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. Concentual Desim. Once initial field engineering data is obtained, several site visits are conducted. Professional engineers and landscape architects/park planners proceed to design a conceptual master plan. This plan will usually contain various options regarding trailway alignment, points of access, rest areas, overlooks, parking access points, areas subject to intense flooding and areas of critical wildlife habitat. This plan is first presented to the entire District management team, after which it is refmed and presented to the elected Park Board of Directors. After this initial review, staff requests and advises the elected officials of the upcoming public planning process. Staff will also request one or two Board members to join the design team, allowing active representation of the public's elected officials. 'Qpen House" Conce.pt. Interested citizens, Potentially Affected Interests (PAl) and special interest groups are strongly encouraged to join in the planning process. South Suburban often organizes an 'Open House" to kick off this extended planning process. The 'Open House" provides each PAl the opponunity to ask questions, express concerns, react to what is being proposed and even make suggestions to the technical experts who are responsible for developing a plan or program. The Open House is an informal setting which allows for one-to-one exchanges, usually extending over . several evenings and part of a weekend, between any concerned and/or interested persons and the public officials and professionals. While the PAIs have the opponunity to mill around going back and forth between the displays and familiarizing themselves with the various facets of the proposed plans or plans, the Open House is also productive in getting the PAIs' viewpoints and perceptions communicated to the professionals. Master Plannin. For Parks. Projects which involve capital expenditures andlor development are planned by a very specific procedure as established by South Suburban's Board of Directors: I, The project is identified within budget parameters, public need and desirability, and with general or specific use and facility features determined. 2. Staff has conducted various surveys, studies, and gathered necessary data so that an initial design phase (land use study or architectural concept) can be initiated. Board members' thoughts and input are desirable during this early planning stage. This step occurs whether the project will be designed by in,house planners or through an appointed architect or engineer selected by the Board. 3. Once the preliminary input has been gathered, the preliminary plan is developed and then submitted to the Board, at a public hearing, for review, revisions, and so forth, .