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Michael Martin <br />Manner <br />' Experience <br />Mr. Martin joined DSU in February of 2006. Mr. Martin recently received his Masters in Urban <br />and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota. He also completed internships with the <br />' City of Saint Paul City Council and the City of Minneapolis' Community Planning and Economic <br />Development department. Examples of projects he has been involved with include: <br />• Comprehensive Planning. Currently working on finalizing the Comprehensive Plan for the City of <br />Owatonna, Minnesota. He calculated and updated population projections using the latest <br />estimates provided by the Minnesota State Demographic Center. He is also designing the format <br />for the final draft of the plan to be presented in. <br />e • City Planning. Worked on a parking study for the City of Burnsville, Minnesota. The purpose of <br />this study was to determine if the amount of parking the city was currently requiring was too <br />much. He developed recommendations after comparing the city's parking requirements against <br />other comparable cities in the United States and national parking studies. <br />' • Master Planning. Worked as part of a consultant team to develop a master plan for the University <br />of Minnesota's Academic Health Center. Students from the Humphrey Institute worked to develop <br />a master plan that addressed the Academic Health Center's need for more research, clinical, and <br />' teaching facilities. The plan was shaped to effectively plan for public spaces that provide a <br />healthy and healing environment, connections to the nearby Mississippi River and address <br />transportation issues. <br />' • Research Intern. While working for the City Council in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he researched <br />auto - oriented businesses in the city. The research included looking at the city's zoning code, <br />spatial location of the businesses and identifying locations in the city where the businesses were <br />concentrating. This research was a first step in determining what types of zoning changes needed <br />' to be made to mitigate the negative externalities of the uses. He also provided policy analysis <br />and research on a range of topics for the Council. <br />' Professional Organizations <br />Member American Planning Association (APA) <br />Member Urban Land Institute (ULI) <br />' Education <br />Masters in Urban and Regional Planning <br />' University of Minnesota Graduate School, Twin Cities <br />Bachelor of Science in Journalism <br />Minor: Political Science <br />St. Cloud State University <br />1 <br />1 <br />