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Matthew D. Rudikoffh1 DRA MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. Planning -Environment -Development Tel: 845.831.1182 Fax: 845.831.2696 www. rudikoff. com November 9, 2011 Victor. L. Fanuele, Chairman and Members of the Planning Board Town of Wappinger Planning Board Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 RE: PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES Dear Chairman Fanuele and Members of the Board: Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. (MDRA) is pleased to submit this proposal in response to the Town's RFP for Planning Consultant Services. Enclosed are nine (9) copies of our Statement of Qualifications. Also attached (separate as requested in the RFP) is our Rate Schedule. Please also refer to www.rudikoff.com for more details of the multiple planning and environmental services MDRA offers. The enclosed materials demonstrate how MDRA has the professional expertise, regional knowledge and a working far~liliarity with the Town of Wappinger to assist the Town Planning Board with efficient and competent planning, environmental and wetland related consultant services. MDRA prides itself on our: ^ Longevity of serving municipal clients throughout Dutchess County, the Hudson Valley and beyond. ^ Ability to focus on the balancing of natural and cultural resources with land use and economic development objectives and infrastructure issues. ^ Timely, thorough and user friendly review memorandum to Board Members. ^ Coordination and minimal overlap with other Town Planning staff and consultants. ^ Familiarity with the geography and specifics of the Town, Zoning and Subdivision regulations, and Comprehensive Plan goals and recommendations. ^ Stewardship and maintenance of project and environmental records. ^ Expertise on a wide array of current planning, environmental, economic development, energy conservation and grant writing subjects. ^ Handling of small to large projects, including controversial and complex SEAR matters. MDRA experience has prepared us to efficiently assist our municipal clients in support of their review and management of development and land use activities, as well as to increase the effectiveness of current procedures and tools utilized. MDRA has also written numerous new and updated Town Comprehensive Plans, Zoning Laws, Subdivision regulations and other development and land use codes and ordinances (i.e., wetlands, steep slopes, day care, telecommunications, etc). Town of Wappinger /Proposal for Planning Consultant Services /November 8, 2011 Page 1 of 2 www rudiko~f com Matthew D. Rudikoff'Associates, Inc. MDRA§ resources include professionals offering a breadth of expertise related to special permit, site plan and subdivision review, land use planning, zoning, wetlands and natural resource assessment, rare flora and fauna, land preservation, cluster development, SEAR, environmental and natural resource analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), sustainable and energy efficiency planning and funding, community and economic development, local law and ordinance drafting, comprehensive planning, grant application preparation, and community resource planning. MDRA s staff is well informed about current trends and regulatory changes and are regularly called upon to provide presentations and training seminars focused on planning, environmental energy conservation issues affecting communities in New York State. For example, MDRA has presented numerous sessions at the NYS Association of Towns Training for Newly Elected Officials covering "environmental, planning, and zoning" issues, as well as at the annual Association of Towns and Planning Federation conferences and summer school programs. MDRA's most recent presentation panels have addressed emerging measures regarding "environmental sustainability and zoning" and "quality site planning." MDRA also provides topic specific training focused on issues important to our individual municipal clients, which training satisfies that required annually of Board members. Our long standing experience with many dynamic communities suggests that we understand the procedural as well as the natural resource, planning and private developer implications of the development process. MDRA would be proud to bring that knowledge to bear on behalf of the Town of Wappinger. We look forward to having the opportunity for a personal interview. Sincerely, MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. 4svl ~/ ~, ~ ~~' "~ Matthew D. Rudikoff President mrudikoff(c~rudikoff. com (845) 831-1182, Ext 102 Enc ~ Town of Wappinger /Proposal for Planning Consultant Services /November 8, 2011 Page 2 of 2 -MDRA MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. Contact: Matthew D. Rudikoff, President mrudikoff@rudikoff.com Tel: 845.831.1182 Ext. 102 Fax: 845.831.2696 Offices in New York and Connecticut PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com it -MDRA .. ~... . INTRODUCTION CORPORATE PROFILE Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. (MDRA) assists public, non-profit, institutional and private clients in a wide range of services encompassing environmental resource analyses, planning and zoning, real estate development, social and cultural facilities planning, and economic development. MDRA provides extensive and comprehensive community planning services, including landscape planning, open space resource management, park planning, unit management plans, subdivision /site plan design and review, comprehensive /master planning, ordinance writing, infrastructure planning, preparation of NEPA and SEAR environmental documents and related studies (e.g., fauna and flora identification, water quality impact assessment, traffic studies, wetlands identification and delineation studies, natural resource assessment, development feasibility studies, historic and cultural assessments, etc), park and waterfront development analysis, economic and community development activities, solid waste planning, and water and sewer utility planning and administration. MDRA staff includes specialists in the technical and analytic fields as well as those in the planning, strategic and qualitative disciplines, including nationally certified planners and wetland delineators. In this way an overview of the full scope of a project can be provided, from conceptualization through technical research, regulatory compliance, project management, and administrative services, where appropriate. MDRA has extensive experience in administering the procedural aspects of environmental reviews including preparation of notices, decision documents, maintenance of environmental review records, and effective public participation and visioning strategies. CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY MDRA provides consulting services which adhere to the highest standards for professional quality and integrity. Projects are approached and managed with respect for the regulatory and procedural context within which the work will be performed and with equal sensitivity to the client's objectives and constraints. Effective communication with the client is maintained throughout the assignment to enhance strategic decision-making, bringing the job to its most successful conclusion. ASSIGNMENT POLICY MDRA undertakes its client assignments as socially responsible consultants. Toward that end we will not accept engagements whose objectives contradict these values. During the course of consultant engagements we will not advocate, represent, or recommend positions or actions or make statements which contradict these values; we will not accept work schedules or deadlines which would necessitate or cause a compromise in the quality or breadth of the work appropriate to the task. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com -MDRA ~ , _ . h ,~ ~ r 4 ;~ ~• • MN ~ ~ sr PLANNING & CONSULTING SERVICES MUNICIPAL NON-PROFIT AND PRIVATE PLANNING SERVICES '~ Comprehensive Planning & Zoning Waterfront Planning & Permitting ~ Municipal Consulting & Project Reviews `~ Ordinance Writing & Amendments ~ Community /Economic Development Grant Writing & Administration Solid Waste & Recycling Services ~ Sustainable Planning Strategies ~ Affordable Housing Public Incentives for Economic Development Services Project Master Planning `~ Subdivision & Site Plan Services `~ Sustainable Development Solutions `~ Litigation Support `~ Expert Testimony ~' Development Feasibility Studies ~ Real Estate Due Diligence Permit Reconnaissance & Management Land Conservation Strategies Presentations & Training Seminars ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING ~- NEPA & SEQRA Compliance ~- Environmental Impact Statements ~ Natural Resource Inventories ~ Wetlands Delineations & Permits ,~- Endangered Species Assessments ~- Cultural & Historic Resource Assessment -~- Development Feasibility Studies ,~- Unit Management Plans GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) ~ Environmental Site Analysis ~ ~ Conservation Subdivision Planning ~ ~ Zoning Mapping & Analysis ~ ~- Environmental Monitoring & Inspection ,~- Subdivision & Site Plan Services -~- Wetland Mitigation Planning -~- Local, State & Federal Agency Permit Applications & Coordination ~- Municipal Regulation Review, Interpretation & Application ~+- Landscape Consulting Services Critical Environmental Area Mapping Recreational Resources Municipal Infrastructure PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. 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MDRA's professional expertise encompasses code writing and interpretation, permit review and environmental impact analysis, land use planning and zoning services, master/comprehensive planning, subdivision and site plan design, special permit zoning, overlay and floating zone districting, hamlet/community revitalization strategies, cellular/PCS communication tower impact assessment and regulation, highway funding and planning, water and sewer project planning and administration, wetlands and natural resource assessment and planning, environmental impact statement preparation and review, SEAR and NEPA evaluation and review processing, solid waste services, real estate development services, social and cultural facilities planning, and economic development services. Our planners and support staff will apply their professional, technical planning and environmental skills to guide the project process while appropriately balancing municipal and public needs and wants. With over 25-years in business in the Northeast, MDRA has worked successfully with Federal, State and local agencies, as well as non-profit and grassroots organizations to achieve practical and reliable work products that are not only highly accurate and well thought-out, but which incorporate administrative considerations into ongoing practice. More specifically, MDRA planning services include: ^ Regular consultation and permit review assistance to local municipal and land use boards, including representation at planning and zoning meetings. ^ Preparation and assistance in the implementation of master and comprehensive plans, zoning, land subdivision and wetlands/watercourses protection laws, and special ordinances addressing such matters as telecommunications towers, adult uses, accessory apartments, adaptive reuse, and open space or cultural resource protection. ^ Review and preparation of Environmental Assessment Forms (EAF) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for public and private proposals covering subdivision, site plan and special permit approvals; municipal capital projects; sewer and water district planning and infrastructure improvements; residential, commercial, and industrial development projects; and utility and transportation facilities. ^ Scientific staff provides a depth of knowledge and experience in all natural resource aspects, particularly regarding wetlands, water quality, flora and fauna, threatened and endangered species, and land use conversion and alteration. We also have significant working experience regarding unit management planning for community open space resources, land trusts and other large property owners. ^ Visual and community character analyses, bringing a sophisticated yet practical approach to the analysis of potential impacts affecting local community character. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 2 ^ Evaluation of direct, indirect and induced positive and negative economic impact-factors resulting from defined projects, activities and programs for public, private and nonprofit entities. Our approach stresses the use of simple, regularly generated and available data sets to establish primary results and then emphasizes reliance on qualitative factors to establish broader and long-term conclusions. ^ Technical, educational and administrative services associated with identifying and obtaining public financing, as well as grant writing and administration. ^ Solid professional expertise in land use, zoning and natural resource issues affecting various private and public agency actions, projects and development proposals. We have assisted our municipal and private clients on hundreds of land use, zoning and environmental projects and applications, of varying scope and complexity. PLANNING FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES MDRA's planning services are strengthened collaboratively, by interaction with our staff including, nationally certified planners, community development experts, natural resource and biological specialists (as well as an ACOE certified wetland specialist), economists, solid waste expertise, grant writing specialists, and site planning and landscape designers. Please review the Resume Section for details of the individual qualifications for our staff members and also please visit www.rudikoff.com for more details of our firm and project work experiences. MDRA has prepared and reviewed for its municipal clients numerous Environmental Impact Statements and Expanded Environmental Assessment Forms, as well as project planning and implementation scopes of work. MDRA has also prepared Master Plans, Local Waterfront Revitalization Plans, and Zoning Ordinances and Revisions, Neighborhood Redevelopment Plans and Special District Plans, providing it a solid and professional expertise and background in land use, zoning and natural resource issues affecting various private and public agency development proposals. In MDRA's on-going Planning Board review work for client municipalities, our firm has developed the experience and flexibility necessary to tailor review work to the particular needs of the community, while assuring rigorous conformance to requirements of all pertinent State, County, or local legislation. MDRA's relationships with client communities are long-standing. The communities we advise represent a range of size and development activity. In each case we direct our efforts toward enabling the community to achieve its development objectives, and to maintain its existing quality of life while managing and controlling growth. In each community, the actual duties performed differ depending on the requirements of the municipality, the work of municipal officials and staff, and other professional help available. Our municipal clients are assigned a principal planner suited to their specific needs. MDRA believes it is critically important for one professional to be the consistent representative from our firm so that a close relationship can be developed. The principal planner assigned will be the person attending meetings. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE ~, Page 3 Typical services to our municipal clients include: - Review of development applications, including analysis of natural resource environmental impacts, wetland verification and impact assessment, aesthetic and architectural design issues, and zoning, subdivision and site plan design conformance. - Provide written memorandums for all review work. - Provide timely comments which fit the municipal Client's schedule. - Strictly adhere to specified time frames required by State, County and SEAR regulations. - Communicate verbally with a designated member, or staff, prior to meetings to review agenda items and issues. - Be present at meetings to explain and support written memorandum as needed. - Communicate with other professionals, Board members, municipal officials as appropriate. MDRA's approach to each job is to be flexible in the utilization of local resources. In order to keep costs down and community satisfaction high, MDRA offers the following commitments: - Not to duplicate, repeat, or perform tasks which can be or have been performed locally. - We will strive to match level of effort to financial resources available. - We will deliver valued products on time. - We will clarify and define the services to be performed at major checkpoints so that both the Town and consultants understand their responsibilities. Application Review MDRA's review of development applications includes providing written project review memorandum and informational reports, as appropriate. Atypical project review might consist of the following tasks: - Field investigation of proposed developments, including review of environmental information and constraints appropriate to the particular property involved, including wetland delineation, evaluation and analysis. - Checklist review for compliance with the subdivision, site plan, and zoning requirements. - Assessment of compliance with the local Master Plan and County and regional planning objectives, and general principles of appropriate development. - Review of information regarding community impacts, particularly relating to land use and natural resource issues. - Analysis of cultural and aesthetic issues including landscaping, historic preservation, and community character. - Detailed Special Permit, Subdivision and Site Plan reviews will address issues relating to zoning conformance, transportation and site access, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, landscaping and aesthetics, transitional zoning and design, drainage and increased runoff control, parking and loading requirements and design, erosion and sedimentation control, wetland impact and mitigation, neighborhood compatibility, lighting, etc. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com - MDR.4 PLANNING SERVICES PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 4 MDRA's professional staff includes Nationally certified planners. Planner services are strengthened collaboratively, by interaction with our other staff including, ecology experts (as well as an ACOE certified wetland specialist), solid waste expertise, and community development and grant writing specialists, natural resource and landscape architectural designers. Please review the Personnel Section for details of the individual qualifications for our staff members. MDRA staff bring to each project an array of expertise and interest in the following fields: - Comprehensive and Master Planning - Land Use Analysis and Zoning Law - Landscape Architecture and Site Planning - Subdivision, Special Permit and Site Plan Design and Review - Permit Application Preparation and Review - Environmental Impact Assessment /SEAR - Wetland Delineation, Flora and Fauna Identification, and Habitat Analysis - Wetland Mitigation Design, Permitting and Field Construction Monitoring - Site Aesthetics and Visual Impact Evaluation - Transitional and Overlay Zoning - Parking Requirements and Design - Erosion and Sedimentation Control - Water and Sewer District Planning and Creation - Solid Waster Management Planning Site Planning, Land Use and Zoning MDRA has prepared Master Plans, Local Waterfront Revitalization Plans, Zoning Ordinance Revisions, as well as developed new approaches to regulating such uses as cellular towers and satellite dishes. MDRA continues to provide other specialized services for communities throughout the Hudson Valley. MDRA provides its clients with needed expertise in the interpretation and application of zoning laws, subdivision regulations and other land development ordinances. Wetlands Analysis, Delineation and Permitting MDRA provides expert services relating to wetland identification and delineation (commonly referred to as flagging), wetland habitat assessment and impact analysis, creation and review of wetland mitigation plans, ACOE, DEC and local permitting and reviews, protection ordinance writing, etc. MDRA undertakes field surveys for flora and fauna and evaluates wetlands according to local, State, and Federal criteria, prepares the required documentation, and interacts with the reviewing agencies during pre-application and permit procedures. MDRA staffing includes an expert Ph.D. biologist/ecologist certified in Federal Jurisdictional Wetlands Delineation Methodology and Wetland Construction Techniques. Other wetland related specializations include terrestrial, aquatic, rare plants and animals, and significant or sensitive habitat studies. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com - MDRA Cultural and Historic Resource Assessment PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 5 MDRA prepares assessments of cultural, historic, and visual resources associated with development projects and historic preservation. Traffic and Transportation Our staff is experienced in reviewing information regarding traffic impacts and assessing the appropriateness of a defined area of impact, trip generation, origin and destination, LOS, and build and no-build traffic projections. We regularly consider the pedestrian and mass transportation environment during site plan and subdivision review. MDRA works closely with a traffic engineer on more complex projects. Community, Neighborhood and Economic Development Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. (MDRA) has created and implemented extremely effective strategic and management/administrative consulting approaches and services which are targeted to creating progressive movement toward neighborhood and project specific economic development and redevelopment efforts. - Performed Urban County HUD-CD Consortium consulting for Dutchess County, Village of Millbrook, City of Poughkeepsie, City of Peekskill, Town of Olive, Town of Pine Plains, and Village of Port Chester, including grantwriting, program administration, program evaluation and local waterfront revitalization plans (LWRPs). - Village and neighborhood redevelopment efforts and grant writing included the Village of Millbrook, Village of Phoenicia, Hamlet of Highland, Village of Margaretville, Village of Ellenville, Town of Rosendale, Town of Esopus, Town of Lloyd, Town of Shawangunk, and Town of Wawarsing for infrastructure and economic development projects. - Participated in the formulation of special districts, including the planning and implementation of water and sewer districts, special assessment districts, business improvement districts, recreation and parks districts, parking districts, etc. - Provide services for numerous public agencies and nonprofits to undertake grant and/or special project administrative tasks to assist in implementing required tasks such as submissions, required procedures or reviews, devising project administrative staffing and budget plans. - Multi-party project and event management and team coordination services. - Economic and environmental impact assessment for projects, business and institutions. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com - MDRA Grant Writing PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 6 Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. works closely with rural and urban communities to develop successful Federal and State grant and loan applications. - Prepared and successfully submitted applications for a total of $12.5 million in HUD Small Cities and Community Development Block Grants for Villages and Towns in Ulster, Delaware, and Westchester Counties. Projects include housing rehabilitation, economic development, and infrastructure improvement. - Grants totaling $30,000 each have been secured for the Town of Lewisboro, Westchester County and the Town of Kent, Putnam County, respectively, to update their Master Plan and local development ordinances under the New York State Department of State 2001-2002 Master Plan and Zoning Incentive program. - Wrote successful SARA Grant applications for the Kingston Housing Authority, Village of Port Chester, Tri-Municipal Sewer Commission, Spring Valley Housing Authority, and Town of Poughkeepsie. - Provided grant writing services to Housing Authorities (Beacon, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Spring Valley, Peekskill), municipalities (Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Port Chester), social service agencies and nonprofits, sewer and water districts, etc. - Prepared numerous grant applications in support of economic development projects, from a Dock in the City of Poughkeepsie to a dress manufacturing business in Ulster County. Funding sources have included the NYS Department of Economic Development under the Regional Economic Development program, NYSDOT under the ISTEA program, and HUD under the UDAG program. - Prepared funding applications for development of PHA tenant resident management and self sufficiency grants, day care centers, and drug elimination projects in public housing complexes for the Cities of Poughkeepsie and Kingston. MUNICIPAL "COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING" MDRA advocates an Implementation and Focused Planning Approach to Comprehensive Plan revision and updating. Such an approach has proven to be most efficient in achieving a balanced long term (master planning) outlook for the community's future development potential and control while also identifying immediate implementation actions. This approach brings community groups and the public into the process early on and provides a forum which focuses towards identifying specific targeted actions which the Town can pursue immediately and those which will require more detailed analysis to implement. The focus on specific implementation actions creates a dynamic interaction between Town agencies and citizens and encourages consensus-building over issues, rather than the typical tug-of-war many communities experience. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE ~ Page 7 MDRA provides guidance to community officials, boards, community groups and citizens in directly identifying specific issues of concern, along with the most appropriate and beneficial techniques of analysis to be undertaken in order to bring resolution on the issues of identified importance. An exploration of the relationship between the communities concerns and ideas is taken to address the more complex issues involved in the amendment and updating of the Master Plan. Information gathered is compiled into a usable format and reviewed with the Town Board to establish a targeted list of planning and land use issues of concern and study. Community involvement throughout any Comprehensive Plan review and amendment process is essential to ensure that the update is reflective of all sectors of the Town and embraced with broad acceptability. Input from the community can be obtained in various formats, such as public forums, written comments, focus groups, and interviews. Implementation strategies which target specific growth, development or resource preservation activities of the Town may require new or strengthened land use controls to foster said growth and development. An evaluation of the existing Comprehensive Plan and any proposed revisions is undertaken to determine which resource sections are adequate as originally stated or which require updating to properly reflect changes in the Town since the adoption of the current Comprehensive Plan; changes in natural resource focus; omissions of areas that are now significant; regulatory changes; revised Town priorities; and so on. MDRA provides needed analyses and draft language for each targeted Comprehensive Plan revision and update issue; related maps, exhibits and plans are also prepared, resulting in a Draft Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Update). Based on the study and research conducted above, a series of tasks and changes to existing zoning, land use and environmental ordinances, regulations and procedures can be identified. These are included as implementation strategies in the Comprehensive Plan. Issues and target topics are prioritized into a series of recommended implementation strategies needed to implement the findings of the Comprehensive Plan components into a "Comprehensive Plan Implementation Schedule". Work sessions are held with the Town Board to determine if, when, and how best to act on the implementation recommendations in order to yield the greatest benefits for the Town. Once a prioritized Comprehensive Plan Implementation Schedule has been developed and finalized, based on concentrated and collective efforts, the specified implementation tasks and changes to the zoning, land use and environmental ordinances, regulations and procedures can be pursued with greater direction and vigor. During the process of identifying and researching issues of concern, gathered data and implementation concepts are incorporated into arevised/updated Comprehensive Plan. The focus on the issues of concern may result in the identification of various minor or "quick-fix" type of code, ordinance, regulation or procedural changes which would support the planning change being formulated immediately. These can be processed and implemented by the Town while the other identified recommendations, requiring more intense study or greater scrutiny, are pursued. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 8 MDRA provides assistance in the preparation of a final draft Comprehensive Plan amendment and update package for public review, complete with the finalized Comprehensive Plan Implementation Schedule. MDRA coordinates the content, form and preparation of the final draft and final implementation schedule under the direction of the Town Board or an appointed sub-committee. A public hearing and all procedural steps, including SEAR, necessary for the public review and Town adoption of the Final (proposed) Comprehensive Plan amendments and updates are then pursued. Throughout this phase, MDRA provides guidance with regard to review and adoption, or authorization procedures. This phase includes the preparation of necessary administrative and procedural materials, such as SEAR documentation (EAF, SEAR notices, etc.), public review documentation (referrals, press releases, agendas, etc.), and draft resolutions relating to Town Board decisions. EXPERT QUALIFICATIONS We believe our training and education efforts are effective. Our staff is actively involved in developing regulations at the local and State level and in providing seminars and presentations for regional and state wide audiences. MDRA will share our expertise, research, and knowledge of current developments in planning and community developments with local decisions makers and administrators. Professional Affiliations - American Planning Association • New York Upstate Chapter • New York Metropolitan Chapter Connecticut Chapter - American Institute of Certified Planners - New York State Association of Towns - New York Planning Federation - Westchester Municipal Planning Federation - Dutchess County Hospitality Industry Council (Mr. Rudikoff is founding Chairman) - Hudson Valley Fresh (Mr. Rudikoff serves as a Board Member) - Mid-Hudson Patterns for Progress Regional Transportation Conference (Mr. Rudikoff serves as Co-Chairman) - Mid-Hudson Patterns for Progress Regional Tourism Conference (Mr. Rudikoff serves as Co-Chairman) - Municipal Conversations (Mr. Rudikoff serves a Committee Member) - Society of Wetland Scientists - Hudson River Environmental Society PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 9 Presentations and Training Seminars Members of our planning staff are frequently called upon to provide expertise and training at various planning conferences and seminars. Staff members have made presentations at the New York State Associations of Towns, the New York Planning Federation, the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation, the Dutchess County Planning Federation, New York Sate Association of Professional Land Surveyors, statewide teleconference sessions sponsored by the New York Planning Federation, and the New York State Office of Rural Resources. Topics covered include the basics of SEAR compliance, mock Planning Board sessions, and Master Plans. Staff members have published articles in the Catskill Center Newsletter, the Real Estate Journal, and other trade publications. The following is a sample list of presentations and training seminars provided by our firm: - Mixing Community Needs & Retail Site Design - Quality Site Planning and Site Details - Subdivision and Special Permit Review Processes Defined - Sign Regulations - Green Sustainable Development and Zoning - Freshwater Wetlands: A Comparison of State, Federal and Local Regulations - Radio Towers & Satellite Dish Antennae - Accessory Apartments - Master Plans for Villages and Local Communities - Rural and Scenic Roads - Interpreting and Applying SEAR - Avoiding Surprises During the Planning Process SEAR AND NEPA COMPLIANCE MDRA is particularly experienced in all forms of SEAR compliance, specializing in detailed, multi-agency SEAR assessments, generic review projects and large complex and comprehensive permitting proposals. We have represented private and public clients who have moved through the SEAR process from beginning to end, and we represent public agencies who have been responsible for managing the SEAR process as a reviewing agency. We are fully familiar with the SEAR requirements and relevant case law. There are times when activities may result in litigation. In previous cases, the documentation and records which we have been careful to provide for our clients have been important elements in sustaining permit agency decisions. Staff at MDRA have participated as a member of the NYSDEC Advisory Committee, which has prepared the most recent SEQR Handbook and which advised NYSDEC on the 1995 changes to SEQR 6 NYCRR Part 617. Through this membership participation on the Advisory Committee, MDRA has: - Included client communities, interested staff, and boards in a subcommittee to comment on the amendment regulations when proposed. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com r MDRA PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Page 10 - Provided notice of the public scoping sessions and copies of the draft scope for the Generic DEIS for the amended Part 617 regulations. Environmental Impact Assessment and Analysis MDRA has prepared and reviewed hundreds of Environmental Impact Statements and Expanded Environmental Assessment Forms, as well as project planning and implementation scopes of work. MDRA has also prepared Master Plans, Local Waterfront Revitalization Plans, and Zoning Ordinances and Revisions, providing it a solid and professional expertise and background in land use, zoning and natural resource issues affecting various private and public agency development proposals. Environmental Review Management and Coordination Services MDRA staff's experience in managing and coordinating the environmental review of many projects has provided it with a solid background of the pertinent issues and factors relevant to a coordinated SEAR evaluation. MDRA's staff is highly experienced and capable to handle small to large projects, involving simple to complex permit reviews, as follows: - The ability to organize and direct a complex project involving numerous decision makers and the public. - A sophisticated understanding of the process of planning, financing and permitting, as well as in the implementation of water, sewer, and other public infrastructure projects for public agencies which involve the unique impacts associated with linear projects and induced impacts. - Extensive knowledge of the zoning process and landscape planning issues and providing a balanced understanding of the context of development management and community preservation. - Ability to work with local public planning agencies and provide guidance to them through controversial and unpopular decisions. - Familiarity with the roles of enforcement officer, building inspector, engineer, attorney and experience with professional teamwork. - Experience in working with governmental professional and support personnel and other consultants in a project team to facilitate project completion and acceptance. - Flexibility to respond to local concerns and changing needs, with a strong commitment to the planning process with appropriate involvement of the public. - Confidence and skill in public presentation and the ability to present objective testimony in subjective situations, including the ability to effectively produce and utilize graphics and visual aids, when appropriate. - Insight regarding the public process and community organization, and an ability to assess critical factors in successful strategies. - Commitment to the public planning process with appropriate involvement of the public and the flexibility to be responsive to local concerns and different perspectives. - Ability to manage the job so that deadlines and budget are met. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www. rud i koff.com w MDRA LIST OF PUBLIC PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS ~. www.rudikoffcom Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. PUBLIC CLIENT LIST City of Peekskill City of Poughkeepsie City of Newburgh Town of Beekman Town of Dover Town of Fishkill Town of Greenburgh Town of Kent Town of Kinderhook Town of LaGrange Town of Lewisboro Town of Lloyd Town of Montgomery Town of Mount Pleasant Town of North East Town of North Salem Town of Olive Town of Poughkeepsie Town of Prattsville Town of Rochester Town of Rosendale Town of Shandaken Town of Shawangunk Town of Ulster Town of Wawarsing Town of Wappinger Town of Warwick Town of Woodstock Village of Croton-on-Hudson Village of Ellenville Village of Fishkill Village of Fleischmanns Village of Pawling Village of Port Chester Village of Wappingers Falls Dutchess County Dutchess County Arts Council Dutchess County BOCES Dutchess County Economic Development Corp. Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency Grace Church, Millbrook Highland Sewer District Highland Water District Hyde Park Fire & Water District Kingston Housing Authority Mid-Hudson Library Systems National Park Service Newburgh Industrial Development Agency Northside Community Resource Center NYS Bridge Authority NYS Housing Finance Agency Pawling Joint Sewer Commission Poughkeepsie Housing Authority Spackenkill Union Free School District Spring Valley Housing Authority Tri-Municipal Sewer Commission Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Statement of Qualifications /Planning Qualifications and Experience Planning • Environment • Development arll www. rudikoff. com Matthew D. RudikoffAssociates, Inc. MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. PRIVATE CLIENT LIST American Continental Properties Pencor Environmental Ventures, Inc. Appleland Child Care Center Phoenicia Hotel Arlington Heights Associates Pizzagalli Investment Company Arthur H. Bienenstock Putnam Motor Sales Atlas Construction Company The RBA Group Barakos-Landino Design Group Red Rock Holding, LTD Big V Supermarkets, Inc. Ricciardella's Restaurant Black Clawson & Company Rider, Wiener & Melchiori, P.C. Carlyle Associates, Inc. Saint Simeon's Foundation Carvel Incorporated Sea Crest Construction Inc. Crystal Spring Water Company Select-Tech., Inc. Cycle-Tech, Inc. The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. Durst Organization Shoprite, Inc. H.J. Davis Development Corporation Simons Engineering Daytop Village, Inc. Jurgen Shulten Delphi Land Company Anthony Sicari Fashions Devon Development Associates Julien Studley Dutchess Imported Cars Three Partners Realty East Coast Land Partners Trammel Crow Ellenville Community Hospital Triple R Industries Empire State Land Company Trumid Construction Co., Inc. Harry Firester Ulster Scientific, Inc. First National Bank of Rhinebeck Wakefern Food Corporation Foss Group Beacon, LLC Weingarten & Neuberger Gibraltar Management Alfred Weissman Real Estate, Inc. Ginsburg Development Corporation Wickwire and Gavin, P.C. Greer Woodycrest Wilder Properties Greystone House, Inc. Zee Dan Development Corporation Hamilton Reproduction Holy Trinity Church Hudson Valley Tree, Inc. Hyde Park Associates Kerhonksen Tire Landmark Land Company Majestic Construction Co. Martin Plumbing Supply, Inc. Mohonk Preserve Morse Diesel Nadler, Philopena & Associates NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Northbrook Realty Group Northern Dutchess Hospital Northstar Development Company Open Space Institute Statement of Qualifications /Planning Qualircations and Experience Planning • Environment • Development fir ~ CLIENT REFERENCES ^ Cynthia Curtis, Planning Board Chair Town of North Salem 270 Titicus Road North Salem, NY 10560 (914) 669-4393 '~"' cynthiamcurtisCa~gmail.com ^ Drew Boggess, Planning Board Chairman Town of Olive Planning Board PO Box 180 West Shokan, NY 12494 (845) 679-1415 bogeya~c~~yahoo.com ^ Dale Culver, Planning Board Chair Town of North East PO Box 516 19 North Maple Avenue Millerton, NY 12546 (518) 789-3657 ne. pbzba(a~taconic. net ^ Jerome Kerner, Planning Board Chair Town of Lewisboro 99 Elmwood Road Onatru Farm Park South Salem, NY 10590 (914) 763-5592 lewplan _ogtonline.net -MDRA RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. 427 Main Street, Suite 201 Beacon, NY 12508 Tel: 845.831.1182 Ext. 301 Fax: 845.831.2696 PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA KEY PERSONNEL Matthew D. Rudikoff President atthew D. Rudikoff brings a strategic acumen to project conceptualization, has established a sophisticated management framework for project implementation, and sets the highest standards of performance and integrity throughout the Company. CREDENTIALS/REGISTRATIONS • M.A., City and Regional Planning and Policy Development, Rutgers University, 1969 • B.S., Economics (minor: chemistry), State University of New York at New Paltz, 1967 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • Dutchess County Hospitality Industry Council, Founding Chairman • Hudson Valley Fresh, Board Member • Mid-Hudson Patterns for Progress Regional Transportation Conference, Co-Chairman • Mid-Hudson Patterns for Progress Regional Tourism Conference, Co-Chairman • Municipal Conversations, Committee Member FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION Management of complex, multi-component projects combining strategic decisions, procedural requirements, and technical aspects, leading to coherent project solutions and strategies. EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Mr. Rudikoff has extensive experience in the fields of planning; commercial and residential development; public infrastructure policy and implementation; environmental resources; sustainable development; and hazardous waste and solid waste consulting. He brings a unique approach to the formulation of project scope, which incorporates a strategic and business planning perspective and an awareness of the regulatory, public administrative, and political context of client commissions. He has instituted management systems to ensure quality control, budget management, data evaluation, health and safety procedures, and attention to client concerns. Mr. Rudikoff has organized and chaired programs, lectured, and appeared in publications of numerous institutions and programs, including banking organizations, municipal associations, planning organizations, development groups and regulatory groups. As the Principal and founder of Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc., he is responsible for the overall management and supervision of consulting, task formulation, quality assurance, and assignment completion. Prior to establishing Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc., Mr. Rudikoff served as the City of Poughkeepsie Director of Planning and Development (1973 - 1980), during which time Poughkeepsie was the highest per capita federally funded City in the United States, securing some $48 million during that period and worked for the City of New York Model Cities Administration. KEY PROJECTS Principal in charge of the Carvel Property Development, a 2,200 acre vacation and second home community to be developed in the Towns of Milan and Pine Plains, Dutchess County, and including a sophisticated complex of recreational amenities, community facilities and a range of residential housing types. Principal in charge of Long Dock Beacon, an environmentally-sensitive Hudson River front development project in partnership with Scenic Hudson. Responsibilities include management of planning staff, EIS preparation, permitting strategy and documentation. This green development project will transform a historic waterfront hub and former industrial site with the development of significant public amenities, including substantial increased Hudson River access and astate-of-art green technology hotel and conference center. • Coordinated the development of institutional policies addressing environmental risks in lending procedures for national and regional banks. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA • Provided project review services and litigation support for numerous large and controversial development, zoning, or environmental project litigation. • Designed and implemented numerous training sessions and presentations on environmental risks and phase I environmental site assessment procedures. • Developed various projects as a principal of the development entity. • Coordinated the preparation of numerous economic development grants, housing grants, and infrastructure grants totaling approximately $13 million since 1983. • Coordinated the site investigation, permit requirements, public information aspects, and funding requirements for acquisition of an abandoned power generating plant and the development of an integrated resource recovery facility. • Coordinated federal grant requirements and local approvals and served as Project Administrator for two multi-million dollar regional wastewater treatment facilities; participated in financial planning and coordinated environmental review for project expansion. • Prepared a development plan for a selected urban waterfront area. The project involved planning forjob growth, land use, and environmental impacts, state funding and local political budgetary decisions. MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF President Page 2 PUBLICATIONSIPRESENTATIONS • Rudikoff, M.D. Environmental Policies for Lenders and Bank Examiners. Presented at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Annual Meeting, Stratton, VT. • Training Seminars: Identification of Site Conditions of Environmental Concern. Presented to the Lakewood Appraisal Corporation Staff, Poughkeepsie, NY. • Environmental Regulations and Lender Loan Application Procedures. Presented at the Savings Bank Association of New York State, New York, NY. • Role of the Appraiser vis-~-vis Lender Liability. Presented at the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Mortgage Bankers Association Joint Meeting with the Hudson Valley Appraisal Association, Newburgh, NY. • Lender Liability. Presented at the Mortgage Real Estate Loan Officer Forum of Long Island and Queens, Rockville Center, NY. • Liability Risks to Towns from Contamination on Publicly Owned Property. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Towns, New York, NY. • Keynote Address: Environmental Protection and Planning. Presented at the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Poughkeepsie, NY. • Rudikoff, M.D. and J.T. Bridges. Case Study: The Wetland Quagmire Impact Magazine. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com r MDRA KEY PERSONNEL William Agresta, AICP Director of Planning ^r lir illiam Agresta has extensive experience in planning, zoning and land use development matters with a keen focus on regulatory processes, site planning, environmental design and project management. CREDENTIALSIREGISTRATIONS Master of Landscape Architecture, concentrating in GIS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1987 B.A., Environmental Science, Planning Minor, SUNY Plattsburgh,1984 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association • American Institute of Certified Planners FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Land Use and Environmental Planning Landscape Architectural Design Zoning and Land Development Regulations • Resource/Growth Management • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Site Plan/Subdivision Design and Review Ordinance Writing and Interpretation Mr. Agresta has extensive experience as a consulting planner to local municipalities and private clients, with a focus on land use control, zoning compliance, site plan and subdivision review and design, development permitting, and guidance through the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Mr. Agresta provides a strong combination of landscape architectural skills, site planning and zoning experience, matched with a thorough understanding of the requirements associated with multi-discipline projects. As MDRA's Director of Planning, Mr. Agresta is involved in the management and supervision of the firm's planning work for all private and municipal clients, particularly through all phases of application review/approvals and SEAR process, including preparation or review of environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, permit applications, and zoning, planning, natural resource and other environmental impact analyses relating thereto. Mr. Agresta has supervised, prepared and reviewed hundreds of SEQRA environmental assessments and studies, as well as prepared required SEQRA documents, notices and related Resolutions for both the firm's private and public clients. Director responsibilities include corporate management and supervision and coordination of all firm planners, scientists, environmental and administrative staff. KEY PROJECTS Prepared a comprehensive EIS pertaining to the revitalization of a significant City of Beacon waterfront parcel owned by Scenic Hudson. The project will transform this historic waterfront hub and former industrial site with the development of significant public amenities, including substantial increased Hudson River access, and astate-of-art green technology hotel and conference center being designed by the international architect John Patkau. The development is proposed in partnership with Foss Group Beacon, LLC. • Principal Planner in the preparation of an extensive EIS for Carvel Property Development, a 2,200 acre environmentally sensitive golf and recreation oriented second home community planned in northern Dutchess County, New York. • Preparation of a comprehensive Open Space Map utilizing GIS for the Town of Lewisboro in Westchester County. • Prepared a comprehensive Sign Ordinance adopted by the Town of Lewisboro. • Chief author and manager for the preparation of a detailed EIS supporting the development of the "Palmer Center", a major commercial shopping center anchored by a major supermarket in the City of New Rochelle. • Principal Planner in the preparation of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA WILLIAM AGRESTA, AICP Director of Planning Page 2 • Principal author of municipal Zoning Amendments, Steep Slopes Law, Telecommunications Law, Lighting Ordinance, and Wetlands and Watercourses Law. • Principal Planner in the preparation of a NEPA Environmental Assessment document for the National Park Service pertaining to the development of new visitors Interpretive Center to be located at the confluence of the Delaware and Mongaup Rivers. • Completed a detailed EIS pertaining to an expansion by 114 units to a modular home park located in the Town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York. • As a member of the Route 9A/Route 119 Work Group, assisted County Planning, NYSDOT and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council regarding the ongoing study and improvement plans for these corridors, including issues associated with a potential bypass route and zoning and land use implications. • Prepared a SEAR Full EAF, Federal Consistency Assessment Form and NYSDEC Joint Application for Permit (Protection of Waters) relating to the renovation and reuse of the Ice House at Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie. • Completed an EIS and required SEAR Resolutions and Notices supporting the consolidation of three existing water districts in the Town of Mount Pleasant, including detailed impact analyses pertaining to controversial issues associated with needed land condemnation and erection of twin 2-million gallon water storage towers. Other improvements included installation of new water mains, construction of a new pump station and evaluation of plans for a future potential filtration plant. • Prepared an Expanded EAF and supporting application materials for special permit, site plan and multiple variances pertaining to the development of a new 60,000 SF Church and School facility in the Town of Fishkill. • Prepared an Expanded EAF supporting the expansion of the Tri-Municipal Sewer Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Town of Wappinger Phase 3A Sewer Improvement, including the environmental impact review of the construction of expanded wastewater treatment facilities, modifications and/or expansion of the existing Village of Wappingers Falls Pump Station adjacent to Wappinger Creek, and modification or new construction of wastewater transmission facilities between the pump station, through Bowdoin Park and connecting to the treatment plant. • Developed a mixed use master plan for Waryas Park, a significant waterfront park area and completed a rehabilitation plan for College Hill Park, both in the City of Poughkeepsie. • Prepared an Expanded EAF to support expansion of the Millbrook School in Millbrook, New York to provide increased dormitory space and a new recreational complex. • Prepared several grant applications relating to a riverfront pedestrian and bicycle promenade at Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie pursuant to the Jobs Bond Act and the New York State Department of Transportation ISTEA Transportation Enhancement Program. • Completed required documentation for local and State permits for an innovative waste tire recycling and manufacturing facility in Columbia County. • Principal environmental planning consultant pertaining to the alteration of a residential drug treatment facility in Dutchess County, New York. Project involved community opposition, zoning compliance issues, and matters of site sensitivity. Prepared an extensive Full Environmental Assessment Form. The environmental review was completed with the issuance of a negative declaration and a Special Use Permit. • Specialize in the comprehensive plan and regulatory review of applications for new and expanded telecommunication towers. Successful in new tower avoidance and obtaining stealth alternative designs. • Conducted a comprehensive review of Draft Watershed Regulations and Generic EIS proposed by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. • Prepared several comprehensive Local Laws and zoning code amendments addressing siting and development impacts associated with cellular and other communication towers and related facilities. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com W MDRA ~. KEY PERSONNEL Joseph T. Bridges, Ph.D. Senior Biologist r. Bridges combines respect for and scientific understanding of environmental resources and regulations with a fair and pragmatic perspective on environmentally sound land use practices and client objectives. CREDENTIALSIREGISTRATIONS • Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Columbia University, 1974 • M.Ed., Secondary Education, Springfield College, 1964 • B.A., Biology, Boston University, 1962 • Certificate: Federal Jurisdictional Wetlands: Delineation Methodology, Rutgers University/Cook College, 1990 • Certificate: Wetland Construction: Techniques, Rutgers University, 1993 • NAUI Underwater Instructor (No. 6323), 1985 • NAUI Underwater Research Instructor, 1985 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • Society of Wetland Scientists • Hudsonia, Ltd., Research Associate • Mohonk Preserve, Member Board of Directors, Research Assistant, Scientific Research Committee • Hudson River Environmental Society, Member Board of Directors • John Burroughs Naturalist Society, Member Board of Directors • Sigma XI Scientific Society • Torrey Botanical Society FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION • Natural Resources: Inventory and Mapping; Impacts and Mitigation Analysis • Stormwater Management Analysis • Terrestrial, Wetlands and Aquatic Ecology • Rare Species and Habitats Assessments / Wetlands Delineation /Mitigation Plans • Bryophyte Ecology • Aerial Photo-Interpretation EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Dr. Bridges is responsible for all aspects of natural resources research and report writing for the firm and coordinates numerous environmental analyses. He conducts and reviews wetland delineations for federal, state, and local municipal agencies and private clients; works closely with clients and regulatory agencies on permitting issues related to wetlands, rare plants and animals, and significant habitats; and writes/reviews the Natural Resources sections of Environmental Impact Statements. He conducts potential site development impact analyses for many different types of projects and makes recommendations for appropriate mitigation. Dr. Bridges interacts routinely with clients, engineers, Town Planning Boards, attorneys, regulatory agencies, environmentalists and other scientists in connection with land use development reviews and a broad spectrum of natural resource issues. He also has taught Botany at the Institute for Ecosystem Studies and leads workshops on various aspects of wetland identification invasive species and other topics dealing with the natural environment. Dr. Bridges has served as the Coordinator of Environmental Education for the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY; as Director of the Weis Ecology Center, Ringwood, NJ; and as Director of the National Park Service -New York Botanical Garden Cooperative Research Unit for the northeast coastal region. He has been a consulting ecologist to numerous planning commissions, engineering firms and research institutes in New York, New Jersey and Florida. For more than 20 years Dr. Bridges has taught a broad spectrum of biology courses at several colleges and universities and holds the rank of Associate Professor of Biology. He has documented the first record of black vulture breeding in New York State, as well as the location of several rare plants, amphibians and reptiles in Albany, Green, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Orange and Ulster Counties, New York. He has provided data on reptiles and amphibians to the NYSDEC Endangered Species Unit for the Amphibians and Reptiles Atlas of New York State. With regards to Mapping and Aerial Photo- interpretation experience, Dr. Bridges work assignments routinely require review and analysis PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT tYr Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com M MDRA DR. JOSEPH T. BRIDGES, PH.D. Senior Biologist it Page 2 ~w of several types of maps and diverse forms of horizontal and oblique aerial imagery rendered by different types of photographic film for the purpose of interpreting historical land use patterns and activities, geomorphological features, plant community types, diagnostic habitat features of rare plant and animal species, and potentially adverse human impacts; e.g., filling of wetlands, dumping and burying of wastes and ground disturbance-induced erosion and sedimentation. KEY PROJECTS Wetlands Inspector for the Towns of North Salem and Greenburgh. Services include wetland boundary verification, wetland permit application reviews, and project impact assessment and resource protection recommendations. 1993 -Present: Mohonk Preserve, New Paltr, NY. Research activities involving characterization of northern raven, black vulture, turkey vulture and peregrine falcon nest sites, nesting observations and banding of northern ravens and peregrine falcon. Carvel Property Development: A 2,200 acre planned golf and second home community development located in Northern Dutchess County, NY Field studies and biological survey coordinator and participant. - Writer/editor of Environmental Setting, Impacts and Mitigation Chapters of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and related biological survey reports. - Coordinator of Permit Application preparation for State and Federal Wetlands Permits. Long Dock Beacon, Beacon, NY. Field investigator, wetland delineator and principal writer of natural resources sections of the Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed mixed-use waterfront hotel / conference center with significant public access to the Hudson River. Project activities also included preparation of a Surface Water Shading Impact Analysis and an Essential Fish Habitat Analysis. • CHG&E New Baltimore to Westerlo Electric Transmission Line, Albany & Green Counties, NY. Field survey and preparation of a report regarding potential occurrence of State-listed threatened and endangered species within a 15-mile long proposed utility line right-of-way. • Mongaup Interpretive Center, Town of Deer Park, Orange County, NY. Threatened and Endangered Species Report for bald eagle, timber rattlesnake and other State-listed rare species on or in the vicinity of the project site. River Valley Estates, Town of Dover, Dutchess County, NY. Field survey and preparation of a report regarding State-listed threatened and endangered species and a rare ecological community on or in the vicinity of the project site. Field investigator and principal writer of the Environmental Setting section of the environmental impact statement for a water supply expansion project in the Town of Fishkill, NY. Duties included field reviews to determine the extent of environmental constraints to the installation of a Town-wide proposed expansion of a centralized water supply system; review of findings with engineers and planners; and correspondence with various regulatory agencies regarding rare species and wetlands. Field investigator, permit applications coordinator, and principal writer of the Environmental Setting section of Environmental Impact Statements for a major inter-municipal wastewater treatment plant and service area expansion in Dutchess County, NY. Duties included identifying natural communities of federal and state regulatory concern, assessments for rare habitats and rare species, wetland delineations, assisting engineers with the preparation of wetland and stream disturbance permit applications and conducting field reviews of wetlands and streams with the Army Corps of Engineers and the NYSDEC. Team leader for a federal wetland delineation project on a proposed 300-acre subdivision. Duties included location, identification and flagging of wetlands; obtaining and analyzing soil core samples for hydric soils indications; identification and characterization of areas of wetland hydrology; analysis of upland and wetland plant communities; and identification of plant and animal species. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA Project coordinator, principal writer and editor for a recycling study guide and an audiovisual presentation on recycling for the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency. Duties included coordination of graphic and writing activities with local media agencies, the County Recycling Coordinator, the Waste Management Division of the NYSDEC, citizen review committees and personnel of the Dutchess County Environmental Management Council; and correspondence with local schools regarding recycling activities in Dutchess County. Field investigator and principal writer/reviewer of Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed County Road in Dutchess County. Duties included participation in public presentations, permit application meetings with the ACOE, field visits with the NYSDEC to evaluate rare species habitats, confirmation of wetland delineations; and preparation of supplemental reports for environmental review documents. Director of amulti-project environmental education program at the New York Botanical Garden. Major accomplishments included development, coordination and active instruction in a high school environmental studies program with several local high schools engaged in an ecological study of the Bronx River; a hemlock forest study with students from several regional colleges; a joint environmental studies program with Purchase College (SUNY), and an environmental awareness program at Roberto Clemente State Park on the Harlem River. Team leader for the design, planting and establishment of coastal mangrove -saltwater cordgrass plant community associations along the Florida coastline and within a constructed lagoon. This project required the planting and monitoring of thousands of woody and herbaceous plants covering nearly one mile of initially unvegetated shoreline. The project was considered highly successful by the Florida Department of Natural Resources and ACOE. • Director and principal ecologist for a survey and assessment of the vegetation, flora, plant health conditions and soils types of the National Park Service Gateway National Recreational Area in Brooklyn, NY. DR. JOSEPH T. BRIDGES, PH.D. Senior Biologist Page 3 Completion of this project provided the first comprehensive natural resources inventory of a National Wildlife Refuge encompassing more than 18,000 acres of coastal wetlands and wildlife habitat. Director and principal ecologist for the preparation of a natural resource inventory of upland and wetland plant communities and flora of Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. The results and recommendations for management contained within this inventory were incorporated into the Coastal Zone Management Study conducted by the Martin County Community Development Department for Hutchinson Island. SELECTED REPORTSIPRESENTATIONS • Bridges, J.T. 2004. Blanding's Turtle Protection Plan, Crofton Mews Apartments, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 2003. Field Survey for the Presence of NYS Listed Threatened and Endangered Plant and Animal Species and a Rare Ecological Community, River Valley Estates, Town of Dover, Dutchess County, NY. Bridges, J.T. 2002. I. Threatened and Endangered Species Survey Report, II. Site Natural Resources Report (Plant Communities Flora And Fauna), III. Federal Wetland Delineation Report, IV. Bald Eagle Survey Report. National Park Service, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, Mongaup Interpretive Center, Deerpark, Orange County, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 2002. Blanding's Turtle Habitat Assessment, Proposed Emergency Access Road for the Proposed Crofton Mews Subdivision, Hyde Park, NY. Bridges, J.T. 2001. Field Survey for the Presence of New York State Listed Threatened and Endangered Species, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, New Baltimore to Westerlo Electric Transmission Line, Albany & Greene Counties, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 1998. Black Vulture in New York State -Confirmed Nesting and Observations of Early Development. The Kingbird. Vol. 48(4): 289-300. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA DR. JOSEPH T. BRIDGES, PH.D. Senior Biologist Page 4 Bridges, J.T. 1998. Stormwater Management Regulations for New York State: A Review of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's General Permit Requirements for Construction-Related Stormwater Discharges. Presented to the Town of Mount Pleasant Planning Board. Mount Pleasant, NY. Turtle Habitat on the Northwest Shore of Oscawana Lake and Bell Hollow Road, Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 1992. Freshwater Wetlands: A Comparison of State, Federal and Local Regulations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Towns. New York, NY. February 1992. Bridges, J.T. 1996. A Habitats Assessment and Wetlands Delineation Report of the Former James Cagney Estate on Bangall- Amenia Road, Town of Stanford, Dutchess County, NY. Prepared for Andropogon Associates, Philadelphia, NY. Bridges, J.T., S. Conrad and J. Conrad. 1995. Analysis of the Suitability of Cement District Soils within the Proposed Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation Electric Utility P- Line Reroute Right-of-Way to Prevent Contamination of Groundwater by Periodic Herbicide Usage. Prepared for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY. Bridges, J.T. 1994. Field Survey for the Presence of Threatened Tall Tick-Clover (Desmodium glabellum [Mich] DC.) Within a Section of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Right-of-Way in the Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY. Prepared for Ensearch Environmental Corporation, Boston, MA, on behalf of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY. Bridges, J.T. 1993. Habitat Survey and Assessment Report for the Threatened Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) at the Victory Lake Nursing Center, Town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY. Prepared for Hayward and Pakan Associates, Poughkeepsie, NY. Bridges, J.T. 1993. An Assessment of the Impacts of a Reported Manure Discharge on the Natural Resources of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, Town of Copake, Columbia County, NY. Prepared for Odyssey Farms South, Copake, NY, to address regulatory concerns regarding an alleged fish kill in a public trout fishing stream. • Bridges, J.T. 1992. Oscawana Lake Quadrangle Project Site, Assessment to Determine the Presence of Suitable Bog • Bridges, J.T. 1991. Wetland Regulations: New Players, New Approaches. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Towns. New York, NY. February 1991. • Bridges, J.T. and E. Kiviat. 1988. Significant Habitats of the Stewart International Airport Properties, Orange County, NY. Hudsonia, Ltd. Bard College Field Station. Annandale, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 1982. Hutchinson Island Resource Inventory: Plant Communities and Wetlands (text and map) In Coastal Zone Management Study of Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. Florida Oceanographic Society in association with Martin County Community Development Department. Stuart, FL. • Bridges, J.T. 1980. Guide to the Eleanor Yarrow Memorial Nature Trail. New York Botanical Garden Pub. Bronx, NY. • Bridges, J.T. 1978. The Ecology Center: An Alternative Institute for Environmental Education. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Science Teacher's Association. Washington, D.C. April 1978. Bridges, J.T. 1977. An Assessment of the Ecological Impact of Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) on Other Plants in the West Pond Area of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Brooklyn, NY. New York Botanical Garden -National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit Report. Bronx, NY. Bridges, J.T. 1976. Vegetation Survey, Soils Map and Estimate of Plant Health Conditions at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Brooklyn, NY. New York Botanical Garden-National Park Service Cooperative Research Unit Report. Bronx, NY. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com MDRA KEY PERSONNEL ~F °~, Sonja Teichmann Senior Planner I onja Teichmann has extensive experience in planning, zoning and development with a particular focus on site planning, environmental design, and project management. CREDENTIALSIREGISTRATIONS • Bachelor's of Landscape Architecture:Diplom Ingenieurin (FH) Landespflege (Diploma in Landscape Architecture), University of Essen, Germany, 1993B.A. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • American Planning Association FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION • Land Use and Environmental Planning • Zoning and Land Development Regulations • Site Plan Design and Review • Landscape Design • Stream Reconstruction • Environmental Impact Statements GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ArcGIS/ArcMap (advanced) AutoCAD (basic) EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Ms. Teichmann is responsible for project management and staff coordination involving permit application and SEAR processing for private clients. She supervises the preparation and processing of land use development applications, subdivisions, and coordinates with project team professionals to ensure timely and thorough submissions to permit agencies. Ms. Teichmann also manages and provides sophisticated GIS services. Ms. Teichmann has three years experience as an Associate Planner for Sullivan County's Division of Planning and Community Development where she conducted Land Use Planning and GIS Data Base Management. At County Planning, she organized Department of State Training & Technical Assistance Sessions on zoning and planning issues for local municipalities: Amending Zoning; Sign Control; Land Use Control; Adult Use Control; Cell Tower Regulations; Planning Board Powers & Duties; Comprehensive Planning; Community Design Tools; Property Maintenance Laws. Additionally, Ms. Teichmann worked at the Institute for Landscape Development and Urban Planning in Essen, Germany as the Job Captain responsible for Environmental Studies and Design Projects. During her five years experience she was involved in a wide range of environmental and visual impact assessments, as well as in ecological and landscape protection and development planning. She worked both independently and in amulti-disciplinary team of landscape architects, town planners, ecologists, hydrologists and geologist. Her responsibility covered all stages of planning and design process including project management, presentation and client contact. Ms. Teichmann has used ArcView with regards to Environmental Studies for residential development, motorways, railways and coal mining. KEY PROJECTS Principal environmental planner for the Carvel Property Development, a 2,200 acre vacation and second home community to be developed in the Towns of Milan and Pine Plains, Dutchess County, and including a sophisticated complex of recreational amenities, community facilities and a range of residential housing types. For the preparation of the Carvel Property Development Environmental Impact Statement, Ms. Teichmann is responsible for project management and coordination of MDRA's natural resources & planning staff as well as specialty sub-consultants. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www.rudikoff.com - MDRA • Planner support services regarding the preparation of the SEOR Environmental Impact Statement pertaining to Long Dock Beacon, an environmentally-sensitive Hudson River waterfront redevelopment project in the City of Beacon, NY. Completed a Visual Impact Assessment in response to comments from the NYS OPRHP regarding a 50 lot subdivision in the Town of LaGrange located in proximity to the scenic Taconic State Parkway. Prepares natural and visual resources analysis utilizing GIS. Develops conceptual and design development plans for site plan and subdivision projects. • Principal Planner to the Town of North East, a rural Town located in the north-east of Dutchess County, NY. Ms. Teichmann's services focus on zoning, subdivision and SEAR review. • Prepared GML-239 Referrals for subdivision, site plan, area variance and use variance, special permit applications, including the review of SEAR and EAF documents. • Landscape design for the Livingston Manor Streetscape Enhancement project, Sullivan County. SONJA TEICHMANN Senior Planner I Page 2 Administrated the Sullivan County Main Street Redevelopment Center Program, a program that provides grants to eligible applicants for facade renovation and restoration projects in order to revitalize local main streets. Her responsibilities included review of applications, provision of technical assistance and administration of grant funding. Management of Sullivan County's GIS Data Base and development of GIS maps using ArcView and ArcGIS/Arclnfo for the Division of Planning and Community Development (Open Space and Agricultural PDR maps, Comprehensive Plan, Scenic Byway map) and for local municipalities (Zoning and Master Plans). Prepared visual impact assessments for high tension electricity lines and motorways: Management plans for national preserved areas and parks; ecological statements for cities in the northern Ruhr area; Flora-Fauna- Habitat (FFH) impact statements. • Prepared development plans for the restoration of stream and the regeneration of industrial sites. PLANNING • ENVIRONMENT • DEVELOPMENT Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. www. ru d i koff.com MDR.4 MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. Planning -Environment -Development Tel: 845.831.1182 Fax: 845.831.2696 www. rudikoff. com November 9, 2011 Victor. L. Fanuele, Chairman and Members of the Planning Board Town of Wappinger Planning Board Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 RE: PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES MDRA RATE SCHEDULE Dear Chairman Fanuele and Members of the Board: As requested in the RFP, attached separately is Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates, Inc. (MDRA) standard commercial Rate Schedule. Please note that for public clients, where particular circumstances warranted it, MDRA has made other client specific arrangements. Sincerely, MATTHEW D. RUDIKOFF ASSOCIATES, INC. Matthew D. Rudlkoff President ~ ~ ~~,~~ mrudikoff c(,~.rudikoff.com (845) 831-1182, Ext 102 Enc. Town of Wappinger /Proposal for Planning Consultant Services /November 8, 2011 Page I of I