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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS UNDERSTANDING OF NEED c. The Encampments — Designing an overlook deck that won't be susceptible to the homeless encampments that overrun the original construction will require some no-nonsense design work to fend off future attempts to utilize the underside of the overlook deck as a living area. Clearly the original chain link fabric wasn't a sturdy enough material to hold up against the motivated persons attempting to access these areas below the deck. We think the best solution is to look at a rigid fence type design utilizing heavy gauge posts, rails, and pickets is the surest way to secure the area below the deck. We can also deter people from wanting to access that area with the use of motion activated spot lights and large rubble and boulders on the ground, making it an uncomfortable place to be day or night. d. The Site Lighting — We think the site lighting could be a critical component in the future success of this site as a rest stop for the bike trail. It will make it safer and more inviting for those using the trails after dark to stop, catch their breath and enjoy the evening view. It appears the big challenge will be providing power to any proposed lighting. The as-builts didn't include any electrical plans and the proposed irrigation controller was a solar powered model so we're suspect that there will be existing power available for lighting to this site. Our design team Will help determine the best options based on what's available. The easiest solution would be if we have an existing power pole close -by where we can establish a pole mounted transformer and run power from there, otherwise we'll work with the utility company to determine where power is available and what will be required to establish a new service feed and meter pedestal with a panel onsite. It will be critical to make this determination as quickly as possible as we'll need to start coordination with the utility company immediately. This will be a key critical path item. We'll also need to understand what are the City Standards for lighting in terms of fixture selection and color temperature for a park site such as this? e. Planting and Irrigation —We have a number of tasks to perform onsiteto understand better howto approach the landscape design. We'll need to walk the site with the maintenance staff and operate the existing system to make sure we're still getting head -to -head coverage and identify any gaps. The planting is a trickier issue to resolve. Looking at the as -built planting plan that was provided, the tree species that were proposed are suitable for a riparian landscape but only a few of the shrubs on the as - built list would be considered "riparian" (ex. Mahonia and Ribes). Based on what we observed onsite, what has established onsite and where the bare areas are, it appears most of the shrubs that were planted with the original construction did not survive and the existing shrubs that have established were part of the original hydroseed that was put down. The as-builts also called out for the existing landscape slope along the bike path to be protected -in -place but this landscape has not survived either and will need to be reestablished as part of this project. We believe that many of the trees and some of the existing shrub material that has established can be salvaged for this redevelopment of the site and be part of a successful riparian strategy. The bigger challenge we see with the existing landscape is to screen off the adjacent property to the south and east. That property is currently owned and operated by Ferrell gas and is comprised of an open asphalt parking area with large trucks and propane tanks. We want to see that entire edge of the property be planted with medium to larger size shrubs and small trees so that a dense visual buffer can be established, blocking this view and create a more wooded feel once established. iv. Preliminary Design Development Package — After our kick-off meeting but before jumping into construction documents we propose a fast -paced design phase to hash out some of the issues discussed above and resolve some of the questions raised thru our due diligence process. The layout of the site and the design of the deck are pretty much set but we feel a quick DD phase will be beneficial to the City. It gives our design team an opportunity to present ideas to the City regarding different areas of scope such as: deck framing and detailing possible light fixtures and how to mount them reusing existing site furnishings VS new benches and trash project signage locations and content existing planting to remain 133 CITY OF SANTA ANA: REP NO.30-130 11TM STREET TRIANGULAR PARK RESTORATION