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Also attached to this agenda item: 269735 Pre Renovation Environmental Testing Services Proposal Landscape Architect Proposal

Cortlandt Waterfront Park Cortlandt, New York IQ Landscape Architects prepared a park master plan for a 50 acre waterfront parcel located in the Town of Cortlandt, New York. The plan has been developed through an extensive public outreach process which has engaged a diverse group of stakeholders including business owners, local fisherman, school groups and environmentalists. The park has a unique and colorful history, once the site of extensive brick making operations as well as a seaplane base. The western portion of the site is programmed for various activities oriented towards the Hudson River. The eastern section contains a nature preserve and interpretive areas centered on brick making in the Hudson Valley. The park most recently won a Planning Achievement Award from the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation. Harbor Island Park Town of Mamaroneck, New York IQ Landscape Architects was selected as part of a Project Team for the Village of Mamaroneck to plan and redesign a major park facility located on the Long Island Sound. The park has one of the most unique settings on the East Coast, as it sits at the terminus of a bustling main street and central business district. The surrounding inlets create a thriving harbor-town atmosphere. Public outreach was a major component of the planning and design work. In addition to providing recreational opportunities and preserving the maritime character, technical issues such as storm drainage and seawall restoration were investigated. East Parcel Community Park Sleepy Hollow, New York IQ is part of a design-build team composed of professional consultants and contractors responsible for the design and construction of a new park in Sleepy Hollow New York. The park is adjacent to the Hudson River and sits across from a new planned Village Community Center and DPW Facility. The program for the park consists of a skatepark, racquet sport courts, and a promenade overlooking future athletic fields. EL. 12.0 EL. 12.0 EL. 12.0 EL. 16.0 EL. 10.0 EL. 16 .0 EL. 16.0 PROPOSED BRIDGE CONNECTION This plan was prepared with funding provided by the New York State Departement of State under Title 11 of the Enviromental Protection Fund. 1. PARK BENCH NATIVE FLOWERING SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS HEX BLOCK PAVER PICNIC TABLE TUPELO TREE GROVE VIEWING BERM PLANT BED EDGING SHADE SAIL LONDON PLANE TREE RED MAPLE BLEACHER SEATING SKATE PARK, PROMENADE, AND TENNIS COURT PARK VOCABULARY SKATE PARK TENNIS COURT Flint Park Larchmont, New York Site Plan View of New Fields and Creek Restoration IQ worked with the Village of Larchmont and the Flint Park Conservancy to prepare a Conceptual Layout, conduct field investigations, and product selection for the front area of Flint Park. The project scope included the removal and replacement of the existing playground, improvements to site drainage, the restoration and replacement of the ball fields and basketball court, and the design of new bleachers. Flint Park Larchmont, New York Riverbay Park Bronx, New York IQ Landscape Architects is working with the Riverbay Corporation to provide landscape architectural design services for improvements to a waterfront parcel along the Hutchinson River at Co-op City. IQ is preparing a schematic open space design plan which addresses the proposed park programmatic elements including playgrounds, trailways, sport courts, performance spaces, fencing and other outdoor amenity spaces. IQ will also develop concepts (with McClaren Engineering) for shoreline restoration incorporating a combina-tion of natural stone element and a vegetative edge. In addition, IQ will develop schematic concepts for the streetscape along Co-op City Blvd. ‘ BUFFER PLANTING ’ RUSTIC FENCE WITH CABLES PATH NATIVE PLANTING BIO - RETENTION BASIN BRIDGE RIP RAP WITH PLANTING G PLAYGROUND F STORAGE BUILDING E NEW YORK CITY BALLFIELD D CON ED SUBSTATION C BIO-RETENTION / WET MEADOW B PARK ENTRANCE A STREETSCAPE / SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS / FENCE N OUTFLOW M OVERLOOK DECK / BIRD WATCH L EMBANKMENT / RESTORATION K STAGE / PAVILION J OPEN LAWN I BERMED AMPHITHEATER H PICNIC AREA HUTCHINSON RIVER CO OP CITY BOULEVARD U STAGING AREA, PARKING, DOG RUN, FUTURE SPORTS COURTS T SERVICE ROAD S ADULT EXERCISE R KAYAK LAUCH WITH STORAGE RACKS Q STONE STEP DOWN P PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE O PARK PATH (8’-12’ WIDE) CABLE BARRIER ALONG WATER’S EDGE R N C N Q L P L K O A I H B B S T B G F J D U E O M SCALE: 1”=50’ RIVERBAY WATERFRONT PARK OCTOBER 14, 2021 KEY Lorem ipsum BIORETENTION BASIN Pollinator Park White Plains, New York IQ Landscape Architects worked with the City of White Plains to restore a 1-acre vacant parcel as a passive public park composed of a native meadow, trees, and perennial gardens. The site was a reclaimed car service center facility. The firm designed interpretative signage, seating areas of respite, and a sustainable pourous paving system. Pollinator Gardens provide energy-rich nectar and protein-rich pollen for native birds, butterflies, bees, and other insects. They also provide a safe habitat which provides nesting materials and resting locations for our residents. In return these animals carry pollen from one flower to another , aiding the plant's reproduction. They also spread of the seeds of the flowers and plants well beyond the original flower. Almost all of the world’s crop species and most native plants rely on these animals for pollination. Habitat loss, diseases, pollution, pesticide poisoning, and invasive plant species, are causing many of these pollinators to disappear, and that has scientist worried. Eve Cullom Phlox Baby Joe Pye Weed Blue Fortune Agastache Helenium Mardi Gras Butterfly Weed Aster Nova Gayfeather Coneflower Raspberry Wine Bee Balm Pollinator Gardens Benefits of naturalized areas include: • Climate resiliency: managing the negative effects of flooding; • Ecological health: maintain a healthy habitat for wildlife • Metal health: providing a respite for resident and visitors • Environmental health: the area will improve air and water • Beautification: significantly enhancing the area for all to enjoy. Matthiessen Park Irvington, New York IQ Landscape Architects worked closely with a citizen’s committee to develop a comprehensive Master Plan for Matthiessen Park located on the Hudson River in Irvington, NY. The park is defined by magnificent views, groves of mature oak trees, and a popular playground. The play areas however were constructed over forty years ago and were in need of a major overhaul. Village officials, the committee, and a team from IQ met regularly to develop a new playground design inspired by nature. Materials, colors, and forms were selected to reinforce the theme. The park and playground areas were resdesigned to ensure accessibility for the handicapped. A splash pad, performance stage, and a fitness trail are other park amenities meant to engage the entire Irvington community. Matthiessen Playground Plan Matthiessen Park Irvington, New York Quiet Cove Poughkeepsie, New York IQ Landscape Architects worked with the County of Dutchess on the creation of a new urban waterfront park in Poughkeepsie, New York. The entire site once served as a water filtration and sewage treatment facility for the historic Hudson River Psychiatric Center. Its colorful history includes the site of a former Navy barracks and other buildings which served a very active rowing community. IQ’s plans for restoring the park included an interpretive area acting as an outdoor museum, commemorating the birthplace of collegiate rowing. Other park components included native trails, kayak launches, and an observatory. Several of the buildings were reused for community use. One structure was proposed as a field station/laboratory to study the ecology of the mid-Hudson River. IQ worked closely with the NYDEC in implementing ‘soft’ shoreline stabilization methods, incorporating native upland and tidal plantings. Master Plan Quiet Cove Poughkeepsie, New York Master Plan IQ Landscape Architects, along with sub-consultants and native plant specialists Larry Weaner Landscape Associates (LWLA) collaborated on a landscape restoration project known as Scenic Hudson Riverwalk Park at Tarrytown. The new plans for the park incorporated a palette of native trees, shrubs, and meadows. The IQ and LWLA team worked closely with a committee of stakeholders set up by the village to create a new landscape plan which promotes sustainable design and management practices. Landscape Restoration Plan Section B-B’- Andre Brook Section A-A’ - Rolling Dunescape A A’ B B’ Tarrytown Riverwalk Park Landscape Restoration Tarrytown, New York Tarrytown Riverwalk Park Landscape Restoration Tarrytown, New York Yorktown Railroad Park Yorktown, New York From the turn of the century the Old Putnam Railroad Line carried passengers and produce into New York City from the outer suburbs and surrounding farmland. Although the line was abandoned over forty years ago, many of the train stations remain and the once vacant right-of-ways are being reclaimed as greenways and bike trails. The Town of Yorktown retained IQ to develop plans for a park with one such historic station structure as its focal point. The former station will be programmed as a cafe intended to serve the many recreational bikers anticipated along the North County Trail bikeway system. The restored building will be flanked by a new restroom facility and bicycle rental pavilion which will recall the architectural heritage of Westchester County’s train stations. A terrace, beer garden, and picnic grove will provide an outdoor retreat and rest stop along the bikeway and draw travelers into the nearby shops and commercial district of the Hamlet of Yorktown Heights. Spatially defined by berms, flowering trees, and a crescent shaped mall, open lawns will become areas for a farmers’ market, art shows and outdoor fairs. Inlaid with fabricated scrolls of characters and symbols reflecting Yorktown’s history, period lighting fixtures, benches, and archway portals, will create gateways into this new village green. Oil Tank Park Ossining, New York IQ prepared Conceptual Plans for a three-acre site on the Hudson River which contained several de- commissioned oil tanks. The proposed design retains three of the tanks adaptively revising the roofs as migrating pollinator habitats. Swaths of lawn are carved throughout the park and through new fields of native meadows. An existing bulkhead along the river’s edge will be replaced with planted rip rap and stone step-downs to the water. A small sand bar located at the mouth of the Sing-Sing Kill will be restored as a tidal marsh. Croton Gorge Trails Croton on Hudson, New York The Village of Croton-on-Hudson received an ISTEA grant from the New York State Department of Transportation for the development of a municipal trail. The trail is located within a paper street R.O.W. section which parallels the Croton Gorge, a scenic and heavily wooded area geologically created by the Croton River. The trail section is part of an overall contiguous Village-wide pedestrian network, linking neighborhoods with natural preserves, public open spaces, and the Hudson River waterfront. IQ developed the conceptual design and construction documentation for this first phase. Erosion control and stabilization were a major focus of the design. The trail retains a very natural, rustic feel and a “soft” bio-engineered approach was applied to some of the technical issues addressed. Local historic, land use and natural features were highlighted with interpretive signage. Native under story plantings were added to enhance wetland and disturbed areas while recycled wood chips were utilized from dying and dead hemlocks to help stabilize and define the trail. Croton Waterfront Trail and Boat Launch Croton-on-Hudson, New York IQ Landscape Architects designed a series of projects for the Village Croton-on-Hudson to further promote accessibility of its Hudson River waterfront. The projects included a canoe/kayak launch located at the terminus of the Metro- North parking lot, two handicapped-accessible trails, and a bikeway system.