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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS <br />Mr. Mantell is a Planner who brings versatile skill sets acquired over 7 years of Urban Design and <br />Urban Planning related studies. Mr. Mantell’s wide array of planning and design experience includes: <br />comprehensive planning, land use, zoning, evaluation and appraisal reports and amendments; <br />strategic visioning; development standards diagrams; conceptual plans and modeling; development <br />review; site plan review & research; zoning reviews; code writing; communications and zoning <br />inspections. <br />EXPERIENCE <br />Plan Review Services: Fort Myers Beach (FL) | Highland Beach (FL) | Surfside (FL) | Weston (FL) <br />| Sunny Isles Beach (FL). Provides planning and zoning activities for these municipalities including <br />zoning reviews, development review applications and permit applications. <br />City of Cape Coral, FL: Land Use Development Regulations Update: Provided assistance for the <br />update of the City’s Land Use Development Regulations. The approach shall be a proposed form- <br />based-code, where appropriate, or a hybrid of the Euclidian based code and a form-based code. <br />The City is most interested in protecting the character and integrity of single-family neighborhoods, <br />streamlining permitting, and creating a quality urban environment. <br />City of Hialeah, FL: City of Hialeah Comprehensive Plan Update: Provided assistance for the <br />Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) was a State-mandated evaluation and update of the <br />comprehensive plan. This major effort to update the Plan was undertaken to review all existing <br />policies in the Plan and recommend revisions as necessary. <br />City of Plantation, FL: Unified Land Development Code Revisions: Provided assistance for the <br />project which focused on consolidating the City’s zoning ordinance, subdivision/platting ordinance, <br />landscape ordinance, and signs and advertising ordinance, into a cohesive, unified land development <br />code. This effort is not a major rewrite of the code but more of a reorganization to be user-friendly, <br />easy to read, understand, and interpret for all users. <br />City of South Miami, FL: Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code Revisions: <br />Planning Assistant for the project which includes an extensive review and update to the City’s <br />Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. They City’s current documents are viewed <br />as out-of-date and inconsistent. The revisions include addressing the City’s desire to encourage <br />sustainability, environmental qualities, and adaption to potential sea level rise and climate change. <br />The Comprehensive Plan update includes State required EAR-Based Amendments. <br />City of Lighthouse Point, FL: Consultant City Planner: Assist in providing various planning <br />services to the City. CGA functions as the City Planners. Assistance includes zoning reviews, permit <br />applications, zoning inspections, site visits and zoning inquiries. <br />Town of Surfside, FL: Consultant Town Planner: Assist in providing various planning services to <br />the Town. CGA functions as the Town Planners. Assistance includes review of land development site <br />plans, comprehensive plan amendments, land use amendments, zoning inquiries, variances and <br />rezoning applications, and conceptual 2D and 3D modeling. Specifically, Mr. Mantell has prepared <br />conceptual 2D + 3D modeling for special projects related to resiliency and sea level rise. <br />Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Inspections: Conducts IAQ inspections throughout the South Florida Area. <br />Daniel Mantell <br />Senior Planner YEARS OF EXPERIENCE <br />9+ <br />YEARS WITH THE FIRM <br />5+ <br />EDUCATION <br />Masters of Urban & Regional <br />Planning, Florida Atlantic <br />University <br />Bachelor of Urban Design, <br />Florida Atlantic University <br />Associates of Science in <br />Forestry & Environmental <br />Ecology, Indian River State <br />College <br />CERTIFICATIONS & <br />LICENSES <br />Certified in Permaculture <br />Certified CPTED Security <br />Practitioner <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />AFFILIATIONS <br />Graduate Teachers <br />Assistant, Urban & Regional <br />Planning Department, Florida <br />Atlantic University <br />Member of the National <br />Society of Leadership & <br />Success <br />108