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One of the first tasks of the process is to work with the City of Santa Ana is to customize the techniques noted below to form an inclusive, effective decision -making and consensus -building organization. When the project is finished, we want the entire core groupidesign team to believe without doubt that all ideas were explored, and the very best design solution was executed. Our approach to planning begins with a thorough review and understanding of the vision. We will investigate not only the focus on current design trends in indoor recreation and sports facilities, but also your fiscal framework as it relates to programming and operations. We understand that informed decisions made at the beginning of the project guide the best directions taken during the design phase. The design team will review in detail all relevant information in context with the existing site, our findings from visits, conversations, and interactions with all key stakeholders. Early design workshops will be conducted with designated key staff to further our knowledge of specific desires, your current and anticipated needs, as well as outline all sustainable goals, Project goals, priorities, expectations, and key milestones will be established early on and used to benchmark the project's success. The team assembled for this project strongly values the importance of listening and understanding the characteristics/ uniqueness of each opportunity. Having completed numerous sports and recreation complexes across the country, our team is aware of many unique and key issues that are critical to the success of this project. ENGAGING COMMUNITY We design with communities to create spaces where they can build community now and in the future. Our tailored engagement process is focused on place -making to help build consensus and shared ownership of the project. Community consensus and support during the design will be integrally linked to the success of the project. Our comprehensive process, assessment, communication, goal setting, and workshops allow us to design with the community. The key to achieving design and programming consensus is to provide an inclusive, transparent process that allows the community to understand design goals, while providing an opportunity for meaningful input. INTERACTIVE WORK SESSIONS Interactive 'work sessions' are the baseline to our approach and will involve key personnel from the City and the design team. These work sessions define and explore issues, brainstorm concepts and reach conclusions. It is anticipated that design team workshops will be one a month (in person) through construction documents. In addition, we recommend having a working video conference meeting (every 2 weeks) to address any issues that may come up throughout the process. We are committed to sustainable or ecological design with every project. This means making sure that our design efforts work with our earth's ecological systems. Sustainable initiatives will be an integral part of this effort. COMMUNICATE Iteration — in concert with you, our client— is a core part of our process. Our'9 Square' planning approach is a well -honed process of workshops and consensus building that allows project designs to evolve naturally and without roadblocks. The workshop approach concentrates involvement of stakeholders to make efficient use of their time, experience, and input while creating a positive buy -in to the major ideas behind the design concepts and why decisions have been made. CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY EXPERIENCE With a national footprint, our team has extensive experience in all forms of construction delivery. For projects to be successful under this method, the architect must engage early on and maintain constant communication with the construction partner. Early involvement of the construction partner allows for critical, informative decisions to be made that in return save time and money. WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN Our team philosophy is "we will make it happen." Our staff is trained to be resolution driven with a focus on execution and timely completion. We insist that all our sub -consultants share our same hands-on approach to our clients. Our goal on every project is to generate a successful project which is measured by client satisfaction. We are very successful In developing award winning projects, but this is not the sole driving force behind our project delivery approach. Our number one goal on every project is a highly satisfied client. CITY OF SANTN A.NA NEW COMMUNITY CENTFR 1 11