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QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE CHARLES CREEK FLOODING MITIGATION PLAN AND AUGUST 17, 2017 WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN Section I – Cover/Introductory Letter 17 August 2017 Mr. Matthew Schelly, AICP, CZO Director of Community Development, Community Development Department 306 E. Colonial Avenue Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Reference: Request for Qualifications – Charles Creek Flooding Mitigation Plan and Waterfront Master Plan Dear Mr. Schelly: Elizabeth City’s waterfront is one of its most important assets, helping to drive your economy with marine‐ related activities and provide tourists with the amenities that keep them coming back. As such, it is important to develop the right plan to maximize the waterfront’s value to the City and its citizens. To best meet your goals, it is important to select a consultant with the experience and expertise you can trust to deliver a project that meets your needs, on your schedule, and within your budget. As one of the largest waterfront‐focused firms in the county, Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. stands ready to complete this important project and implement your vision for your waterfront’s future. Moffatt & Nichol brings you: Local Waterfront Knowledge and Focus. Operating in Raleigh since 1981, Moffatt & Nichol is a leading provider of waterfront planning and design. Project Manager Scott Lagueux joined the firm in 2016, and brings 23 years of experience in urban and commercial waterfront projects, having completed them in more than 70 countries worldwide. High‐quality Floodplain Services: We also offer the stormwater resources you need in our Raleigh office to complete Charles Creek Flooding Mitigation Plan, enabling us to meet both of your core project needs with predominantly North Carolina‐based resources. This gives us a “neighbor’s interest” in achieving a quality project. Subconsultant Support. Our proposed team includes Chipley Consulting, an economic planning firm that specializes in helping cities maximize the value of its assets. Their knowledge will help develop the best plan possible for the City. Should you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Scott Lagueux at 919.781.4626 or [email protected]. He will serve as the firm’s primary contact throughout the project. We appreciate the opportunity to present our qualifications and look forward to hearing positive news. Sincerely, MOFFATT & NICHOL, INC. Timothy R. Reid, PE Vice President, Raleigh Office Manager i | Cover/Introductory Letter Section II – Experience & Qualifications Team Introduction Moffatt & Nichol, Incorporated (M&N). With a Raleigh office established in 1981, M&N has been proudly providing professional engineering services to North Carolina municipalities and public agencies for more than 36 years. With a staff of 70 personnel in North Carolina, M&N regularly provides professional planning, environmental, engineering, and public involvement services throughout the state. Chipley Consulting is an economic, planning, and communications services firm founded in 2013 to provide local and regional economic analyses including market and economic impact assessments as well as targeted stakeholder involvement strategies. Team Organization Two‐page resumes are presented in Appendix I for our proposed team. Key individuals include: 1 | Experience & Qualifications Personnel Experience Scott Lagueux, AICP | Waterfront Planner, Project Manager As an experienced project manager, Mr. Lagueux will Education lead the Moffatt & Nichol team to provide both the MA, Urban & Regional Planning, University of waterfront and flood mitigation planning components of Florida the project. With more than 23 years’ as a consultant, BS, Business Administration, University of Florida Mr. Lagueux has led a broad spectrum of planning Registration engagements, inclusive of strategic planning, master American Institute of Certified Planners (95533) planning, market analysis, feasibility study, project criteria development, and concept design as well as input to associated economic impact analysis and environmental studies for both large‐ and small‐scale projects. Mr. Lagueux specializes in waterfronts, resorts, and international development and has completed urban and commercial waterfront projects throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. ______________________________________________________________________________ Johnny D. Martin, PE | Water Resources Engineer, Stormwater Management Mr. Martin provides water resources and hydraulic Education engineering for projects ranging from stormwater MS, Civil Engineering, North Carolina State management through flood mitigation to large University (NCSU) watershed studies. He specializes in hydraulic BS, Civil Engineering, NCSU engineering and numerical modeling of hydrodynamics Registration of flow in hydraulic systems using models such as the Professional Engineer: NC, 023487, 1998 MIKE series, RMA‐2 and RMA‐4, and the current set of Hydrologic Engineering Center models. He also brings experience in North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) and North Carolina Division of Water Quality permitting requirements for stormwater projects within the coastal plain of North Carolina. ______________________________________________________________________________ Sealy Chipley | Economist, Economic Analysis Sealy Chipley, Principal of Chipley Consulting provides a Education range of economics, planning and communications BS, Economics, University of North Carolina at services. Ms. Chipley performs local and regional Ashevile (UNCA) economic analyses, including market assessments and BS, Environmental Management & Policy, UNCA economic impact assessments. Ms. Chipley is adept at communicating the findings in a clear, concise manner to provide public and private decision‐makers with the information they need to make effective decisions. She also specializes in developing targeted stakeholder involvement strategies that enhance community engagement. Through extensive project experience she has developed a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing communities today, as well as a broad skill set to help communities take appropriate action. 2 | Project Understanding & Approach Section III – Similar Projects In Appendix II below, Moffatt & Nichol presents project descriptions for projects completed by the firm that required similar services to those requested in this RFQ for Charles Creek Flooding Mitigation Plan and Waterfront Master Plan. A brief overview of those projects is given here. Projects Similar to Charles Creek Flooding Mitigation Plan Coastal Flooding Study and Design Options Development, Norfolk, VA Client: City of Norfolk Moffatt & Nichol completed services that are the City’s program to identify risks and options for mitigating coastal flooding caused by extraordinary precipitation events in combination with wind‐ driven setup, extreme astronomical tides, and storm surges. Whalehead Subdivision Stormwater Management Master Plan, Currituck County, NC Client: Currituck County Whalehead Subdivision was experiencing flooding due low topography, a shallow water table, and increased development beyond the capacity of its natural drainage system, which is mainly one of onsite infiltration. Moffatt & Nichol completed a study evaluating the creation of bio‐retention areas together with pumping of groundwater to areas more conducive to stormwater infiltration as an alternate to discharging stormwater to adjacent water bodies. Moffatt & Nichol subsequently completed design. FEMA Stormwater Study and Flooding Mitigation Plan, Emerald Isle, NC Client: Town of Emerald Isle Moffatt & Nichol completed a watershed management plan that examined feasible solutions to mitigate flooding occurring in a ~1.6‐square‐mile area on Emerald Isle. Study involved in‐depth surface water/groundwater modeling to evaluate the problem utilizing the computer program MIKESHE. During Phase II, M&N completed design of a stormwater runoff treatment wetland/infiltration system utilizing existing uplands to mitigate floods. Solution involved pump stations to force floodwaters into a “forebay” with sand filter that discharged to treatment wetlands via surface/subsurface flow. Archers Creek Watershed Plan, Emerald Isle, NC Client: Town of Emerald Isle The Town of Emerald Isle was awarded a Clean Water Management Trust Fund Grant to develop a watershed plan to improve the water quality in Archers Creek. The creek was 303d listed for fecal coliform contamination in excess of the water quality standard and was thus closed for shell fishing. Moffatt & Nichol compiled relevant GIS data, collected water quality samples for lab analysis, collected probe data along the length of the creek, and collected historical water quality data from the NCDEH in order to draft the watershed plan. Projects Similar to Waterfront Master Plan Waterfront Master Plan, City of Washington, NC [Individual experience of Scott Lagueux] Client: City of Washington, NC While with his previous employer, Mr. Lagueux led a project to prepare a 20‐year‐horizon vision for the City of Washington, NC’s waterfront and adjacent portions of its historic downtown. The plan included the traditional land use and planning components but concentrated on developing a product that would visually and strategically reinforce the Washington Downtown Harbor District’s new brand; a plan and vision that could be used to attract and prioritize investment while providing the citizens a focus to their waterfront’s future. 3 | Project