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WRT | RFP No. 60149: San Leandro Comprehensive Parks Master Plan 5 December 2, 2022 Sally Perez, Purchasing Technician San Leandro City Hall 835 E 14th St San Leandro, CA 94577 sperez@sanleandro.org RE: Response to Request for Proposals – RFP 60149 Comprehensive Parks Master Plan Dear Sally, San Leandro is a growing city in the heart of the Bay Area with a complete system of neighborhood parks, community parks, and shared- use recreational amenities. It is defined by its treasured natural setting, and especially by the sense of place and recreational opportunities provided by its 23 parks and recreational facilities. The years ahead will see significant growth, with an estimated 13,000 - 15,000 new residents, and over 5,370 new households by 2035. The City will need to continue to adapt, as recreation needs evolve and other challenges such as climate change remain. The City is planning for this change with a clear commitment to both reinvestment and infill along its transit corridors and achieving its established per capita park acreage standards. The Comprehensive Parks Master Plan will build on that work and the values that underlie it. It will provide specific direction on balancing open space access and resource conservation, revising existing joint use agreements, providing guidance on potential new park sites through creative and unconventional ways, reinvesting equitably in existing parks, providing recreation opportunities for a diverse and growing population, and creating memorable places where the community will come together. WRT is excited to be your partner in this endeavor. We are an interdisciplinary practice of planners and designers with a focus in park planning and design at all scales. We plan park systems and trail networks, and we design and build visions for individual parks. We bring a passion for the bigger picture of community resilience and designing with nature, and a careful attention to the unique conditions of each place and its people. With most of our work serving public agencies, we are experienced at crafting and executing outreach strategies that effectively communicate project goals and provide meaningful opportunities for input. We are familiar with San Leandro from our extensive work with the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD), including leading the community-guided vision and plan for the San Lorenzo Creekway, and from decades of planning and design work in the Bay Area. We will lead a data-driven process to evaluate existing park, recreation, and open space assets, understand the recreational needs of San Leandro’s people, and develop comprehensive direction for creating an inspiring and achievable park, open space, and trail system. Our partners are integral to the positive outcomes ahead. We propose a focused core team of WRT and PROS Consulting, who have collaborated as a team on dozens of park system plans in California and beyond. WRT will lead the overall master plan and take the lead on all aspects of physical park planning and conceptual design. In addition, WRT will lead the community engagement process, which is a hallmark of our work. We create activities and communications that encourage participation by the entire community and look forward to defining an innovative engagement approach with the City of San Leandro and the Unified School Districts. PROS Consulting will be an active lead of several areas of scope, leveraging their national expertise in park and recreation trends, demographic analysis, and park system operations. We will augment our team with strategic partners, including ETC Institute, a frequent and trusted partner in conducting statistically-valid surveys of community priorities; and CSW | ST2, a long-time engineering partner on a wide range of project types. This team expects to be working closely with a variety of local community-based organizations, as the plan will need to reflect the needs of the San Leandro community. Thank you for the opportunity to present our qualifications and proposal for this exciting project. We look forward to meeting with you and sharing more about what we can offer. Sincerely, Peter Winch, AICP Professional-in-Charge 415.882.7853 | pwinch@wrtdesign.com John R. Gibbs, ASLA, LEED AP Principal 415.229.2806 | jgibbs@wrtdesign.com