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REP #2020-073 CITY OF EVERETT PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLAN <br /> Narrative Response <br /> 1 . Qualifications & Relevant Experience <br /> A. Briefly describe your company. Include how <br /> long the company has been in business. <br /> BERK is an interdisciplinary consultancy integrating strategy, planning,and policy <br /> development;financial and economic analysis; and facilitation, design,and communications. <br /> Founded in 1988,our passion is working in the public interest,helping public and non-profit <br /> agencies address complex challenges and position themselves for success. <br /> Our Mission is: Helping Communities and Organizations Create Their Best Futures. We do <br /> this by: <br /> • NI Integrating the art of effective decision-making with the science of rigorous quantitative <br /> and qualitative analysis; <br /> • Bringing people, ideas, and analysis together to generate understanding and consensus <br /> on the best strategies and decisions; and <br /> ■ Bridging across disciplines to synthesize diverse information and facilitate relationships.• <br /> A hallmark of our approach is our ability to communicate complex information to a wide <br /> range of audiences,using words, numbers, pictures, and maps to convey information in <br /> accessible,understandable formats. We believe that when participants truly understand the <br /> issues and options before them, they are able to make good decisions,and then communicate <br /> and explain those decisions to the broader community. <br /> BERK has been in business since October 1988.We are incorporated in Washington State as <br /> an S-corporation. <br /> -J I <br /> :111 PROPOSAL • SUBMITTED OCTOBER 27, 2020 1 <br /> ■ <br />