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t Michael D. Kroll, R.L.A. Director of Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Services, & Geographic Information Systems Page 3 Relevant Project Experience: Continued maintenance limitations. Weston /Indian Trace Community Development District Increment II - Mitigation design, monitoring and project management for the 1,700 -acre expansion of Arvida's residential development in the City of Weston. The design of the 600 -acre mitigation component for this project consists of upland and aquatic habitat creation, restoration and enhancement. The primary element of the mitigation design is a 275 -acre contiguous mitigation area. The design of this area included specifications and plans for the eradication of 175 acres of melaleuca, an invasive plant species; excavation design for 230,000 c.y. of limestone; preservation and enhancement of 127 acres of sawgrass habitat; earthwork, hydraulic and planting design for the 275 acres; and field supervision of the mitigation construction. This project was presented the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Highest Award in 1996. Increment III Mitigation - Project management, design and construction observation for over 1500 acres of everglades /sawgrass habitat restoration and enhancement in the City of Weston. At the time of design, this project was the largest mitigation project in the South- east as required under the 404 Guidelines. The design of this project entailed the rehydration of ±1200 acres of existing sawgrass community, the development of plans for dense exotic /nuisance plant infestations, creation of slew systems that included "gator holes" and tree islands to encourage the further diversification of use for this project which serves as the northeast corner stone of South Florida Water Management District's Everglades Buffer Strip. Florida Department of Transportation District IV - The scope of work for this three -year contract included projects throughout Southeast Florida from Indian River to Broward Counties. Projects under this contract included: development of an exotic /nuisance plant control program and subsequent monitoring for Jonathan Dickinson State Park, establishment and monitoring of Pond Apple Slough in Broward County, permitting and survey for gopher tortoise relocations in Martin and Palm Beach Counties, and seagrass surveys for proposed bridge projects in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. • Simmons Park Habitat Restoration - Restoration of 13 acres of a large county park to its original condition by filling existing man -made canals and creating salt and high marsh planting platforms designed to facilitate the revegetation of historic mangrove areas. • Tampa Bay Shoreline Restoration - Design for the restoration of habitat along more than a mile of environmentally - stressed shoreline of Tampa Bay and the Alafia River. Slope stabilization along the River's edge where it abuts a shipping channel was a major concern. Other aspects of the design included native plant landscape design and grading plans. The upland plantings served the dual purpose of establishing a natural habitat as well as providing a buffer between a railroad and the recreational area of the River. • Glassman /Martin County Parcel - Development of a Master Plan for this 323 -acre parcel included avoidance of over 80 -acres of jurisdictional wetland area and required buffers, both upland and transitional, in order to provide for 670 single family lots, a 21/2 acre recreational facility and the proposed right -of -way of Market Street Road for Martin County. These single family residential lots were developed in order to maximize the views and interaction with the wetlands as well as other onsite amenities including lakes and buffers.