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<br />EDUCATION <br /> <br />University of Minnesota <br />Bachelor of Science Landscape <br />Architecture <br /> <br />CURRENT LICENSES <br />Landscape Architect-MN <br /> <br />PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS <br />American Society of <br />Landscape Architects (AS LA) <br />Minnesota American Society of <br />Landscape Architects (MASLA) <br />Congress For the New <br />Urbanism (CNU) <br />Sensible Land Use Coalition <br />(SLUC) <br /> <br />URBAN DESIGNER <br /> <br />Geoff C. Martin, ASLA <br /> <br />Qualifications for <br /> <br />Ramsey Town Center <br /> <br />Mr. Martin's influence as a landscape architect and urban designer <br />has shaped many Midwestern communities over the past 30 years. <br />Consistent among Geoff's award-winning urban redevelopment <br />plans, streetscapes, and parks is his proven ability to lead cities <br />through complex planning and design processes to define and <br />illustrate a vision for their future, to create the tools necessary to <br />guide redevelopment, and to design built works that build value <br />over time. His work continues to provide regional models for smart <br />growth, and placemaking. <br /> <br />Relevant Experience <br /> <br />. MAPLE GROVE, MN - ARBOR LAKES STREETSCAPE & DESIGN GUIDELINES <br />Bonestroo provided master planning for a new community called <br />Arbor Lakes that transformed a 2,OOO-acre gravel mine into the <br />City of Maple Grove's Town Center. Main Street is the focus of the <br />mixed use town center and links residential, institutional and <br />commercial uses within walking distance to a series of <br />interconnected lakes. In addition to the Arbor Lakes Master Plan, <br />Bonestroo designed the streetscape system and amenities to <br />define the center's character and provide a framework for <br />surrounding development. <br /> <br />. BURNSVILLE, MN - HEART OF THE CITY & NICOLLET COMMONS PARK <br />Geoff, as principal designer and manager, facilitated the <br />community design process; designed and illustrated the <br />Framework Plan and Nicollet Commons Park; co-wrote innovative <br />design guidelines and ordinances that relate building types to <br />street types, and emphasizes LID practices; produced the design <br />framework manual; and assisted with Livable Communities Grant <br />Application, for which the City received $4 million to construct <br />streets, infrastructure, streetscaping and the park. Nicollet <br />Commons Park is the focus for cultural activities with an <br />amphitheater, farmers' market, interactive water features, rain <br />gardens, and integrated public art and passive recreation space. <br />Awarded the MASLA Award of Excellence, 2006; MNRPA Award of <br />Excellence 2005; MnAPA Outstanding Project and Planning Tools <br />Award, 2001; MASLA Merit Award 2000. <br /> <br />. SAUK RAPIDS, MN - DOWNTOWN FRAMEWORK PLAN & STREETSCAPE <br />Geoff served as principal designer, project manager, and <br />facilitator. The City of Sauk Rapids was faced with an impending <br />relocation of the Mississippi River Bridge which would completely <br />reshape the existing downtown. As part of the Comprehensive <br />Planning Process, Bonestroo (then DSU) facilitated a public <br />process to create a Downtown Design Framework Plan. The plan <br /> <br />;f~ Bonestroo <br />