CONTRACT TO DRAFT PROVISIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT OF THE CLEARWATER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODECONTRACT
THIS CONTRACT, entered into this JQ day of CZ oil 2017, by and
between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, a Florida municipal corporation,
hereinafter referred to as "City," (P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, Florida 33758) and
HDR Engineering, Inc. a Nebraska corporation, hereinafter referred to as "HDR,"
(5426 Bay Center Drive, Suite 400, Tampa, FL 33609).
WHEREAS, the City requires assistance in the completion of refinements
to draft provisions for the Downtown (D) District of the Clearwater Community
Development Code (the Development Code), based on recommendations and
objectives presented in the Downtown Redevelopment Plan and other related
planning documents, with such provisions intended to be generally consistent in
structure and presentation as code provisions in the US 19 Corridor District
Development Standards;
WHEREAS, HDR agrees to assist the City in completing refinements to
draft provisions for the Development Code, which shall involve preparing drafts
of code language and graphics, and working with staff in the preparation of final
code language and graphics for eventual presentation to the public and City
Council; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises stated herein, the
City and HDR mutually agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF PROJECT.
HDR agrees to provide planning and consulting services under the terms
and conditions described in attached Exhibit "A." The standard of care for all
professional engineering, consulting and related services performed or furnished
by HDR and its employees under this Agreement will be the care and skill
ordinarily used by members of HDR's profession practicing under the same or
similar circumstances at the same time and in the same locality. HDR makes no
warranties, express or implied, under this Agreement or otherwise, in connection
with HDR's services.
2. TIME OF PERFORMANCE.
This Contract shall commence on November 21, 2017 and terminate on
May 31, 2017.
3. COMPENSATION.
The City will pay HDR a sum not to exceed Twenty Nine Thousand Nine
Hundred and Eighty ($29,980.00) dollars, inclusive of all reasonable and
necessary direct expenses. The City may, from time to time, require changes in
the scope of the project of HDR to be performed hereunder. Such changes,
including any increase or decrease in the amount of HDR's compensation and
changes in the terms of this Contract, which are mutually agreed upon by and
between City and HDR, shall be effective when incorporated in written
amendment to this Contract.
4. METHOD OF PAYMENT.
HDR's invoices shall be submitted to the City for approval for payment on
a monthly basis. The City agrees to pay after approval under the terms of the
Florida Prompt Payment Act F.S. 218.70.
The City's performance and obligation to pay under this Contract is
contingent upon an annual appropriation of the City's budget.
5. NOTICES AND CHANGES OF ADDRESS.
Any notice required or permitted to be given by the provisions of this
Contract shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by a party hereto
on the date it is hand delivered to such party at the address indicated below (or
at such other address as such party shall specify to the other party in writing), or
if sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid) on the fifth (5th) business
day after the day on which such notice is mailed and properly addressed.
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Steven Schukraft. AICP
Name
Section Manager, Transportation
+ Community Planning
Title
5426 Bay Center Drive, Suite 400
Tampa, FL 33609-3444
Address
813-262-2736
Telephone #
City of Clearwater
Michael Delk, AICP
Name
Planning & Development
Director
Title
P.O.
Clearwater,
Box 4748
Florida 33758
Address
727-562-4561
Telephone #
813-262-2777 727-562-4735
Facsimile # Facsimile #
6. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.
The City at its sole discretion may terminate this Contract by giving HDR a
ten (10) day written notice of its election to do so and by specifying the effective
date of such termination. HDR shall be paid for its services through the effective
date of such termination. Further, if HDR shall fail to fulfill any of its obligations
hereunder, this Contract shall be in default, and the City may terminate the
Contract after written notice and the failure of the HDR cure such failure. HDR
shall be paid only for work completed.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
HDR agrees to indemnify City for any and all claims to the extent caused
by HDR's negligent acts, errors or omissions, and/or those caused by
vendors/subcontractors they have hired to work on the City's behalf under this
contract. HDR agrees to indemnify City for third party personal injury and
property damage claims to the extent caused by HDR's negligent acts, errors or
omissions. However, neither Party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other
Party for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages (including
but not limited to loss of profits or revenue; loss of use or opportunity; loss of
good will; cost of substitute facilities, goods, or services; and/or cost of capital)
arising out of, resulting from, or in any way related to the Project or the
Agreement from any cause or causes, including but not limited to any such
damages caused by the negligence, errors or omissions, strict liability or breach
of contract. In any event, nothing contained herein shall construed as a waiver of
any immunity from or limitation of liability the City may be entitled to under the
doctrine of sovereign immunity or section 768.28, Florida Statutes.
8. INSURANCE
HDR agrees to procure and maintain, at its expense, the following
insurance coverage:
a. Commercial General Liability Insurance coverage, including
but not limited to, premises operations, products/completed
operations, products liability, contractual liability, advertising
injury, personal injury, death, and property damage in the
minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and
$2,000,000 general aggregate.
b. Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance coverage for any
owned, non -owned, hired or borrowed automobile is required
in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit.
c. Unless waived by the State of Florida, statutory Workers'
Compensation Insurance coverage in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida, and Employer's Liability Insurance
in the minimum amount of $250,000 each employee each
accident, $100,000 each employee by disease and $500,000
aggregate by disease with benefits afforded under the laws of
the State of Florida. Coverage should include Voluntary
Compensation, Jones Act, and U.S. Longshoremen's and
Harbor Worker's Act coverage where applicable. Coverage
must be applicable to employees, contractors, subcontractors,
and volunteers, if any.
d. Professional Liability Insurance coverage appropriate for the
type of business engaged in by the Contractor with minimum
limits of $1,000,000(one million dollars) per claim. If a claims
made form of coverage is provided, the retroactive date of
coverage shall be no later than the inception date of claims
made coverage, unless prior policy was extended indefinitely
to cover prior acts. Coverage shall be extended beyond the
policy year either by a supplemental extended reporting period
(ERP) of as great a duration as available, and with no less
coverage and with reinstated aggregate limits, or by requiring
that any new policy provide a retroactive date no later than the
inception date of claims made coverage.
The City shall be made an additional insured on Commercial General and
Automobile Liability insurance policies and certificates of insurance will be
furnished to the City.
9. PROPRIETARY MATERIALS.
Upon termination of this Contract, HDR shall transfer, assign and make
available to City or its representatives all property and materials in HDR's
possession belonging to or paid for by the City. Any reuse or modification of such
property and materials for purposes other than those intended herein shall be at
the City's sole risk and without liability to HDR.
10. INTERESTS OF PARTIES.
HDR covenants that its officers, employees and shareholders have no
interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict
in any manner or degree with the performance and/or provision of services
required under the terms and conditions of this Contract.
11. CONFORMANCE WITH LAWS.
HDR agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws
during the life of this Contract.
12. ATTORNEY FEES.
In the event that either party seeks to enforce this Contract through
attorneys at law, then the parties agree that each party shall bear its own
attorney fees and costs.
13. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE.
The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Contract, and any action
brought by either party shall lie in Pinellas County, Florida.
14. CONDITIONS AND ASSURANCES.
Access to Records: Consultant agrees that Client or any of its duly
authorized representatives shall have access to any books, documents, papers,
and time based and reimbursable expense records of the Consultant for the
purposes of making audit, examination, excerpt, and transcripts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract
as of the date set forth above.
Camilo A. Soto
Assistant City Attorney
Attest:
Print Name: nnie S. .Leon
Ass+. 8 c r e la r
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
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William B. Horne II
City Manager
Attest:
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
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November
2017
Proposal for
Code Development Services
for the Downtown Planning
Area
Clearwater, FL
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Contents
00 Cover Letter 03
01 Scope of Services & Project Budget 04
02 Project Team 07
03 Project Experience 11
November 21, 2017
Michael Delk, AICP
Planning and Development Director
City of Clearwater, Florida
Municipal Services Building,
100 S. Myrtle Ave, 2nd Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
RE: Proposal to Provide Code Development Services for the Downtown Planning Area
Dear Mr. Delk,
We are pleased to submit this proposal to provide code development assistance to the City as you work towards
completion of form -based code provisions for application in the Downtown Planning Area. Given our past
involvement with the City in completing the US Corridor Redevelopment Plan and the US 19 Corridor Development
Code Standards, we believe we are uniquely qualified to assist in moving the Downtown Code toward finalization
and adoption.
Attached please find a description of services to be provided, related fees, and information regarding our team's skills
and experience completing such work.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you and your team.
Sincerely,
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Stev Schukraft
Section Manager, Community + Transportation Planning
hdrinc.com
5426 Bay Center Drive, Suite 400, Tampa, FL 33609-3444
T 813,282,2400 F 813.282.2430
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Scope of Services
The following scope of work identifies tasks HDR will complete to help City staff
complete refinements to draft provisions for the Downtown Land Development Code.
As discussed with staff, our work will build on recommendations and objectives in the
Downtown Plan and other related planning documents, and be generally consistent
in structure and presentation as code provisions in the US 19 Corridor District
Development Standards.
In completing the work, HDR will lead work sessions to refine code strategies,
preparing drafts of code language and graphics, and work with staff in the preparation
of final code language and graphics for eventual presentation to the public and
City Council.
A review of services by task is provided below.
Task 1. Plan & Draft Review
HDR will complete a review of downtown planning materials and early draft of code
provisions prepared by staff. This effort will cover the area defined in planning
documents as the Downtown Planning Area.
Task 2. Code Drafting Work Sessions
HDR will meet with staff in a series of work sessions to review past work by the City
and other consultants; clarify planning objectives by subdistrict, corridor, and special
location; and explore code strategies to achieve objectives. This scope of services
anticipates up to four intensive work sessions with staff as follows:
1. Character of Subdistricts & Frontages. Review preliminary definition of frontage
types and regulating plans prepared by HDR.
2. Frontage Type Refinement & Review of Special Requirements & Unique Conditions.
Refine frontage types and the draft regulating plan. Discuss special requirements
and unique conditions, including requirements for ground floor retail, parking
access, height transitions, corner conditions, etc., and identify appropriate
coding strategies.
3. Site & Building Design Standards. Review staff's draft of downtown -specific site
and architectural standards, determine refinements, and appropriate section
of code to address — by district, frontage type, special requirement, or site and
building design standards.
4. Working Draft Code Review. HDR will prepare a working draft code narrative and
sketch code graphics with annotations regarding sections requiring staff attention.
Review draft and identify sections requiring further refinement.
For each work session, HDR will prepare material for review, including early drafts of
code sections and code graphics. A working draft will be prepared prior to the 4th
work session. Following the delivery of that working draft, HDR's role will shift to one
of reviewer as described under following tasks.
Task 3. Code Review Community Meeting
HDR will participate in a community meeting to assist in the presentation and
explanation of code provisions. HDR will review and comment on presentation
material prepared by staff. Staff will be responsible for all meeting -related planning,
logistics, communications, including preparation of meeting material, invitations,
announcements, and drafting of meeting summaries.
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Task 4. Code Refinement
HDR will complete two rounds of reviews and comments on complete code drafts prepared by staff.
Task 5. City Council Work Session
HDR will review and comment on draft presentation material prepared by staff and participate in a
City Council Work Session to review the draft code.
Project Budget
The total lump sum fee for completing the services described above is $28,980. As the table
below indicates, this fee is based on an estimate of staff hours and includes limited direct expenses
including local travel which is accounted for in the hourly rates provided by staff position.
TASK
Project
Manager
Project
Professional
Professional
Secretary/
Clerical
Hours/
Fee
1. Plan & Data Review
8
0
12
4
24
2. Code Drafting Work Sessions
30
32
40
0
102
3. Code Review Community Meeting
8
0
0
4
12
4. Code Refinement
12
24
16
0
52
5. City Council Work Session
4
0
0
0
4
hours
62
56
68
8
194
fee
$14,756
$7,728
$6,936
$560
$29,980
This budget is based on an understanding that staff will provide planning, communications,
presentation preparation, and logistics for meetings and work sessions, and coordination and
communication with key stakeholders. _ _
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EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Planning,
University of Virginia, 1992
Graduate Study in
Architecture, University of
South Florida, 1990
Bachelor of Arts, Political
Science University of South
Florida, 1985
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American Planning
Association
Congress for New Urbanism
Urban Land Institute
HDR TENURE
8 years
INDUSTRY TENURE
29 years
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Steven W. Schukraft, AICP, ENV SP
Project Manager
Steve Schukraft is an accomplished city planner with experience helping communities improve
mobility and livability, and encourage more sustainable patterns of growth and development. He has
managed a range of revitalization, community planning, and transit -oriented development projects;
led dozens of public planning charrettes and workshops; and designed and managed large-scale
public visioning, goal setting, and planning initiatives.
Mr. Schukraft's experience includes work on such high profile projects as the post -Ike planning
effort for Galveston, Texas and the post -Katrina planning efforts for Gulfport and Moss Point,
Mississippi and the Framework for Regional Growth for Erie and Niagara Counties in New York. He
is the primary author of several new urbanist and transect -based codes and guidelines, including
the SmartCode plans for Downtown Moss Point and the West Side Neighborhood in Gulfport,
Mississippi; the US 19 Corridor in Clearwater, Florida; the Riverfront Crossings Form -based Code
for Iowa City; the Arapahoe Urban Center Form -based Code for Centennial, Colorado; the urban
guidelines for redevelopment of the historic Indian School Property in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
and the Activity Center Design Guidelines for the City of Largo, Florida.
Prior to entering consulting practice, Mr. Schukraft was Program Coordinator for the Mayors
Institute on City Design, an award-winning educational initiative of the National Endowment for the
Arts, project manager for the Florida Center for Urban Design and Research, and staff planner for
local governments in Maryland and Florida. Mr. Schukraft coauthored Pulling Together: A Planning
& Development Consensus Building Manual, a publication of the Urban Land Institute and Program
for Community Problem Solving introducing the theory and practice of consensus -based planning
and decision making processes.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• US 19 Corridor Redevelopment Plan and
Code, Clearwater, FL
• Dunedin Causeway Boulevard Corridor Plan
& Code - Dunedin, FL
• Progress Galveston Plan & Land
Development Regulations - Galveston, TX
• Economic Development Areas Analysis -
Hillsborough County, FL
• Cedar Hill City Center TOD Study - Cedar
Hill, TX
• 30th Street Specific Area Plan, Boise, ID
• Ybor City CRA2 Vision Plan - Tampa, FL
• North/South Corridor Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) - Hillsborough County, FL
• Downtown Omaha Master Plan - Omaha,
NE
• Arapahoe Urban Center Form -Based Code -
Centennial, CO
• Largo Activity Center Guidelines - Largo, FL
• Waller Livable Centers Station Area Plan -
Waller, TX
• Gulfport Downtown Streetscape Design -
Gulfport, MS
• Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Alternatives
Analysis - Sarasota County, FL
• Hillsborough County Redevelopment
Strategies - Hillsborough County, FL
Downtown Special Area Plan & Form -Based
Code - Treasure Island, FL
• West Side SmartCode Community Plan -
Gulfport, MS
• Braddock Road Metro Sector Plan -
Alexandria, VA
• Big Pine Key Corridor Enhancement Plan -
Monroe County, FL
• Clarendon Metro Station Urban Village
Sector Plan - Arlington County, VA
• 12th & Menaul Master Plan & Guidelines -
Albuquerque, NM
• Ashley Drive Corridor Enhancements -
Tampa, FL
• Hiawatha Light Rail Transit Station Designs
- Minneapolis, MN
• Cross -County MetroLink LRT Planning &
Public Engagement - St. Louis, MO
EDUCATION
Architecture and Town
Planning University of
Stuttgart, Germany Master
of Architecture, 1997
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Congress for the New
Urbanism
HDR TENURE
17 years
INDUSTRY TENURE
19 years
Code Development Services for Clearwater Downtown Planning Area leen
Oliver Kuehne, LEED AP
Senior Town Planner
Oliver has over thirteen years of professional design and project management experience
in urban design, town planning, and architecture. His project experience includes: archi-
tectural design, site plans, neighborhood and town master plans, downtown and district
master plans, urban design, form -based codes and development standards. The integration
of architecture and planning in his studies and work experience has shaped Oliver's per-
spective of the built environment. He thinks of a building not merely as an isolated object
but as an object within a context, be it physical or socioeconomic. Oliver is convinced that
teamwork helps to promote better results by taking advantage of each team member's in-
dividual strengths. In addition, he is an experienced public facilitator and has participated
in well over thirty design charrettes.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• US 19 Corridor Redevelopment Plan and
Code, Clearwater, FL
• Damascus TSP/Highway 212 Corridor Plan -
Damascus, OR
• Arapahoe Urban Center Form -Based Code -
Centennial, CO
• Waller Livable Centers - Waller, TX
• South Omaha Development Project -
Omaha, NE
• Downtown Omaha Master Plan - Omaha,
NE
• Foster Road Transportation & Streetscape
Plan - Portland, OR
• Zhangjiang High Tech Park Master Plan -
Shanghai, China
• March LifeCare Campus Specific Plan -
Riverside County, CA
• King City Downtown AddGioi i Specific Plan
- King City, CA
• East Area 1 Specific Plan - Santa Paula, CA
• Interim Community Design Program -
Tehachapi, CA
• City Center Building Design Guidelines -
Caldwell, ID
• Washington State Public Health Lab Master
Plan - Shoreline, WA
• Playland Park Master Plan - Council Bluffs,
IA
• Gulfport SmartCode - Gulfport, MS
• University Avenue Streetcar Plan -
Albuquerque, NM
• Ashland South — A Sustainable Mixed -Use
Community - Ashland, OR
• Ten Mile Area Plan - Meridian, ID
• Midtown District Plan - Anchorage, AK
• Delano Block H Master Plan - Delano, CA
• 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update -
Redmond, OR
• Wastewater Treatment Facility Reuse Plan
- Lincoln, CA
• Community Complex Master Plan -
Springerville, AZ
• Village of Taos Ski Valley Master Plan - Taos
Ski Valley, NM
• Revisions to the Land Development
Ordinance Section on Design Review -
Happy Valley, OR
• North-Central Sector Plan - Rio Rancho,
NM
• Development Code Amendments -
Oakridge, OR
• North City Subarea Plan - Shoreline, WA
• Central Shoreline Subarea Plan - Shoreline,
WA
• El Sobrante Revitalization Plan - Contra
Costa County, CA
• E -Street Transit Center - Chula Vista, CA
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EDUCATION
Master of Regional Planning,
Cornell University, 2006
Bachelor of Arts, History,
University of Virginia, 2002
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
American Institute of
Certified Planners
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American Planning
Association
Urban Land Institute
HDR TENURE
6 years
INDUSTRY TENURE
11 years
10
Stefanie McQueen, AtCP
Urban Planner
Ms. McQueen is an urban planer with over 11 years of professional experience in several planning
disciplines including land use and community planning. She is skilled in compiling and assessing
land use, demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental data for planning policy and community
design projects; designing and facilitating public engagement events and activities; preparing
analytical and presentation maps and graphics; presenting planning proposals to community
stakeholders, public officials, and peer professionals; and creating planning reports, codes, and
regulations. Ms. McQueen utilizes industry -standard geographic information system (GIS) and
graphic communication tools. She has experience in historic preservation planning and a strong
knowledge of architectural history.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• US 19 Corridor Redevelopment Plan and
Code, Clearwater, FL
• Dunedin Causeway Boulevard Corridor Plan
& Code - Dunedin, FL
• Progress Galveston Plan & Land
Development Regulations - Galveston, TX
• Waller Livable Centers - Waller, TX
• Cattlemen Road Mixed -Use Development
Concepts - Sarasota County, FL
• SCAT Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Alternatives
Analysis - Sarasota, FL
• Galveston Planning & Development
Regulations - Galveston, TX
• Gulfport Zoning & Design Standards —
Gulfport, MS
• Cedar Hill City Center TOD Study: Cedar
Hill, TX
• Economic Development Areas Analysis -
Hillsborough County, FL
• Grant -writing for Sustainable Communities
Initiative Grants - Various communities,
NC, SC, & PA
• Gulfport 2030 Plan - Gulfport, MS
• Gulfport West Side SmartCode Community
Plan - Gulfport, MS
• Largo Activity Center Guidelines - Largo, FL
• Downtown Special Area Plan & Form -Based
Code - Treasure Island, FL
• Arapahoe Urban Center Form -Based Code -
Centennial, CO
• EECBG Application Assistance - Various
Cities and Counties, FL
• Christopher C. Ford DRI Notice of Proposed
Change - Lake County, FL
• North Fort Myers Community Plan - Lee
County, FL
• Broward County Downtown Campus -
Broward County, FL
• Rockland Mine Recycling & Disposal Facility
- Osprey Industrial Park LLC, FL
• Lithia Pinecrest Road PD&E Study (CR 640)
from SR 60 (Brandon Boulevard) to CR 39 -
Hillsborough County, FL
• Capital Region Regional Transit Study -
Capital Region Transportation Planning
Agency, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, and
Wakulla Counties, FL
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Experience
Code Development Services for Clearwater Downtown Planning Area
US 19 CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN & CODE I CLEARWATER, FL
HDR worked with the City of Clearwater to prepare a redevelopment plan and form -based code standards for sites along the U.S.19
corridor. Plan recommendations define the preferred mix of land uses, intensity of development, and the character of building, site,
and landscape improvements; offer strategies to improve vehicle, pedestrian and bike connections, and leverage planned investment
in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service; and promote low impact and resource -efficient site and building designs. Engagement efforts
included hands-on listening sessions, briefings, public workshops, and a virtual town hall to support an open exchange of ideas. Using
the MindMixer platform, community members participated in an on-line dialogue around a range of important topics. The second
phase of the process, drafting a form -based code to guide redevelopment, is underway. REFERENCE: Michael Delk AICP, Planning and
Development Director, Municipal Services Building,100 S. Myrtle Ave, 2nd Floor, Clearwater, FL 33756, michael.delk@MyClearwater.com, 727-
562-4561. TEAM: Steve Schukraft, Stefanie McQueen, and Oliver Kuehne (HDR).
RIVERFRONT CROSSINGS SUB -AREA PLAN & FORM -BASED CODE I IOWA CITY, IA
In 2010, Iowa City was selected as one of five cities in the nation to receive a Sustainable Community Partnership Brownfields Pilot
Grant from the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. This grant helped Iowa City continue its work on post -recovery efforts from
a 2008 flood that inundated significant areas adjacent to the Iowa River. Together with SRA International, HDR created a master
plan for 70 acres along the southern portion of the Riverfront Crossings District, an area envisioned for future growth just south of
Downtown Iowa City. Working with City staff and key stakeholders, the HDR team designed a new mixed-use, pedestrian -oriented
neighborhood and riverfront park. The neighborhood will include a range of residential and commercial uses with an interconnected
mobility network. Stations for future high-speed rail and light-rail are designated within the area. When the wastewater treatment
plant is relocated, a new riverfront park will be developed on the site to better absorb flood waters from the adjacent Ralston Creek
and Iowa River. REFERENCE: Bob Miklo, Planning Department, City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319) 356-
5240; Completed 2011. TEAM: Steve Schukraft and Oliver Kuehne (HDR)
CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD CORRIDOR STUDY & FORM -BASED CODE I DUNEDIN, FL
Building on an HDR -led Community Visioning Process completed in 2004, the City of Dunedin engaged HDR to explore ideas for
land use and development along Causeway Boulevard between Bayshore Boulevard and the bridge to Honeymoon Island. Planning,
regulatory, and economic development recommendations for the corridor grew out of an intensive and collaborative process.
Through a series of listening sessions and a multi -day design charrette, Dunedin residents and business owners shared ideas for the
future of the area. Participants talked about the district's special qualities and emphasized the value of proximity to Honeymoon and
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Caladesi Islands, the ability to walk and bike to local destinations, and the protection of views to the water. Residents shared ideas for
improving pedestrian and bicycle facilities, managing traffic, and transforming strip commercial properties into attractive, walkable
destinations. The HDR Team used ideas from the workshop as the basis for design sketches, the testing of market and development
strategies, and the development of recommendations for incorporation in a Framework Plan and Form -based Code. REFERENCE: Greg
Rice, Director of Planning & Development, City of Dunedin, P.O. Box 1348, Dunedin, FL 34697 (727) 298-3199. TEAM: Steve Schukraft, and
Stefanie McQueen (HDR) Tom Lavash (WTL+a).
YBOR CITY CRA2 VISION PLAN I TAMPA, FL
In 2010, HDR was retained by the City of Tampa and the Ybor City Development Corporation to update the Vision Plan for Ybor City's
CRA 2 district. The Vision Plan, addressing conditions in historic neighborhoods and mixed use districts to north and south of 7th
Avenue, offers recommendations to protect the area's unique qualities, enhance livability, attractive appropriate forms of investment,
and improve connections to the City and region. Organized around an intensive process of public engagement, plan strategies were
designed to address issues and opportunities explored during listening sessions and workshops with neighborhood stakeholders,
representatives of Ybor's neighborhood and business associations, and members of the general public. The Vision Plan Amendment
is organized in five chapters, the first of which provides information regarding the scope of the study, the planning process, and a
summary of information presented in past plans. Chapters II and III provide a summary of issues and an assessment of existing
conditions. Planning strategies and recommendations are presented in Chapter IV, and Chapter V includes an Action Plan matrix
identifying priorities, responsibilities, and target completion dates for key strategies. REFERENCE: Tony Garcia, Hillsborough County
City -County Planning Commission, County Center Building, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd, 18th Floor, Tampa, FL 33601-1110, garciat@plancom.org, 813
273-3774. TEAM: Steve Schukraft and Stefanie McQueen(HDR).
INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN I CORPUS CHRISTI TX
In 2010, the City of Corpus Christi TX selected HDR to develop an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan as part of the
implementation of its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. This plan builds on HDR's integrated,
systems approach to community planning, wherein an interdisciplinary team of technical specialist—who understand the ways in
which changes in one community system affect other systems within the whole—work together to plan for the sustainable growth
and re -development of our communities. The plan's mobility and place -making strategies focused on applying Complete Streets
concepts to key transportation corridors, intersections, hike/bike trail connections, and a downtown transit circulator. REFERENCE:
Oscar Martinez, City of Corpus Christi, (361).826.3235. TEAM: Jamie Krzeminski and Oliver Kuehne (HDR).
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JONES PARK MASTER PLAN & DESIGN I GULFPORT, MS
The remaking of Jones Park, the largest waterfront park on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is a central part of Gulfport's rebuilding and
renewal efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Building on the pre -Katrina work of Friends of Jones Park, HDR's Tampa -based
design team prepared conceptual plans, preliminary designs, and construction documents for an outdoor amphitheater for large
concerts and special events; a promenade with seating, lighting, and landscaping along the small craft harbor; a children's play area
with splash pad fountain, playground equipment, and restroom structure; and a reconfigured Jones Park drive providing access
to boat launch and trailer parking locations. As envisioned by the City and the Friends of Jones Park, the 30 -acre waterfront park
has become a popular regional destination for a wide range of community events and activities. REFERENCE: Lisa Bradley, Director,
Downtown Development, City of Gulfport, 1410 24th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39502, Ibradley@gul (port-ms.gov, (228) 575-7794. TEAM: Steve
Schukraft (HDR).
PROGRESS GALVESTON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS I GALVESTON, TX
The City of Galveston, Texas selected HDR for an ambitious planning project designed to ensure public and private actions align
to improve the community's livability, sustainability, and competitiveness. This planning effort, known as Progress Galveston, is
organized in three parts: 1) completing an update to the City's Comprehensive Plan; 2) preparing a series of Specialized Plans
addressing important issues such as historic preservation, mobility, parks and recreation, disaster recovery, and coastal management;
and 3) rewriting and streamlining ordinances and regulations affecting the development of private property. As a central component
of the City's post -Hurricane Ike recovery process, the project was funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. REFERENCE: Lori Schwarz, AICP, (Former Assistant Planning Director City of Galveston) Comprehensive Planning
Manager, City of Plano, 1520 K Avenue, Suite 250, Plano, TX 75074, lorisc@plano.gov, (972) 941-5314. TEAM: Steve Schukraft and Stefanie
McQueen (HDR).
ARAPAHOE URBAN CENTER FORM -BASED CODE I CENTENNIAL, CO
HDR prepared a form -based code to guide the redevelopment of strategically -located sites within the City of Centennial's Arapahoe
Urban Center. Prepared and refined during a four-day public charrette process, the code provides site configuration and building
disposition standards for transect -based districts; a menu of appropriate street, public space, frontage, and building types; and a
preliminary regulating plan and illustrations showing potential development under the code. REFERENCE: Todd Messenger, Kendig Keast
Collaborative, 6860 South Yosemite Court, Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80112, (720) 255-2837; Adopted 2009. TEAM: Steve Schukraft, Oliver
Kuehne, Eric Pohlmann, James Moore, Stefanie McQueen
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