Specifications include, but are not limited to: a.) Complete a survey of town residents and solicit input from neighborhood associations gauging the need and demand for various types of open spaces and recreational amenities – The Town has never conducted a comprehensive survey or needs assessment for open spaces and recreational amenities (passive and active). The Town is open to what survey methods are utilized, but envision some combination of written surveys, web-based surveys, and in-person listening sessions. Please provide a proposed community engagement plan to survey residents from across town of various ages, races, and incomes. b.) Conduct public visioning and design workshops to develop passive and active recreational amenities on existing vacant or underutilized public parks and properties – Provide a proposed strategy for engaging the public and stakeholder groups to formulate a plan to determine the most appropriate and practical amenities and uses to be included in each public open space. Special attention should be given to providing public access to waterfront areas along Mill Creek and Duck Creek where practicable. c.) Develop strategies and design alternatives to redevelop and add amenities where appropriate and practical to existing publicly-owned open spaces in Smyrna – The selected consultant shall provide visual renderings and/or concept plans as to how these new amenities and improvements can be accommodated within each of the public open spaces based upon input received from before-mentioned visioning/design work sessions.
