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CITY OF SOUTH BEND CE SERVICES FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AT KENNEDY ACADEMY AMERICAN STRUCTUREPOINT PAGE 10 <br />PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH <br />TAKING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL <br />Through our experience, we know following through on the items listed previously helps to create a <br />project the community supports. To keep the coordination and communication with the community up <br />to date, we are proposing to take our community involvement efforts to the next level by offering to <br />implement any of the following items or to work with the City of South Bend Officials to develop new <br />innovative outreach efforts. <br />DOOR HANGERS WITH MAGNETS <br />These will be handed out in conjunction with the normal notification letters and <br />contain logos of all involved parties along with contact information. <br />X UPDATES BY PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEER <br />Using an “X” account (formerly Twitter) established for the project, along with the <br />existing “X” account for your community, we will work with the City of South Bend <br />and the contractor to issue instant updates for short-term closures or accidents and <br />post construction photos. To assist in getting followers to these “X” accounts, the <br />project website can be configured to show both “X” feeds, along with the information <br />and updates typically found on our project websites. Where available, we’ll use other <br />social media channels, such as Facebook, for the same purposes. <br />CUSTOMIZED PROJECT SIGNAGE <br />Similar to signs used on private development projects, the signage for your project <br />will show logos of all involved parties and provide the various website and “X” <br />handles detailed above. <br />DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY <br />With this resource in house we are able to get high resolution site photos before <br />during and post construction. Additionally, we can video the construction process <br />at any point in time to show progress from beginning to end of the construction of a <br />project. <br />GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND <br />In trying to provide the best solutions <br />for the City of South Bend, we provide <br />the following extra services that make a <br />difference. <br />PERSONALIZED PLAN SHEETS <br />We regularly provide pertinent plan sheets <br />with personalized notes that indicate <br />specific features (property lines, old/new <br />driveways, new pavement limits, etc.) <br />for homeowners who have extensive <br />questions. While many residents have <br />likely seen this information prior to <br />construction, this personal touch shows <br />that we take their concerns seriously. <br />“MOWABLE” SLOPES <br />Concerned homeowners often have <br />questions regarding 3:1 mowable slopes. <br />We routinely work with homeowners so <br />they understand what the slopes will look <br />like upon completion of construction. We <br />often assist residents by finding an existing <br />slope in the area that matches the new <br />slope to further illustrate the intentions of <br />the plans. <br />VALUE-ENGINEERED EROSION AND <br />SEDIMENT CONTROL <br />Intelligent implementation of erosion and <br />sediment control (E&SC) measures often <br />provides us with an early opportunity <br />for value engineering. If implemented <br />as per the plans, E&SC measures can <br />often leave areas unprotected or simply <br />be unnecessary. On projects where <br />planned E&SC measures are found to <br />be inadequate, we can make strategic <br />adjustments that, in the end, will help <br />minimize financial impact and make the <br />project more environmentally friendly.