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ProjeCt team Key Personnel overview the team of planners and landscape architects proposed to work on the new brighton Comprehensive plan Update are experienced leading metropolitan communities through the comprehensive planning process and have also developed, through years of experience, familiarity with metropolitan Council requirements for comprehensive planning. our team includes planners and landscape architects who will bring substantial experience assisting communities with comprehensive and redevelopment planning, including creating community visions for redevelopment areas and identifying implementation strategies to help cities generate positive results from their planning initiatives. our team also includes urban design professionals whose guidance can help the City establish standards to ensure that redevelopment areas function efficiently and will be built with a character that is appropriate to the community. our planners have extensive experience conducting land use analysis and planning on a broader scale appropriate for comprehensive plans and on a more detailed level appropriate for small areas such as downtowns and redevelopment districts. Finally, our planners are also experienced conducting housing and parks planning and are familiar with met Council requirements for those areas. Brad Scheib, aiCp, vice president, will serve as principal in Charge for the new brighton Comprehensive plan Update. in this role brad will provide oversight of the project and will lend his expertise and advice to the redevelopment, land use analysis, and implemenation components of the project. brad brings over twenty years of experience to this project and he has an extensive resume of comprehensive and redevelopment planning projects in the twin Cities, including work on the 1998 Comprehensive plan for the City of new brighton. in addition to his work in minnesota and iowa, he was the lead author of the ironwood, michigan Comprehensive plan Update, which was recognized in 2015 with the top award for a comprehensive plan by the michigan apa. brad’s creativity and drive to innovate has benefited several of his clients, particularly in the area of developing useful land use and implementation tracking tools and strategies. Rita Trapp, aiCp, leeD ap, planner, will serve as project manager for the new brighton Comprehensive plan Update. in this role she will oversee day-to-day project operations and will lead the community and stakeholder engagement effort. she will also provide planning expertise to the housing and parks and recreation components of the project. she is currently working with the City of new brighton to establish a park dedication fee structure, and she has participated in several planning projects for north metro communities. rita has provided excellent planning service to metropolitan area communities through her work on comprehensive plans, park and recreation plans, and general planning services. rita has also provided guidance to met Council staff by serving on the local planning handbook Focus Group and a comprehensive plan training program steering committee. rita also excels as a communicator and writer and has taken the lead on many grant writing and active living projects, helping local governments secure over $9 million in grants during her career. Currently she is serving as project manager for the rochester park and recreation system plan, which is on track to conclude by the end of summer 2016, and for a park master planning project for olmsted County. she is also serving on a planning team conducting a housing assessment for the City of eden prairie and has provided planning services in the area of housing and parks on several comprehensive plans. Comprehensive Plans Albert Lea (top) Johnston, Iowa (middle) Parks and Community Planning Chanhassen (bottom) Comprehensive plan proposal3