Minutes - Environmental Policy Board - 05/19/2015

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Committee members agreed with this suggestion. City Planner Anderson stated this was good input and key to setting up the public meeting. He restated the question "How do natural resources and the environment align with your perception of land use within the City?" He asked if the word vision should be used. Board Member Hiatt stated that"land use vision" implies future planning and moving forward. Board Member Lewis suggested the word "practices" instead of"vision". City Council Liaison LeTourneau asked if the word "practices" continues to project people forward. Board Member Lewis stated that he felt it brings it to a current as well as a future state. He was not sure "practices" was the right word but something that encompasses both current and future would be prudent. City Planner Anderson suggested "How do natural resources and the environment align with your perception of land use practices and the vision within the City?" He asked Board Members for a general consensus. Committee members agreed with the question as stated but agreed that Staff could have leeway to make minor changes. City Planner Anderson asked if there are any specific resources that would be helpful for the general public to have. He asked Board Members to e-mail him with suggestions. City Council Liaison LeTourneau suggested the City's Strategic Plan. He stated there may be a couple of items in that plan that would relate to this exercise. City Planner Anderson stated that the City's Strategic Plan would be a document that would be included in any exercise. He will make sure that it is a resource. City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that if a topic links back to the Strategic Plan it validates it and gives it more weight. 5.02: Consider Topic and Process for Focused Education Campaign City Planner Anderson stated that this case came from a discussion at the Board's March meeting. The Board had stated its desire to look at one particular educational topic. He stated that the City does have an approved legislative platform that identifies transportation and water supply as two major issues. He stated that it made a lot of sense to have water resources as the educational topic. He stated that it ties in nicely with the legislative platform and Surface Water Management Plan education. He went over the process and mediums that would be most impactful. He would like input from the Board on developing an action plan so that Staff could start to prepare. He suggested QCTV as another medium to consider and putting together a display for community events such as Happy Days. He stated that if the Board is comfortable, Environmental Policy Board/May 19, 2015 Page 4 of 7