oriented and attentive project
manager, Kenya works closely with the project team and provides consistent
day-to-day coordination in maintaining schedules and adhering to budgets.
Understanding that community outreach and engagement are an integral and
crucial component of the design process, Kenya incorporates and uses various
engagement methods, including stakeholder interviews, community workshops,
pop-up events, and public hearings.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»14th Street Promenade,
San Diego, CA
»F Street Promenade Streetscape
Master Plan, Chula Vista, CA
»Palm Avenue/SR75 Commercial
Corridor Master Plan,
Imperial Beach, CA
»Port of San Diego On-Call
Development Services,
San Diego, CA
»Santa Ysabel Tribal Master Plan,
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel,
Santa Ysabel, CA
»Chula Vista TOD, Chula Vista, CA
»Highway 111 Median Conceptual
Design, Rancho Mirage, CA
»Broadway Median Improvements,
San Diego, CA
»I-710 Livability Initiative,
Los Angeles County, CA
»Town & Country Development
Entitlements Support,
San Diego, CA
»Santa Ana General Plan Technical
Studies, Santa Ana, CA
»Thriving - Livability, Sustainability,
and Healthy Communities
Guidelines, San Diego, CA
»Gamma Street Mini Park ADA
and Playground Improvements,
San Diego, CA
»Olive Grove Community Park ADA
and Playground Improvements,
San Diego, CA
»Orion Park, Chula Vista, CA
»San Diego River Discovery Center,
San Diego, CA
»Skyline Hills Community Park ADA
and Playground Improvements,
San Diego, CA
»T+C River Park, San Diego, CA
»Villa Monserate Neighborhood Park
ADA and Playground Improvements,
San Diego, CA
»Salt Lake City Northwestern
Quadrant, Salt Lake City, UT
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
»Landscape Design
»Park Design
»Land Use Planning
»Streetscape Design
»Community Engagement and
Outreach
EDUCATION
»MLA, University of California,
Berkeley
»BS, Urban and Regional
Planning, minor in Geographic
Information Systems, California
State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
REGISTRATIONS
»Registered Landscape
Architect, CA # 6610
»LEED Green Associate
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
»American Society of
Landscape Architects
AWARDS
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan, San
Diego APA Transportation
Planning Award, 2018
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan,
Circulate San Diego
Momentum Award, 2018
»Paseo Santa Fe, San Diego
ASLA Merit Award, 2018
and Circulate San Diego
Momentum Complete Streets
Award, 2017
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APPENDIx
Steven Davidovas
DESIGN ASSOCIATE | MIG
With his architectural background and keen eye for visual presentation, Steven
Davidovas has designed and worked on a range of project types including
master plans, streetscapes, mixed-use communities, and single-family
residences. He is committed to the importance of collaborative and integrated
design in creating engaging and functional environments that fulfill community
and client needs. His graphic presentation skills have become an integral part
of the MIG community engagement process, enabling participants to see the
potential in each project design.
Steven designs based on the principles of service, sustainability, and
connection to the natural environment. He sees his role as a designer as one
of social responsibility and strives to bring best practices forward in each
project.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»F Street Promenade Streetscape
Master Plan, Chula Vista, CA
»Euclid Avenue and National Avenue
Master Plans,
San Diego, CA
»San Diego University Community
Plan Update, San Diego, CA
»Clairemont Urban and Mobility
Design Services, San Diego, CA
»San Diego River Discovery Center,
San Diego, CA
»T+C Public Park, San Diego, CA
»Poway Corridor Specific Plan,
Poway, CA
»Laguna Beach Downtown Specific
Plan, Laguna Beach, CA
»LA Great Streets - DIY Manual and
Three Corridors, Los Angeles, CA
»LA Great Streets Challenge,
Los Angeles, CA
»Santa Ysabel Tribal Master Plan,
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel,
Santa Ysabel, CA
»Salt Lake City Northwest
Quad Redevelopment,
Salt Lake City, UT
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
»Urban Design
»Architectural Design
»Graphic Design
EDUCATION
»MArch, Andrews University
»BSArch, Andrews University
AWARDS
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan, San
Diego APA Transportation
Planning Award, 2018
»F Street Promenade
Streetscape Master Plan,
Circulate San Diego 2018
Momentum Award for
Complete Streets
»Student Merit Award 2016,
Congress for New Urbanism,
Twin Cities Harbor, St. Joseph
and Benton Harbor, MI
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APPENDIx
Jonathan Campbell, PhD
ENVIRONMENTAL | MIG
Jonathan Campbell, PhD, is a biogeographer with over 16 years of experience
applying geographic information systems (GIS) and biological services in
conjunction with the implementation of environmental policies and compliance
with local, state, and federal regulations. Formerly a lecturer/adjunct professor
of GIS, cartography, and physical geography courses at UCLA and Santa
Monica College, Dr. Campbell maintains strong spatial analysis and statistical
skills along with an ability to apply these techniques to ecologically based
research and development projects. He combines his strong technical skills
with a keen understanding of cartographic principles that result in effective,
legible, and aesthetically pleasing graphics. Dr. Campbell has collected,
mapped, and analyzed biological and environmental data on projects across
the US, with recent experience focused in southern and central California. He
is proficient at performing hydrogeomorphic assessments of wetland function
(HGM), jurisdictional delineations, general biological surveys, and focused
biological surveys for selected sensitive species (nesting birds, burrowing owl,
least Bell’s vireo, arroyo toad, and sensitive plants). Dr. Campbell is a certified
practitioner of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for assessing
wetland function and ambient condition of estuarine and riverine habitats.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»Fogg and M Street Biological
Resources Assessment, Colton, CA
»Moffatt Street Extension,
Newport Beach, CA
»TREF Rancho-4th Street Rancho
Cucamonga-Mitigated Monitoring,
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
»Greensboro Downtown Streetscape
Plan, Greensoro, NC
»American River Parkway Natural
Resources Management Plan,
Sacramento, CA
»Agua Mansa Commerce Park
Development, Jurupa Valley, CA
»AL2 Development, Carson, CA
»Nuevo Distribution Center
Pre-Construction Surveys and
Biological Construction Monitoring,
Unincorporated Riverside County, CA
»P1008 Combat Training Tank, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA
»Prologis Building 5 Project Site,
Rialto, CA
»Reservoir 20813 Pipeline Repair,
Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, CA
»Santiago Canyon Road Bridge
Replacement, Orange County, CA
»SCE Environmental Clearance, Pole
Replacement Project, Southern
California
»University Highlands Residential
Development, Moreno Valley, CA
»Ysidora Basin Restoration,
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, CA
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
»Construction Monitoring
»General and Focused
Biological Surveys
»GIS Cartography
»Wetlands
»CEQA
EDUCATION
»PhD, Geography,
University of California, Los
Angeles
»MS, Plant Biology,Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale
»BS, Environmental Biology,
Taylor University, Indiana
PUBLICATIONS
»Campbell, J., R. Sharifi, P.
RundeI. 2017. Impact of
Ground Water Depletion on
the Mesquite Community
at Edwards Air Force Base,
Western Mojave Desert,
California. Aliso. 35(2): 21-29.
»Shin M., J. Campbell,
& N. Burkhart. 2015.
Essentials of Geographic
Information Systems, v2.0.
Flat World Knowledge.
Accessed at [http://catalog.
flatworldknowledge.
com/catalog/ editions/
campbeII_2_0-
essentials-of-geographic
information-systems-2-0]
»Messner, S., L. Moran, G.
Reub, & J. Campbell. 2013.
Climate change and sea level
rise impacts at Ports and a
consistent methodology to
evaluate vulnerability and risk.
WIT Transactions on Ecology
and the Environment. ISSN:
1743-3541Bachelor of Science,
Environmental Biology, Taylor
University, Indiana, 1994
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APPENDIx
Charlie Schwinger, PE, TE, PTOE
CIVIL ENGINEER | KOA
With 45 years of experience in applying practical engineering solutions to
the transportation planning process, Charlie Schwinger approaches each
of his projects holistically, incorporating client goals, public values, and
technical excellence. His responsibilities include project management, design,
analysis, data collection and surveys, and production of construction plans,
specifications, and technical reports. His experience in transportation includes:
street and highway design; intersection and interchange design; trail and
sidewalk design; signal design for isolated, interconnected, and coordinated
systems; street lighting design; signing and marking design; traffic control
plans; accident analysis; traffic impact studies; capacity analysis; parking
studies; public involvement; traffic circulation studies; origin-destination studies;
transportation modeling; and citywide and corridor transportation studies.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»Haystack Road Traffic Safety and Calming, Palm Desert, CA. Project
Manager. KOA is preparing a traffic calming and safety study for Haystack
Road in the City of Palm Desert. The study parameters are on Haystack Road
between Highway 74 and Portola Avenue, and five intersections including
Alamo Drive, Chia Drive, Heliotrope Drive, Moon Lane, and Portola Avenue.
KOA will incorporate traffic data and findings from the recently enacted
speed study and the final draft of the Local Roadway Safety Plan.
»CV Link Painters Path Spur Phases 1 and 2, Palm Desert, CA. Project
Manager. This project addresses two phases of connecting Painters Path
in the City to CVAG’s CV Link for bicycle and golf cart uses. Phase 1 is a
segment of Painters Path from the Bump and Grind hiking trail to the Palm
Valley Channel. The Phase 2 segment continues from the Palm Valley
Channel to El Paseo within the City Center. KOA is providing services to
develop and design a safe, well-interconnected, active transportation
network within the City Central District.
»Calexico West Land Port Of Entry Expansion Traffic Study, Imperial County,
CA. Senior Engineer. The Calexico West Land Port of Entry is located between
Calexico, California and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, underwent a phased
expansion master plan. KOA prepared the Transportation Study to evaluate
the project impacts on the street system and to prepare traffic control plans for
each project phase, including the ultimate lane and traffic control configuration.
»Townsite Complete Street improvements, Vista, CA. Senior Engineer. KOA
is providing Complete Street Improvements for the City of Vista. Project
locations are: 1) North Drive between Swallow Drive and W. Los Angeles
Drive, 2) W. Los Angeles Drive between North Drive and N. Santa Fe Avenue,
3) Townsite Drive between N. Santa Fe Avenue and E. Vista Way, and 4) N.
Santa Fe Avenue between Bobier Drive and California Avenue. The design
includes: sidewalks, traffic circles (roundabouts), curb extensions, on-street
parking spaces, bus stops, intersection lightings, stormwater facilities, bike
lanes, green bike lane extensions through intersections, and sharrow and
high visibility crosswalks.
EDUCATION
»BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa
State University
REGISTRATIONS
»Professional Engineer (Civil),
CA #82908
»Professional Engineer (Traffic),
CA #2815
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
»ITE Certified Professional
Traffic Operations Engineer
(PTOE)
»Institute of Transportation
Engineers, Member
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APPENDIx
EDUCATION
»MS, Urban Planning and
Transportation, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
»BS, Economics, University of
Iowa
REGISTRATIONS
»Professional Transportation
Planner (PTP)
Clyde Prem, PTP
TRAFFIC ENGINEER | KOA
Clyde Prem is a Senior Planner for KOA. He has more than 37 years of
transportation experience. His experience includes project management, corridor
studies, regional transportation plans, complete streets analysis, bicycle and
pedestrian planning, and transit planning. He brings experience with completing
alternatives analysis, CEQA, transit operations plans, multimodal hubs, and
parking analysis. Clyde is well versed with the use of public involvement
techniques to develop consensus plans. He has published articles and been a
speaker at numerous national and regional transportation conferences.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»CV Link Painters Path Spur Phases 1 and 2, City of Palm Desert, CA. Project
Planner. This project addresses two phases of connecting Painters Path in the
City to CVAG’s CV Link for bicycle and golf cart uses. Phase 1 is a segment of
Painters Path from the Bump and Grind hiking trail to the Palm Valley Channel.
The Phase 2 segment continues from the Palm Valley Channel to El Paseo
within the City Center. KOA is providing services to develop and design
a safe, well-interconnected, active transportation network within the City
Central District.
»Calexico West Land Port Of Entry Expansion Traffic Study, Imperial
County, CA. Project Manager. The Calexico West Land Port of Entry, located
between Calexico, California and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, underwent
a phased expansion master plan. KOA prepared the Transportation Study
to evaluate the project impacts on the street system and to prepare traffic
control plans for each project phase, including the ultimate lane and traffic
control configuration.
»Riverside County On-Call Traffic Engineering, Riverside, CA. Project Planner.
KOA was selected by Riverside County to provide on-call traffic engineering
and planning services. KOA will be assisting the County in the following
areas: Engineering Plans for Schools Zones and Rail Crossings – preparing
improvement Plans for School Zones and Rail Crossings; and Pavement
Marking and Signing – preparing pavement marking and signing plans in
accordance with the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
»Vista On-Call Traffic Engineering, Vista, CA. Project Planner. The City of Vista
selected KOA to provide on-call traffic engineering services. KOA provided
traffic engineering and design services for a series of projects, including:
Traffic calming analysis and design of a roundabout on Vale Terrace Drive;
traffic analysis and traffic operations analysis for roundabout construction
on Emerald Drive; and completing six conceptual sketches of intersection
improvements. Completed a citywide congestion management plan.
»Traffic Engineering and Consulting Services for Apple Valley SR 18
Corridor Enhancement Plan, Town of Apple Valley, CA. Project Planner.
For this project, our team reviewed the corridor’s existing conditions and
provided evaluations and recommendations based on the collected data. We
prioritized projects based on the recommendations and discussed strategies
for implementing and funding them.
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APPENDIx
EDUCATION
»MFA, Sculpture, University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque
»MA, Sculpture, Syracuse
University
»BFA, Sculpting and
Metalsmithing, Tyler School of
Art, Temple University
SELECTED AWARDS
»American Waterworks
Association, Partnership for
Safe Water Program, Miramar
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
and Renovation (Stream of
Consciousness/Body of Water
public artwork) – 2012 Director’s
Award; and 2013 President’s
Award
»American Society of Landscape
Architects, San Diego Chapter,
Award of Merit, for “art, design,
and concept.” Lemon Grove, CA,
Pioneer Modernism Park
»American Public Works
Association, San Diego Chapter,
Project of the Year for Lemon
Grove’s Pioneer Modern Park,
2014
»California Construction
Association, Southern California,
Public Works category: Winner
– Miramar Water Treatment
Facility, City of San Diego, CA,
2008
»Western Council of Construction
Consumers, "Excellence in
Design, Engineering, and
Construction " for "River of Life"
and the Downtown Transit Mall,
Santa Monica, CA, 2003
»Southern California, Ready-Mix
Concrete Association,
Cornerstone Award for
excellence in the application
of concrete in the Downtown
Transit Mall Intersection, for
“River of Life,” Santa Monica, CA,
2003
Robin Brailsford
LEAD ARTIST | BRAILSFORD PUBLIC ART
Robin Brailsford is a big thinker. She thrives on large and complex park, water,
and urban sites that require research, team collaboration, and comprehensive
solutions. For each project, she looks for potential in people, places, and things,
and then helps to realize that potential. History, technology, and instinct inform
and generate her dynamic public interventions. Robin patented a new public
art technique: LithoMosaic—which is the future of decorative concrete and art
mosaic in the public realm.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
»Ebb and Flow, Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR.
Design team members for the public art and LithoMosaic aspects of a $2.2
million landscape renovation for a beautiful landmark institution. With Shapiro/
Didway Landscape Architects. Work will explore the astronomical effect of
tides and seasons on flora, fauna, and people there today—and 10,000 years
ago.
»La Jolla Shores Improvement Society and Walter Munk Ocean Institute,
La Jolla, CA. It is a great honor to be collaborating with world-renowned
Oceanographer Walter Munk and Mary Coakley, as well as Wick Alexander,
Kelsey Hartley, and Mariah Conners, on Grand Canyons of La Jolla: The
Map. This 2400' plaza will be the largest single LithoMosaic installation to
date. Based on Walter’s ground-breaking 1944 paper, The Grand Canyons
of La Jolla, this work follows in the footsteps of our undersea work for Long
Beach Transit in bringing the deep sea experience to life. It features over
100 life-sized creatures – from a juvenile grey whale to a 13-foot Great White
and an 11' Mola Mola swimming over a deep sea bathyscaphe depicted in
seventeen, 100-meter steps. Scripps Institute of Oceanography has donated
a spectacular building to us for a year as a studio, and the Munks and Scripps
bring in top scientists and artists to advise on and view it.
»Long Beach Transit, Long Beach, CA. Deep-Sea Tondos; commission to
design and build landmark Battery Energized Bus station and charging facility
the Long Beach Convention Center. The Long Beach Transit Mall design team
of Brailsford Public Art, STV/VBN Architects, and MIG were reconvened for
the winning result. Art explores the Co2 benefits of a kelp forest through steel
sculptural modules to be found at each stop, and the bioluminescence of life
in California’s five deep ocean trenches, depicted in LithoMosaic and pierced
steel.
»Metro Goldline, Los Angeles, CA. For the Irwindale light rail public art
commission, the Los Pionereos de la Rivera de San Gabriel writes the ballad
of this unique Chicano community through my corrido, “Axis Mundi, A Song
for Irwindale,” Also the surnames and maiden names of all the city’s residents
from a 1950s census are cut into shadow-casting steel railings. There are also
10,000 square feet of LithoMosaic on the station platforms – a metaphor of
family trees (in greens) and alluvial fans (in blues).