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• RFP #2020-073 • CITY OF EVERETT PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLAN • Task 2.Conditions and Trends System Inventory. We will develop a citywide and neighborhood level system inventory with the following features: • Public Parks,Trails,and Open Space • Other State,County,and Special District Parks and Recreation Facilities, e.g. schools • Environmental Conditions:Tree Canopy, Riparian Areas,and Shoreline Public Access The inventory will be presented in map and table/graph forms to provide context for our evaluation of the overall system in Task 5. Asset Inventory and Assessment. Perteet will develop a parks inventory and assessment checklist inclusive of ADA and public safety evaluations and provide assessment reports with represented data for parks and park amenities,not including buildings,which we understand have already been reviewed. Perteet plans to use GIS to complete this task expeditiously. Urban Tree Canopy Evaluation. This year,The Nature Conservancy is releasing a regional StoryMap that will offer the following: q • High-resolution GIS-based land cover layers using 1 m color infrared aerial • imagery and remotely-sensed data,andy, • Custom runs of the iTree Eco ecosystem service modeling software from the US Forest Service (USFS) to produce regionally-specific urban tree canopy ecosystem service quantification and valuation reports, including stormwater remecliation,carbon capture, air quality,and energy efficiency. Subsequently,tools and templates to help cities use the data will be released.All of the data will be open source and can be used in iTree and as raw spatial data for additional analysis. Forterra will draw on this resource to perform additional analysis to evaluate and interpret canopy cover in Everett.They will calculate measures of canopy and impervious surface for the entire community, as well as for one or two different types of divisions (e.g. neighborhoods).They will provide a set of recommendations for the City to consider for further planning efforts. By using this new,publicly available data source,the team can economize on project costs while delivering a high-quality analysis. Community Profile. BERK will create a community profile based on demographic data of the population served by Everett parks and recreation facilities and programs using Census and other local,state,and federal information.The BERK team will combine data from a variety of reliable sources to create a snapshot of the community as it is now and project anticipated changes in population that will inform demand for events, services,and physical investments. ®111 PROPOSAL • SUBMITTED OCTOBER 27, 2020 19