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r4 1. Statement of Qualifications UNDERSTANDING OF NEED As on -call for landscape architecture services, the PlaceWorks team is prepared to support the City as it carries out parks and green space improvements. The City currently provides 1.1 acres of park space per 1,000 residents and the 2022 Parks Master Plan set a goal of 3 acres per 1,000 residents. Meeting this goal, along with providing the necessary upgrades and park maintenance that the plan also recommends, will require strategic focus on park development, fundraising, and partnership. Our team is excited to support these efforts as the City builds its park network for the future. We identified the following key consideration for the City's selected on -call design team. Support the City's Park Equity Goals. The City's Parks Master Plan also sets key initiatives focused on park equity, access, and environmental justice to ensure that residents that park services respond appropriate to public need. While new parks in areas with limited park access bring important new opportunities for recreation, they face unique challenge of over use and high demand. Designing resilient parks that can serve the population over the long term will be critical. Engage the Community and Respond to their Needs. Parks are successful when the communtiy embraces them and takes ownership over the space. Community participation in design and implementation helps to build community support and ensure that a new park space responds to the distinctive character of the neighborhood where it is located. Consider Long-term Operation and Maintenance. Parks and trails are a long-term invesment and require a dedicated staff to maintain them. Discussions with City operations and maintenance staff are critical through all phases of design from intial considerations to detailed instructions for upkeep of newly constructed facilities. Understanding these realities will ensure that the park does not set unrealistic management goals and can provide a long-term asset to the community that is consistent with the maintenance capacity of the City. Provide High Quality Projects. No matter the scale or budget, the landscape architecture team needs to deliver products that are well designed, realistic, and ready for the City to use. From a conceptual design that will be used for grant applications to a final bid package, the project team must use creativity and quality control to ensure that the final deliverables meet the City's needs. Approach While each project is unique, the PlaceWorks team has developed the following core practices that ensure successful design and planning processes and project outcomes. Following is a summary of the approach to various tasks described as needed in the RFQ. Site Specific Master Planning & Concept Development Most projects begin with conceptual design and site understanding. ■ Technical Expertise. In the initial phases of a project, we draw on our technical team members, both subconsultants and in-house experts, for the needed technical information, base data and/ or surveys. Our combined team for this effort has the breadth of experience to assess baseline conditions for most park and trails projects, including resource assessments, survey and mapping, and utlity assessments. In additional to our teaming partners, PlaceWorks has in-house experts in air quality, noise, climate adaptation and site assessment (Phase 1). Because we regularly complete design and environmental compliance concurrently, our teams are able to ensure well -coordinated work products and schedules, as well as ensure that potential environmental issues and impacts are considered during the planning and design phases. Proposal for Services • PLACEWORKS 1-13