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17 <br /> SIMILAR PROJECTS <br /> Thomas & Hutton's Durham office (formerly Coulter Jewell Thames) experience extends back to 1985. This timeline follows <br /> the 38-year tenure of Principal/Regional Director, Dan Jewell, PLA, serving as project manager or principal on hundreds <br /> of projects through the Town's entitlement process, all of which required some measure of facilitating public forums. These <br /> projects often called for as many as a half dozen neighborhood meetings each. For over 20 years, team members Wendi <br /> Ramsden, PLA, and Jeremy Anderson, PLA, worked for the Town alongside Dan. <br /> In addition to the Special Use Permits (SUP) and Conditional Zoning (CZ)Approvals, our team worked directly with the <br /> Town of Chapel Hill as our client. Several projects facilitated engagement with neighbors, stakeholder groups, and the Town <br /> Council. Those more recent projects include: <br /> Morgan Creek Greenway Master Plan and Implementation Plans: The project consisted of a 1.8-mile section of paved <br /> multi-use trail for the Town. The trail is a part of the Morgan Creek Greenway in the Chapel Hill trail system, requiring public <br /> input, master planning, and trail design from Smith Level Road to Merritt's Pasture. Our assignment encompassed working <br /> with the advisory committee, concept design and cost estimating, construction plans, and bidding. The design process for <br /> Phases 1 and 2 involved NCDOT oversight. <br /> Rogers Road Small Area Plan: Community engagement and master planning were vital components of the historic <br /> Rogers Road Neighborhood project. Our team's responsibilities included holding neighborhood meetings to discuss the <br /> neighborhood's history and solicit community input on their vision for the future. During the day-long community design <br /> workshops, we led teams of residents in creating an ideal concept for the future physical form of the community. The <br /> workshops resulted in a summary master plan, report, and presentation of findings to the community and Town Council. <br /> American Legion Property Acquisition: The project involved community and stakeholder engagement and planning <br /> for the American Legion property on Legion Road to evaluate the feasibility of the Town acquiring the property for use as <br /> a park and other benefits. Our team's responsibilities included base mapping and data gathering well as organizing and <br /> coordinating stakeholder and community input sessions, including day-long design workshops to arrive at several master <br /> plans for the property. Master plan deliverables at this phase included a summary report and plan for presentation back to <br /> the neighborhood and Town Council. The Town Council subsequently formed a steering committee which our team led and <br /> facilitated for the following summer, resulting in an updated plan, cost estimates, and recommendations to the Town Council. <br /> Homestead Road Residential Community: The Town's development of an affordable housing community with various <br /> housing types at 2200 Homestead Road began with our team's initial community and stakeholder engagement and planning <br /> efforts. Our responsibilities included base mapping and data gathering, arranging stakeholder and community input <br /> sessions, and a series of design workshops to create a master plan for the proposed community. Master plan deliverables <br /> included a summary report and plan for presentation to the neighborhood and Town Council as well as a follow-up <br /> successful CZ application. <br /> Chapel Hill Splash Pads: The Town engaged our team to evaluate multiple existing park facilities to determine the <br /> feasibility of installing splash pads. Our work comprised data gathering in the form of base mapping at each location; <br /> determining the availability of water, sewer, parking, and sufficient space for the facilities; and a summary response to <br /> recommendations, including budget estimates.A draft summary report based on our findings was presented to the Town <br /> Council at a special public meeting. <br /> TTHOMAS Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Provide Design Services for the Development of the <br /> s Greene Tract Master Plan I RFQ No:367-005390 I Orange County, NC <br /> HUTTON <br />