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OLSSON ASSOCIATES � r ram " A , ,607 Mark K. Nolan, AICP • Senior Urban Planner Experience Summary Education Mark is a certified urban planner with more than 15 years of experience in ^ University of Minnesota the urban design,planning, architecture and engineering fields. His project BA Architecture experience includes planning and design in five major transit corridors in the Twin Cities, neighborhood development and transit station planning, land-use University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Masters of Urban Planning planning, and impact analysis of major industrial projects.As a senior planner on Olsson Associates urban design and planning team, Mark brings a variety of skills and knowledge at a wide range of project scales, including conceptual and final design, project management, and the community participation and Registrations American Institute of Certified Planners presentation processes. Key Projects • Minneapolis Industrial Land-Use and Employment Policy Plan Professional Associations —Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mark served as the lead urban planner for ▪ American Planning Association a study that will provide a clear policy direction for industrial land uses Urban Land Institute and industrial sector employment within the City of Minneapolis.The Congress for the New Urbanism study will evaluate the long-term viability of existing industrial uses and • Minnesota Design Team propose a range of industrial uses to retain for the future. In addition to 1000 Friends of Minnesota land use,the study will provide a comprehensive examination of current Sensible Land Use Coalition and future industrial sector employment within the City of Minneapolis in relation to national and regional trends. • Wright County Northeast Quadrant Land Use Plan—Wright County, • Olsson Professional Experience Minnesota. Mark served as project manager and lead urban planner 2006 to Present for the preparation of the Wright County Land Use Plan Update for the Northeast Quadrant,which is the fastest growing section of the County. This plan will serve as a model for planning activities in the rest of the Years of Professional Experience County, and incorporates future land-use alternatives, preservation of 16 Years agriculture and natural areas,innovative and practical planning, and the development of constructive relationships between the County, Townships and Cities in the Northeast Quadrant. • Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance— Mt. Horeb and Dane County,Wisconsin. The Traditional Neighborhood Development(TND)was designated to work in towns with limited administrative capabilities by providing the basic design building blocks for a developer. Responsibilities included field reconnaissance and analysis of existing and model ordinances; community workshop facilitation and presentation to planning commission; and electronically assembled and contributed content to final/model TND ordinance. • PolyMet/NorthMet Socioeconomic Impact Analysis—Babbitt, Minnesota. Mark managed the preparation of a socioeconomic impact analysis for a 4,162-acre non-ferrous metal mining project near the Mesabi Iron Range.The impact analysis assessed the cumulative employment, economic and social impacts of PolyMet's NorthMet Project along with the implementation of several other major industrial projects on East Range communities—both short term through construction, and long term with employment growth for the region. The results of this study are being incorporated into the required Environmental Impact Statement(EIS)for PolyMet Mining Corp. • Comprehensive Plan Update—Gem Lake, Minnesota.As project manager, Mark assisted the City of Gem Lake to prepare for the update to its comprehensive plan. This included the development of strategic 1