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family) for various housing markets and a range of ptice points. . Housing recommendations will address location and design issues. A focus will be on sustainable housing development that might be suitable fot the downtown area. . Transportation The ability for Centerville to influence the nature and extent of proposed County Road 14/21 improvements is vital to offset ot reduce negative impacts to the downtown area and rake advantage of opportunities to use the County Road 14/21 improvements to reinforce downtown planning and design goals and vision. Coordination with the Anoka County Highway Department is one of our first tasks. linkage to areas within Centerville and linkages to surrounding transportation systems is vital to this plan component. It is clear that with change, the City will want to be able to identify the impacts of current and future growth on downtown streets and intersections including an assessment of congestion issues and level of servICe. Multi-modal transportation issues will be addressed. The ability to add transit options to the transportation plan is critical to set Centerville apatt from regional competitors for economic growth and development options. A patking needs assessment will be conducted as part of the transportation section of the Downtown Plan. An analysis of needs and demands will set the srage for the incorporation of a logical parking plan based not just on individual needs but on the needs of the entire downtown area. . Environmental Analysis Analysis will be conducted to identify natural and built areaS where potential environmental issues may arise. Areas of concern will often be where: a) sensitive receptors interface with the externalities of development (parking lots, parking lot lighring, traffic, etc.) and b) where development interfaces with the natural environment, edge conditions. Polluted sites are mentioned in the RFP. We will document know sites and consult with the EP A to determine mitigating measures and potential costs. We stress environmentally sensitive plaru design in all our work. Centerville offers opportunities given the downtown's ptO> Centerville Lake. Green technology will incorporated into the planning process tc compliance with environmentally sen, practices. . Demographic and Economic Informatiol Forecasts Past studies will fornl the foundation for work. Past and current US Census data" analyzed to provide a base of information the community. Socia-economic and demographic data will serve as the base ft which projections will be made. . Design Guidelines Urban design and atchitectutal design gui, will be developed that reinforce Smart Gr principals and the unique historic charact' Centerville. . Development Strategies One of the key components of a Master P implementation or the "Now What" secti< Centerville will need assistance from the development community to ensure a viabl successful downtown. One way to ensure success is to engage the development com early in the process as a sounding board ar resource for decision-making. We have fo success by involving developers in tours at roundtable discussions. We have assisted I with the preparation of Requests for Prop' from the development community and h" acted as a liaison between Cities and deveh to ensure planintegtity. Biko Associates' proposed work program is di, into three phases, and each phase is divided int, specific activities. PHASE 1: GETrING STARTED This Phase will be devoted to establishing and working with a community-based Steering Corr and building a database of information and red, a community downtown vision. Page 7 induding building design and streetscape. Alternative design standards and policies will be developed. Task 8: Facilitate Third Steering Committee Meering The Steering Committee will meet in a work session to review the alternative concepts and assist the consultant team in the selection of concepts that should be synthesized to develop twO alternative downtown plans. Task 9: Develop Alternative Downtown Plans With input provided by the Steering Committee, the consultant team will prepare two alternative downtown plans that ate based on concepts prepared in Task 7. Each plan will include downtown land uses, transportationl circulationl patking improvements to accommo-date new land uses and future travel demand, infrastructure improvements, and streetscape treatments and community image enhancements. Alternative policies and strategies will be developed to accompany each of the two plans. PHASE 3: SELECT/REFINE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Task 10: Facilitate Second Community Meeting The consultant team will facilitate a second community meeting to present and explain the two alternative downtown plans. The meeting will consist of three sessions: a) Open House where community members will be able to review the two alternative concepts; b) Formal Presentation where the consultant team will present the two plans and describe associated characteristics, costs and benefits, and development implications; and c) Open Microphone where community members are able to ask questions and provide comments on the two alternatives. A technical repott will be prepared to document findings from the Community Meeting. The teport will be distributed to the Steering Committee. Task 11: Facilitate Foutth Steering Committee Meeting The third Steering Commitree meeting will be held to allow the Committee to review I discuss findings from the Community Meering and select a preferred downtown plan from the twO alternatives. The consultant team will develop an evaluation and ranking methodology to assist the Steering Committee in the selection process. Evaluation criteria will be developed to reflect information learned in Phase 1 that specifically addresses identified Issues, community vision and goals, and input provided by stakeholders. As mentioned the costs and benefits of each alternative will be calculated, as will development implications. 'These will also be available to assist the Committee in it comparative evaluation and selection of a preferred alternative. 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