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Combined Planning Resources
Kleinfelder and Poggemeyer, a Kleinfelder company, offer a range of planning services. From community
and land use planning (including zoning, economic development, visioning, and grant financing) to
resilience, hazard mitigation, and climate adaptation planning, Kleinfelder and Poggemeyer’s planning
staff includes three AICP-certified professionals, including one AICP–Certified Environmental Planner.
PLANNING EXPERTS
CHRIS BALERNA, LEED AP
Chris has worked in the design and construction services industry for over 16 years
specializing in a wide range of project management and project controls activities.
His recent experience has focused on management and coordination of large multi-
project municipal urban infrastructure programs establishing, implementing, and
monitoring program system controls for costs, schedule, and risk. Chris is a key team
member supporting Program Managers and Project Managers to provide oversight,
consistency, and quality assurance across the programs. He also manages and mentors
Kleinfelder’s team of Project Controls, Community Relations, and 3-D/Visualization
Specialists at Kleinfelder’s Cambridge office. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in biology
from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from Boston
University.
LAUREN FALCONE, AICP
Lauren has 25 years of experience in community planning and economic development
and works with communities to facilitate a public planning process that creates a
vision with realistic goals and objectives that can help community leaders move their
organization into a financially stable future. Lauren also specializes in financial programs
that can provide infrastructure improvements and business/industry retention, expansion,
and recruitment strategies. Notable projects include planning documents in Grafton,
Ohio (Comprehensive Plan), Worthington, Ohio (Community-wide Visioning), and
Ottawa County, Ohio (Four-county Workforce Development/ Economic Development
Strategy). Her experience includes public meetings, interview tools, surveys, visioning,
SWOT/SOAR analysis, action plans, and implementation. Lauren earned a bachelor’s
degree in public administration from Miami University and a master’s degree in public
administration from Cleveland State University. She has been a member of the City of
Westlake Planning Commission since 2017.
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BETSY FREDERICK, LEED AP
Betsy is an environmental planner with 35 years of experience in the resource
management field. She has diverse experience including regulatory compliance
negotiation, reporting, program development and permitting; pollution prevention
and waste minimization plan development and implementation; and strategic planning
for growth and resource management. Betsy has specialized in bringing a strong
planning and “smart growth” component to environmental resource management and
infrastructure/utility development and operations, having managed land use studies as
well as municipal, preservation, water resources, and environmental master plans for a
wide range of communities and organizations throughout New England. She has focused
on water resource and stormwater management for low impact design applications
and green infrastructure development. Betsy earned a bachelor’s degree in history from
Boston College and a master’s degree in preservation planning from Boston University.
PATRICK MARCHMAN, AICP CEP
Patrick has 15 years of experience in environmental, hazard mitigation, and climate
adaptation planning. He has also managed a statewide transportation-related realty
program and has done extensive volunteer work in the climate adaptation space,
including founding and leading an industry-leading group focusing on managed retreat
and climate-induced relocation for the American Society of Adaptation Professionals.
He has worked for the public and private sectors on a wide range of projects and on
scales from the international to single structures. Notable projects include managing
the acquisition review for nearly 600 parcels on the U.S. side for the Gordie Howe
International Bridge project and the NEPA and regulatory processes for billion-dollar
energy projects in the Gulf of Mexico. He also has Certified Environmental Planner
advanced specialty certification through the American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP). Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in decision sciences from Georgia State
University and a master’s degree in marine affairs focusing on coastal and watershed
planning from the University of Washington in Seattle.
PAUL TECPANECATL, AICP
Paul has worked in the planning and community development field for over 40 years,
with a strong background of service in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. His
experience includes neighborhood, city and regional planning; organizational strategic
plan development; housing and neighborhood revitalization strategy development;
administration of HUD programs; historic preservation planning; Section 106 reviews;
and zoning/land use regulation work. As Housing Commissioner for the City of Toledo,
he administered over $12 million of federal funds annually, drafted Toledo’s Historic
Preservation Ordinance as Planner for the Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions,
and served as Executive Director of the Northriver Development Corporation in the
Vistula Neighborhood in Toledo. Notable projects include zoning code and subdivision
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regulation updates in Orrville and Fremont, Ohio and planning studies in Adams
County, Ohio (Economic Development/Tourism Plan), St. Mary’s, Ohio (Miami-Erie
Canal Collaborative Development/Tourism Plan), and Miami County, Ohio (Northern
Miami County Trail Development/Tourism Plan). Paul earned a bachelor’s degree
in urban studies from Xavier University in Cincinnati and a master’s degree in
community planning from the University of Cincinnati, and between 1996 and 2006,
he was an instructor in the Graduate Department of Geography and Planning at the
University of Toledo.
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City of Cambridge on behalf of the Resilient
Mystic Collaborative
Upper Mystic River Watershed Analysis
VARIOUS MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPALITIES
Kleinfelder completed a watershed-wide analysis to optimize and coordinate regional stormwater
management. Kleinfelder led a multidisciplinary consultant team to address precipitation-based
flooding in the Upper Mystic River Watershed. Through this project (funded in part via an EEA Municipal
Vulnerability Preparedness Action grant), the team coordination with RMC member municipalities to build
consensus around six priority wetland-scale opportunities, advance these to 10% conceptual design, and
collaborate updates for a regional flood model.
Regional Flood Model Tool Development 16 Municipalities Collaborate to Collect Regional Data
Kleinfelder and its consultant partners helped improve the sophistication and
calibration of the Upper Mystic River regional flood model by integrating piped
SIMILAR PROJECTS infrastructure and detailed subcatchment data. This effort included extensive
COMPLETED BY outreach activities, including interviews with 16 municipalities and the Mystic
KLEINFELDER River Watershed Association to validate model outputs for present day and
• Ipswich Basin Water 2070 10-year, 24-hour storm events. The development of the regional flood
Resources Planning Study model tool constituted a novel data-sharing effort, bridging data gaps between
• Scituate-Marshfield-Duxbury communities. The improved regional model helps assess flood mitigation
Regional Coastal Hazards benefits of watershed projects at a regional scale and provides data that allows
Assessment municipalities to better understand shared flood vulnerabilities under changing
• Gloucester Watershed climate conditions.
Resiliency Plan
Kleinfelder conducted a GIS-Based desktop analysis to identify potential sites
within the watershed where constructed stormwater wetland projects could
provide regional flood mitigation benefits. This analysis investigated many site-
specific suitability factors, including opportunity size, active land use and land
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Upper Mystic River Watershed | Watershed-Wide Analysis to Optimize and Coordinate Regional Stormwater Management
cover, parcel ownership, topography, slope, soil, and bedrock conditions, as
well as watershed factors (e.g., subcatchment imperviousness and localized
flood impacts) using data provided by the municipalities, or obtained via Mass
GIS or other local and federal government data sources.
To ensure that the prioritization of project opportunities reflected the
consensus of the many stakeholders that contributed data and feedback
throughout the process, a multi-criteria prioritization tool to rank project
opportunities was co-produced over the course of three working sessions
with the RMC’s Upper Mystic Stormwater Working Group. This process
helped prioritize criteria amongst four sub-categories (e.g., Hydrologic
suitability, Equity & Environmental Justice, Regional Connectivity, and Cost
& Ease of Implementation) into tiers of criteria and co-benefits. The RMC
provided a space for participatory engagement and feedback, and the
Working Group was able to collaborate on the technical approach, building
consensus around priority watershed opportunities.
Upon identification of priority near-term projects, Kleinfelder oversaw
the development of 10% conceptual designs for wetland-scale green
On-site Data Collection along the
Mystic River infrastructure at six locations, and estimated co-benefits for each project.
Kleinfelder also explored innovative technologies, such as Active Reservoir
Management (ARM). The team investigated the most opportunistic locations
for ARM and developed draft operations’ control logic at several pilot
locations, outlining procedures for strategic drawdown of water levels in the
advance of a forecasted large storm event.
Following concept development, the flood mitigation benefits of GI+ARM
project opportunities were modeled as alternatives within the regional flood
model. The team performed scenario modeling to determine the residual
flooding from a significant storm event, such as the 10% 2070 storm
(comparable to a precipitation event today with 25% recurrence probability),
estimating the benefits of watershed-scale adoption of these technologies.
The modeling results, which included new baseline data sets, were uploaded
to a webmap tool and made accessible to all watershed communities.
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Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca Counties
4CG Regional Strategic Workforce &
Economic Development Strategy
HURON COUNTY, OTTAWA COUNTY, SANDUSKY COUNTY AND SENECA COUNTY, OHIO
Economic development and workforce development organizations in Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and
Seneca Counties have partnered together under the 4CG initiative. 4CG represents the 4 County Group
4 Collaborative Growth. The group began working together six years ago to collectively address the
region’s workforce challenges.
SWOT Analysis Public Input The 4-County Workforce and ED Charrette Provided Collaborative Input
Their collaborative work received support from the Area 7 Workforce
Development Board and the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. Phase I
of the project (Workforce and Economic Development Strategy) was fully
funded and a contract for a year-long project was awarded to Poggemeyer
Design Group.
A SIX-PHASED APPROACH INCLUDED
• Phase I –Discovery (project familiarization)
• Phase I –Project Design (regional economic and background
SIMILAR PROJECTS assessment, completion of industry specific workforce needs
COMPLETED BY PDG assessment, potential training partners, data summary)
• Village of Whitehouse, • Phase III –Collaborative Input (focus groups, surveys, key person
Ohio Economic interviews)
Development Strategy • Phase IV –Visioning
• City of Luna Pier, • Phase V –Economic Development Strategy and Talent, Attraction,
Michigan Economic Implementation Regional Plan
Recovery Strategy
• Phase VI –Four County Review/Adoption
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4CG Regional Strategic Workforce & Economic Development Strategy
4CG Workforce Employment & Wage Statistics Convey Local and Regional Data
SurveyMonkey 4CG Public Input Results
Job Growth Statistics by County
4CG Regional Strategic Workforce &
Economic Development Strategy
City of Cambridge
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
and Resiliency Plan
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
As prime consultant, Kleinfelder has supported the City of Cambridge’s climate change vulnerability and
adaptation efforts since 2010. Kleinfelder implemented a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA)
for the City, exploring the impacts of changes in heat, rainfall, sea level rise, and storm surge on critical
infrastructure, vulnerable populations, public health, and the economy. This study provided the foundation
for the ongoing Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Plan (CCPR), which Kleinfelder is also leading.
Part 1 of the Climate Change
Vulnerability Assessment
Kleinfelder is developing resiliency strategies to address
vulnerability assessment findings.
AWARD WINNING
PROJECT
INTEGRATED COASTAL, DRAINAGE, AND RIVERINE
• Consulting & Engineering: FLOOD MODELING
Climate Change
In the CCVA, Kleinfelder led a multi-disciplinary team to develop comprehensive
Adaptation & Resilience
flood modeling for use in climate change planning. The integrated models include
• Advancing Best Practices: complex interactions between hydraulics of the City’s piped stormwater and
Climate Change combined sewer systems, hydrology of two major river networks, dam operations
Adaptation & Resilience
on those rivers, and coastal dynamics downstream of the dams. Kleinfelder
–Climate Change Business Journal developed and oversaw the integration of highly-localized climate change
projections for rainfall design storms, sea level rise, and storm surge into the models.
The data, maps, and reports from these efforts gave the City a comprehensive
picture of future flood risks and provide a basis for adaptation planning.
INTEGRATION WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
The initial focus of the CCPR addresses high priority flood risks identified by the
CCVA in the Alewife and Port neighborhoods. Kleinfelder led the development
of adaptation strategies to mitigate flooding and build flood resiliency in this
area in coordination with broader City comprehensive planning and capital
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City of Cambridge | Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Plan
CCVA Planning Process Timeline
improvement programs. The team developed a prioritized set
of short-term and medium-term resiliency measures that can be
implemented as policies or special projects to help Cambridge
adapt to climate change. The measures are focusing on resiliency
at the parcel and building scale, the district and neighborhood
scale, and citywide and regional scales. Ideas were discussed as
part of an extensive stakeholder engagement effort combining
focus groups, workshops, and interviews with residents.
GREEN AND GRAY ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
Kleinfelder developed an early screening process to identify
feasible green and gray infrastructure projects and estimate their
cumulative contribution to flood mitigation and urban heat island.
Highly-Localized Climate Change Projections Map The team modeled proposed flooding and urban heat island
mitigation measures to quantify their impact. Options explored
included green and gray stormwater mitigation projects, flood
“I wanted to express my protection and sustainability guidelines for buildings, increasing
appreciation to the Kleinfelder tree canopy and cool surfaces, and multi-purpose berms,
team for the excellent public among others. Build-out projections were used to estimate the
meeting last night. The slide cumulative impact of these strategies on mitigating flooding and
deck was great and all the work heat in the area. Kleinfelder created GIS-based tools and virtual
that went into the graphics reality for the City to communicate site-specific flood risk and
paid off. Overall, the objective design data to property owners and developers.
of getting the results out and
explaining where we are going
next was achieved.”
John Bolduc, CCVA/CCPR,
Project Manager, City of Cambridge
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City of Worthington
Vision Worthington
WORTHINGTON, OHIO
Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc. worked for the City of Worthington with a resident-appointed steering
committee to complete a year-long community visioning project. PDG worked with the Visioning
Committee to create a scope that would solicit input from 80% of the resident population.
Vision Worthington Meet & Greet
A Visioning Committee “meet and greet” was held and a City tour was
completed at the first site visit. Demographic data was collected and analyzed.
A Communications Plan and a Public Input Plan were created and involved
Vision Worthington Interactive Website innovative ways to reach 80% of the residents, including key stakeholder
interviews, signage, post cards, a public survey, speaker’s bureaus to various
civic groups/community organizations, SOAR analysis, focus groups, a visioning
session, and a charrette. Promotional items were created including t-shirts,
rack cards, mailed post cards, social media cards, and community signage.
"Please pass along Bang the Table community engagement software, Facebook, and Twitter were
my sincere thanks and also utilized.
appreciation for the
excellent job on the Vision THE PROJECT INVOLVED A SEVEN-PHASED APPROACH
Worthington graphics. • Phase I Discovery
Throughout our visioning • Phase II Project Design
process we have been the
• Phase III Listening
recipient of your special
talents to get our message • Phase IV Collaborative Input
out to Worthington • Phase V Visioning
residents in a creative, • Phase VI Doing
impactful way." • Phase VII Public Review/Final Adoption
–Joe Sherman, Worthington
Community Visioning The entire collaborative input phase was completed on-line due to Covid-19,
Committee Chair
using Survey Monkey, Microsoft Teams, Miro Whiteboard, and Bang the Table.
Participants were enthusiastic about participating on-line. Mailings were also
included for those who did not have internet access.
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Vision Worthington Community Outreach &
Engagement Branded Materials
The Visioning Committee summarized what was heard and read from
the community (over 300 community members at public input events
and over 2,000 community members online) into an overall community
vision statement and seven specific subset vision statements with related
community priorities. Council is currently working with the Visioning
Committee to implement the visions.
SIMILAR PROJECTS
COMPLETED BY PDG
• Village of New Bremen
Comprehensive Plan
• Village of Grafton
Comprehensive Plan
• City of Luna Pier
Economic Recovery
Strategy
• Miami Erie Canal
Development and
Tourism Plan
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Targeted Integrated Water Resources Planning
WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
Kleinfelder prepared an Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for the Town of Westport, MA,
a small community in southern Massachusetts.
The Westport River and Estuary system is an important part of the Town
character, and this plan addressed multiple water quality concerns in the
natural environment and drinking water systems. Among these was a need
to meet regulatory obligations associated with the Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) for nitrogen established for the East Branch of the Westport
River. The TMDL is the threshold concentration of a pollutant in water above
which that receiving water can no longer achieve the beneficial uses (e.g.
boating and fishing) for which it is classified under the Commonwealth water
quality standards. Following a modified version of EPA’s Integrated Planning
Framework, which included a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement,
Kleinfelder provided the Town with a holistic approach to addressing high
nutrient concentrations in their waterways and bacteria contamination in
drinking water systems and rivers with broad public support.
Kleinfelder began the integrated planning process by assessing current
conditions concurrent with a stakeholder engagement process. To establish
baseline conditions, Kleinfelder reviewed and incorporated regulatory
obligations, infrastructure data, watershed reports, and water quality
sampling data into a model. The model was then used to characterize the
source of nitrogen and bacteria loading from stormwater and wastewater
sources. Kleinfelder also used this model to evaluate, prioritize, and
Buzzards Bay Coalition Westport River
East Branch Sampling Stations recommend forward-looking strategies that would allow the Town to achieve
multiple objectives including resiliency, regulatory compliance, restoration
of habitat, and sustainable economic growth. Beginning stakeholder
engagement early in this process allowed for the Team to identify community
SIMILAR PROJECTS
goals and constraints. Kleinfelder facilitated a process that promoted the
COMPLETED BY
sharing of data and ideas and resulted in valuable input that shaped the
KLEINFELDER
types of strategies recommended in the Plan.
• City of Portland, ME
Integrated Water The Integrated Plan included a phased implementation of strategies that
Resources Management
address both nitrogen and bacteria reduction goals in the Westport River.
Plan
Through the phased approach, the Town is able to incrementally implement
• Town of Westminster,
the most beneficial and cost-effective strategies while collecting performance
MA Comprehensive
monitoring data that will inform future actions.
Water Resources
Management Plan
• City of Worcester, MA
Integrated Plan
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Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance Update
ORVILLE, OHIO
PDG was retained by the City of Orrville to update their subdivision regulations and zoning ordinance.
Poggemeyer restructured and reformatted their zoning code for easier referencing and added new
chapters to address architectural design standards, environmental regulations, and a new overlay zoning
district (combining general commercial and light industrial uses) for the area north of their downtown.
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The City’s sign code was also revamped to address the 2015 Reed v. Gilbert U.S.
Supreme Court decision regarding free speech. This project took 20 months to
SIMILAR PROJECTS complete, between March 2018 to November 2019.
COMPLETED BY PDG
• City of Fremont Zoning
Code Update
• Village of Holland
Zoning Code Update
• Village of New London
Zoning Code Update
• St Mary’s Township
Zoning Code Update
• Erie Township (MI)
Zoning Code Update
Orville Zoning Map
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