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Our skateparks are designed to appropriately blend with their existing surroundings through the selection of custom materials, landscape detailing and the use of green or public space around the park. Special attention can be paid to utilizing a combination of berms, landscaping, and local trees/plantings to create functional viewing, socializing, and noise attenuation and shade areas that tie the skatepark in with the area's overall theme and function. Over the years, Grindline has developed custom techniques to add color. texture, structure and skate- able art into its projects - improving the skatepark aesthetic for its users as well as its surrounding community. Grindline's design and construction team has developed custom cost effective techniques to add color, texture, structure and skate-able art into its projects - improving the skatepark experience for its users as well as its surrounding community. Skate parks are not only athletic facilities, but are social gathering places and can be focal points for other activities like concerts, competitions, or open air markets. Facilities are designed to meet skating demands, incorporate areas for spectators, have sufficient parking areas nearby, integrate sufficient weather protection, and be fun and challenging for skaters at various skill levels. Designs also must include proper drainage and grading plans, site sustainability and maintenance factors. Safety awareness and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (C.P.T.ED.) concepts are reviewed and applied to the design of our parks to maximize safety while minimizing the opportunity for crime and accidents in a park. Our designs incorporate these factors through the separation of spectator viewing areas, good lighting, clear sight lines and elimination of areas of concealment, proper irrigation equipment and maintenance specifications. Our design process starts with a sequence of preliminary design and site meetings to determine the specific goals and expectations of the project. Collecting this information prior to concept development is crucial to accomplish a productive and creative design process. The first meeting with City staff will be to establish the overall project objectives including local demographics, end users, schedule and budget. On this project, the design team will collaborate with City staff to define the role and responsibilities for each member of the design team. As part of this meeting, the design team would conduct a site visit to review existing conditions and discuss specific opportunities and constraints with regards to the site. The primary goal of the community meeting will be to collect input, validate and appease common concerns, and establish a sense of ownership among both passive and active users of the facility. EngagingALL users in the initial planning stages is critical in the design process - designing a park that skateboarders of all ages and ability levels can call home is just as important as gaining the support and enthusiasm of local community interest groups. The community meeting will illustrate our skatepark philosophy to key stakeholders and the community in an interactive, full color presentation of the custom skate features and facilities included in the project. We will present the conceptual design submitted with this proposal which will then be refined down to a final concept based on direction and feedback from the City and community. The end result is a design produced from the ideas and · recommendations of ALL stakeholders involved with the project. We utilize our experience with skatepark construction with a thorough analysis of the site as well as local material and labor costs to produce a preliminary cost estimate.This is reviewed and refined throughout the design process to value engineer the design and preserve Realistic 3d models allow us to effectively communicate our skatepark the project budget. concepts to the client and community 8