Resume (click text to link to Markus' detailed resume)
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Markus Mead, Principal, is a fourth generation Oregonian, with his family hailing from the
As a land use consultant, Markus began at Group Mackenzie in
Switching to the environmental non-profit world, Markus applied much of his land use policy knowledge to the coastal management activism and marine policy projects of The Surfrider Foundation. Markus has continued to specialize within the environmental planning sector with New Wave Planning. New Wave Planning is a single-employee company.
Media and Publications
Stormwater Management Ordinance Amendment Accessory Dwelling Units
Portfolio
These are projects I completed with New Wave Planning.
New Wave Planning composed a draft stormwater management ordinance based on low impact development and best management practices. The intent was to help restore a local anadromous (salmon) fish harvest and meet the City's needs. The ordinance will go before City Council by 2010 and be available on the City's website.
Port Orford Stewardship Area
This report characterizes existing protections and threats to water quality in the Stewardship Area. It addresses priority gaps in habitat management by analyzing water quality structure. It provides a Stewardship Area management tool for POORT to promote, providing tools and strategy to refine management by promoting citizen advocacy in local stewardship.
The project scope is to focus on the link between land use management and water quality standards and marine habitat quality. Therefore it focuses on the linkages between the watershed and the sea. By bringing management agencies, local institutions such as the Port Commission, public bodies such as the Port Orford Planning Commission and members of the public such as land owners, it builds relationships with local institutions and educates stakeholders about land-sea connections.
The Stewardship Area's Principles are intended to use an ecosystem-based management approach for marine management including fish harvest. Comprehensive watershed management through Low Impact Development using BMPs as implementing tools is a model which adheres to the EBM approach and can be used for the Area's watersheds, creating a seamless land-sea management connection.
For more information about POORT, visit www.oceanresourceteam.org/
One of the most important elements to creating a community is residential density; people living close together. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), also called "granny flats" can create this density, provide more housing options for a variety of incomes, address gentrification, increase density - and thus making public transportation and alternative transportation modes such as cycling more viable. It is also a great source of additional income. Contact me to determine how this can be done at your home.
These are projects I completed at other firms and organizations.
Barbur Blvd. Townhomes/Offices (Portland Oregon)
I designed this site plan and wrote the application narrative. It was a split-zone and split Comp. Plan designation. This attached housing design was one of three alternatives including an office building in front and attached housing in the rear. The last one, not requiring a Comp. Plan amendment was constructed. It is now an office building (see below photo).
Elkhorn Ridge Estates (Tigard Oregon)
I helped design this subdivision. I wrote the application narrative and produced the land use application. I also coordinated some of the funding and all of the development permits and contractors (and did some of the work too). It's on Bull Mountain in Tigard. This site took lots of environmental permitting due to the three streams on the site.
The site looks like this:
Happy Valley Subdivision, Happy Valley Oregon
I designed, negotiated, created the land use and engineering applications and permits, did much of the pre-site development work (such as surveying and clearing) and secured new funders/clients when the intial ones left the project. It became a Street of Dreams candidate. I designed this to minimize earth clearing costs by utilizing contours. I tried to save as many trees as possible by locating homes in existing cleared areas and putting a public trail along the permiter so people can "access" trees.
Large Commercial Center, Tigard Oregon
Application narrative, land use review, US Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit, ODFW Permit, DSL Permit, Wetlands reconstruction.
Royal Oaks Country Club Tree Management Plan (Vancouver WA)
Report and inventory to describe how alternative management methods can meet or exceed City tree ordinance standards.
Port of Vancouver Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Land Use Section (Vancouver WA)
describe past and present land uses at Columbia Gateway, to present potential impacts associated with the four Columbia Gateway Subarea Plan Alternatives, and to propose mitigation measures for those impacts.
Southwest Washington Medical Center Master Plan (Vancouver WA)
- Assisted with Master Plan expansion and Plan build-out
- Short Plat and Site Plan Review for a proposed Southwest Washington Medical Center (SWMC) Hospice House
- narrative for a pre-application conference for a 9,500 square foot Child
Early Learning center. - Major Variance for a Proposed Soundwall
Frenchman's Bar Due Dilligence and Appraisal (Clark County WA)
Assess the potential long-term use options for the Frenchman’s Bar tidelands property. At project commencement, the tideland parcel boundaries and location had not been established or verified, and were in dispute. Because parcel location and boundaries influence use options, these parcel boundaries needed to be confirmed before proceeding on the use analysis.
Shoreline Management Permit and Scoping - Vancouver Lake (Vancouver WA)
Confirming the shoreline permitting requirements and possible exemptions, verifying the shoreline environment designation of the property, and producing a technical memorandum identifying these findings.
Glacier NW Concrete Mixing site Development Application Narrative (Vancouver WA)
construction and operation of a ready mix concrete plant.
11-lot Residential Subdivision, Camas Washington
Design subdivision and site plan, streets and utilities. Compose applciation narrative.
Drano lake Columbia Gorge Scenic Area Permit, Corps of Engineers Permit Narrative for new dike. (Skamania County WA)
Honda Storage Facility Portland Oregon
Development Feasibility Report
Carl's Jr. Due Dilligence, Gresham Oregon
20-lot subdivision, Clackamas County Oregon
Application narrative and submittal, public meeting
Small land division/ subdivision, Portland Oregon near Terwilliger Park
application narrative and land use application
KPDX Broadcasting Facility and Office
Washington County
City of Vancouver Groundwater Protection Ordinance Draft Composition
Composed draft ordinance, conducted research.
City of Camas Washington Periodic Review
Existing Conditions GIS Anslysis, population statistics and ordinance review
Clark Public Utilities State Environmental Policy Checklist Vancouver Washington
Port of Portland Noise Abatement Study, Portland, Oregon
conducted GIS analysis of new decible impacts. composed analysis report. attended and presented at public meetings. (report here)
Tillamook Jetty Shoreline Armoring comments
US Army Corps of Engineers is now required to maintain the beach in front of the new 300-foot rip-rap revetment along the beach at the north Tillamook Jetty. Hopefully, this action will save the wave at Barview.
Winchester Bay Public Beach Access, Master Plan
Provide public comments, collaborate with state agencies and State Parks Commission for property purchase and beach access maintenance. Surfrider Foundation volunteers helped keep the Winchester Bay parking lot free and open to public beach use by assuring it wasn't purchased by the County, and remains in Corps ownership.
Member, DEQ/DHS Beach Monitoring Program Advisory Council. This Council formulated a health advisory sign and public notification procedure during high bacteria level events. This procedure was designed to maintain coastal tourism, adequately advisehttp://www.surfrider.org/oregon/news/2004/2004-04-21-oceanreport.html water recreation users, and educate beachgoers about how bacteria enters our oceans.
Promote the US Commission on Ocean Policy to state agencies and Governor's office.
Through public comment, activist involvement and staff meetings.
Assist DHS and DEQ to impliment the B.E.A.C.H. Act in Oregon
Executive Council and Legislative Committee member of
Advanced marine conservation goals establishing marine protected areas and implementing ecosystem-based management through public agency rulemaking and management processes such as OPAC, the governor's office, State Parks and ODFW Commissions.
Established six marine water quality monitoring labs on the oregon coast.
Composed grant applications and reports. Raised approximately $200,000 for salary, water quality monitoring materials and volunteer programs.
Advisory Board member of the Oregon State Parks Ocean Shores Management Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan.
Member of the Mayor's Sewer Workgroup to provide stormwater and sanitary solutions. Newport, Oregon
Port Orford Ocean Resource Team GIS Inventory
Help create Surfrider Oregon website.
Promote Pew Ocean Commission report through public comment, policy analysis and agency coordination.
Provide comments and collaborate with ODFW on Nearshore Management Plan. (more here)
Coordinate volunteers and experts for DEQ NPDES Permit Reconsideration at Georgia Pulp Mill.
