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Glendale City Council
May 20, 2025

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Exhibit #3

JESSICA HENSON
Partner-in-Charge
OLIN

SARAH SWANSEEN
Project Management and
Planning Support
OLIN

BRIAN TRUSTY
Recreation Management Consultant

PROS CONSULTING

JULIE DONOFRIO
Planning and Engagement
Specialist
OLIN

CHRISTINA MONZER
Engagement Specialist

THE ROBERT GROUP

MEET THE TEAM

JOHN BELLAS
CEQA Advice and Strategy

MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL

OLIN, WBE
Landscape Architecture,
Urban Design, and Planning
The Robert Group,

WBE, MBE, DBE, LBE
Community Engagement Strategist
PROS Consulting
Recreation Program and Services Assessment,
Financial Evaluation and Prioritization
Michael Baker
Environmental Review Preparation,
CEQA Compliance
ETC Institute
Statistically Valid Survey Administrator

TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART
City of
Glendale
Key
Partners
Community

KEY STAFF AVAILABILITY NAME ROLE ON THIS PROJECT
Jessica Henson, OLIN Partner-in-Charge
Sarah Swanseen, OLIN Project Management Support
Joanna Karaman, OLIN Ecological Systems Designer
Julie Donofrio, OLIN Planning and Engagement Specialist Andrew Dobshinsky, OLIN Parks Planning Specialist
Christine Robert, The Robert Group Engagement and Outreach Specialist Isaiah Ford, The Robert Group Engagement and Outreach Specialist Michael Svetz, PROS Consulting Recreation Management Consultant Brian Trusty, PROS Consulting Recreation Management Consultant John Bellas, Michael Baker International CEQA Advice and Strategy Fareeha Kibriya, Michael Baker International Planning Project Director Ryan Murray, ETC Institute Statistically Valid Survey Consultant John N. McGovern, WT Group Accessibility Consulting Principal-in-Charge Shelley A. Zuniga, WT Group Accessibility Consulting Senior Project Manager, QAQC

Jessica Henson, RLA, ASLA, AICP
● Extensive experience in Los Angeles
including leading the LA River Master
Plan, Culver City Parks Plan, City of LA
Park Needs Assessment, and
Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan
● Extensive built work, including parks
and public landscapes
● Landscape and Planning Studio
Professor at USC
PARTNER-IN-CHARGE | OLIN

LEGACY
BRYANT PARK | New York, NY
WASHINGTON MONUMENT | Washington, D.C.

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | New York, NY
J. PAUL GETTY CENTER | Los Angeles, CA
ANGELS LANDING | Los Angeles, CA
GOOGLE BAY VIEW CAMPUS | Mountain View, CA
THE HILLS AT VALLCO | Cupertino, CA

CALIFORNIA
APPLE PARK| Cupertino, CA
LACMA | Los Angeles, CA
LOS ANGELES RIVER PROJECTS | Los Angeles, CA
PLAYA VISTA MASTER PLAN | Playa Vista, CA
WEST LA COURTHOUSE & CIVIC CENTER | Los Angeles, CA
LOCAL
LA CONVENTION CENTER | Los Angeles, CA
Barkley Village | Bellingham, WA
FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Fort Collins, CO PLAYA VISTA MASTER PLAN | Playa Vista, CA CLEVELAND PARKS & RECREATION PLAN | Cleveland, OH

PLANNING
CULVER CITY PARKS | Los Angeles, CA
5,000+ ACRES OF PARKS AND NATURAL OPEN SPACE

GENERAL PLAN UNDERSTANDING
Air
Quality
Circulation
Community
Facilities
Historic
Preservation
Housing
Noise
Open Space and
Conservation +
Recreation
Safety
Land Use
Environmental
JusticeCITY OF GLENDALE

GENERAL PLAN
OSC&R - 2 of 11 required
elements of the City of
Glendale’s General Plan
Last updated 1993/1996
To provide guidance on
ecological conservation and
restoration, trail and wildlife
corridor opportunities, Parks
Needs Assessment and
recommendations, urban tree
canopy, accessibility and
inclusivity of parks, and and
regional partnerships
+ and relate to each of the
other General Plan elements
to guide planning and
development
GENERAL PLAN UNDERSTANDING + EXPERIENCE
LA County General Plan /
Housing Element
City of Mill Valley /
General Plan
City of Long Beach General
Plan/ Housing Element
2008, Julie Donofrio for EDAW/
AECOM
2013, Julie Donofrio for WRT 2022, The Robert Group
Rolling Hills Estates
General Plan
2022, Michael Baker

THE GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS

MUST CONSIDER

CLIMATE AND

ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY

COMMUNITY
EQUITY
HEALTH

ENGAGEMENT INNOVATION

TRADITIONAL

MEETINGS

VIRTUAL

MEETINGS

POP-UPS

WEBSITE

MULTILINGUAL

COMMUNICATION

INTEREST GROUP

WORKSHOPS

SOCIAL MEDIA

STATISTICALL Y

VALID SURVEY
YOUTH + EQUITY

FOCUSED

ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT FOR SEPULVEDA BASIN

ANALOG AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT FOR PUENTE HILLS LANDFILL PARK

TECHNICAL APPROACH

ROADMAP

INFORMATION

GATHERING EARL Y IDEAS DRAFT ELEMENTS REVISED

ELEMENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW

WORK PLAN AND SCHEDULE

Municipal Boundaries
Rivers, Channels, and Streams
Local Parks
Natural Areas
Regional Open Spaces

PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
Source: Parks and Open Spaces, LA County GIS
Portal. 2022.

PARKS IN GLENDALE

PARK NEED
Municipal Boundaries
Rivers, Channels, and Streams
Very High Need
High Need
Moderate Need
Low Need
Very Low/Existing Parkland

LAC PARKS NEED
Source: Los Angeles Countywide Comprehensive
Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment, 2016

CRITERIA FOR PARKS NEEDS ASSESSMENT

POPULATION GROWTH
Household Growth Density by Square Mile
2019-2050
0-499
500-999
1,000-1,499
1,500-1,999
2,000-2,499
2,500-2,999
3,000-3,499
3,500-3,999
4,000+
Source: Connect SoCal Growth Projections, SCAG, 2024.

RECREATION PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE REVIEW

FUNDING AND REVENUE STRATEGIES

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND CONSERVATION

OLIN

ARC INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CROSSING
INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN COMPETITION | VAIL, CO
OLIN

ARC INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CROSSING
INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN COMPETITION | VAIL, CO

EXPERIENCE

PARKS PLANNING
LA RIVER MASTER PLAN | Los Angeles, CA
CULVER CITY PARKS PLAN | Culver City, CA
FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Fort Collins, CO CLEVELAND PARKS & RECREATION PLAN | Cleveland, OH
CULVER CITY PARKS PLAN | CULVER CITY, CA
OLIN
LA RIVER MASTER PLAN | LOS ANGELES, CA
OLIN
FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN | FORT COLLINS, CO CLEVELAND PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN | CLEVELAND, OH
OLIN
LA RIVER MASTER PLAN | LOS ANGELES, CA
OLIN

OLIN
SEPULVEDA BASIN VISION PLAN | LOS ANGELES, CA
OLIN
GLENDALE-LA GARDEN RIVER BRIDGE | LOS ANGELES, CA
OLIN
GLENDALE-LA GARDEN RIVER BRIDGE | LOS ANGELES, CA

CITY OF LA PARK NEEDS ASSESSMENT

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