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10 CITY OF LITTLE CANADA | PARKS MASTER PLAN <br />Project Manager/System <br />Master Planner <br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE <br />SEH: 14 years <br />Industry: 38 years <br />EDUCATION <br />Bachelor of Landscape <br />Architecture <br />Landscape Architecture <br />University of Illinois at Urbana - <br />Champaign <br />Crime Prevention through <br />Environmental Design (CPTED), <br />Harvard School of Design <br />Neighborhood Design and <br />Traffic Calming, University of <br />Wisconsin <br />Treatment Wetlands <br />University of Wisconsin <br />Biotechnical Slope Protection <br />and Erosion Control <br />University of Wisconsin <br />REGISTRATIONS/ <br />CERTIFICATIONS <br />Landscape Architect in MN, IN <br />and WY <br />LEED AP (2009), U.S. Green <br />Building Council <br />Charrette Facilitator (2007), <br />National Charrette Institute <br />Form Based Codes Certification <br />(2007), Form Based Codes <br />Institute <br />Certified Planner (1999), <br />American Institute of Certified <br />Planners <br />Council of Landscape <br />Architectural Registration <br />Boards (CLARB) Certified, <br />Council of Landscape <br />Architectural Registration <br />Boards <br />Robert Kost LA, AICP, LEED AP®, CLARB <br />Bob will serve as senior planner providing expertise in planning, design and community <br />development. Bob brings extensive comprehensive parks and trails planning experience for <br />communities throughout the Midwest. <br />Bob is a certified planner, registered landscape architect and LEED Accredited Professional <br />with over 30 years of experience in the planning, design and implementation of parks, <br />trails and open space facilities. He has worked at a range of scales from municipal park and <br />trail systems, to community park master plans, playgrounds and plazas. His commitment <br />to design integrity and developing solutions based on community values has resulted in <br />numerous planning and design awards. <br />EXPERIENCE <br />Parks, Open Space, Trails and Cultural Arts Plan – Virginia, MN <br />Project manager and lead planner for developing a long-range policy plan for guiding <br />management, expansion and enhancement of the city’s parks, open spaces, trails and <br />cultural arts facilities. <br />Park and Open Space System Plan – Austin, MN <br />Project manager and lead planner for developing an in-depth facility, user needs analysis and <br />long-range policy plan for guiding management, expansion and enhancement of the City’s <br />parks, recreation and open space system <br />Comprehensive Plan and Parks System Plan – Town of Pines, IN <br />Lead planner for developing a new comprehensive plan and parks plan for this Indiana Dunes <br />National Lakeshore community. <br />Park System Plan – Waite Park, MN <br />Lead parks planner for a comprehensive study analyzing existing facilities, future needs and <br />framing short-, medium- and long-range citywide acquisition, expansion and park facility <br />enhancements. <br />Burnsville Parks Master Plan – Burnsville, MN <br />Project manager and lead parks planner for a comprehensive analysis of the community’s <br />park and recreation facilities and programs and established a vision and framework for future <br />park renovations and enhancements with a special emphasis on strengthening neighborhood <br />identity and ecological services. <br />Wolf Lake Recreation Area Master Plan and Memorial Pavilion – Hammond, IN <br />Planner who led community planning process and master planning for lakeside regional park <br />complex with public gardens, sports fields, trails, beach and aquatic facilities and a new multi- <br />purpose performance pavilion. <br />East Range Community Comprehensive Plan – Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, Biwabik and Town of <br />White, MN <br />Project manager and lead planner working with a multi-community task force to create a new <br />comprehensive plan guiding and coordinating future investments to strengthen economic <br />competitiveness and quality of life with strong emphasis on leveraging the role of parks, trails <br />and recreation on community development.