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• • • • • • Teresita C. Garcia • Partner, Public Involvement Director • • the region. Public outreach consists of providing public involvement and information through the concept planning phase including interagency coordinotion and outreach to stakeholders in the • area.Some of the projects where strategic public outreach is being implemented include: • • SR 924/Gratigny Extension West to the Turnpike Concept Report • • SR 874/Don Shula Ramp Connector to SW 136 Street Concept Report • • SR 924/Gratigny Extension East to 1-95 inclusion into the MPO 2030 Long Range Plan • US 1 Express Lanes • • MDX SR 874 State Environmental Report (SEIR) and Final Design - Led public involvement efforts • through the SEIR which included the preparation and implementation of a Public Involvement Plan for the proposed improvements to SR 874.The SEIR is an environmental impact study that evaluates • alternatives for corridor improvements and identifies mitigating measures where necessary os well • as suggests specific projects and alignments. This project included the establishment of o close • working relationship with all district elected officials, the creation of a Citizens Advisory Committee, • multiple community presentations and two Public Hearings. As the lead Public Information Officer during the final design phase a process was designed to obtain community confirmation for noise • wolfs following state guidelines with meetings, surveys and the preparation and execution of noise • wall agreements in coordination with MDX's legal counsel. • FDOT District 6,Public Involvement Districtwide Contract,Miami-Dade County&the Keys(2006-2011) • - Project Manager overseeing 8 public involvement specialists charged with providing outreach • services in relation to planning and design projects for FDOT. Personally led strategic efforts after ® recent changes in legislation for Community Outreach related to Improvements to the historically- designated 57th Avenue Corridor from Bird Road to Sw 8th Street. • Miami-Dade Transit(MDT)East/West Corridor-Orange Line,Miami-Dade County-Public Involvement • Officer for MDT's Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement evaluating a new segment of the ® potential extension of transit facilities from the Miami International Airport to Florida International University. Led the governmental briefings to elected officials including briefing books and historical • perspective of the project. Public involvement efforts included outreach to impacted communities • within the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade and municipalities such as the City of Sweetwater. • East/West Multimodal Corridor/Miami Intermodal Center Studies,Miami-Dade County-Key member • of the FDOT's "Connecting People" East/West Miami Intermodal Center and Multimodal Corridor • Public Involvement Program. This project included the most extensive community participation • program of a Florida Department of Transportation project to date. Included homeowner and • business groups throughout the corridor and community-based organizations as well as elected officials. Responsible for coordinating the Governmental Affairs program. Designed neighborhood • and community strategies for delivery of project information to the public. • • South Dade Neighborhood Development Concept Plans ("The Moss Plan") - Project Director. • Strategic planning study for Miami-Dade County's Office of Community Development,won Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association Award of Merit. Addresses redevelopment of 14 • neighborhoods in South Dade damaged as result of Hurricane Andrew.Working closely with County • staff-successfully directed intense public participation campaign culminating in fifty meetings with • neighborhood residents and community-based as well as religious organizations. The Moss Plan • pointed informational efforts in the right direction while transferring ownership of the plan to the communities involved. • • Pump Station Improvement Program - Directed the Development Community coordination office within the Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department Pump Station Improvement Program. This was ® used to reach out to inform builders,developers,realtors,lending institutions and potential investors • on how WASD's improvement program would affect them. Focused on conflict resolution and • designed a work schedule that strived to satisfy the needs of all involved. 0 C►a D www.bermelloajamil.com 55