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i • • O O 0 Teresita C. Garcia • Partner, Public Involvement Director O O the region. Public outreach consists of providing public involvement and information through the O concept planning phase including interagency coordination and outreach to stakeholders in the area.Some of the projects where strategic public outreach is being implemented include: O • SR 924/Gratigny Extension West to the Turnpike Concept Report • • SR 874/Don Shula Ramp Connector to SW 136 Street Concept Report 0 • SR 924/Grafigny Extension East to 1-95 inclusion into the MPO 2030 Long Range Plan • US 1 Express Lanes O o MDX SR 874 State Environmental Report (SEIR) and Final Design - Led public involvement efforts • through the SEIR which included the preparation and implementation of o Public Involvement Plan for the proposed improvements to SR 874.The SEIR is an environmental impact study that evaluates Q alternatives for corridor improvements and identifies mitigating measures where necessary as well • as suggests specific projects and alignments. This project included the establishment of a 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 • walls 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 Dlstrictwide 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- 0 designated 57th Avenue Condor 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 Spotential extension of transit facilities from the Miami International Airport to Florida International O 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. S • 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. Cbwww.bermelloajamil.com • • 45