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Acting Chairman Valentine commented that this is a terrific tool and it stimulates thoughts and <br />reactions. <br />City Planner Anderson asked for a general consensus on focusing on water. <br />Committee members agreed to focus the education on water resources. <br />Board Member Covart asked how this would impact or tie in with the previous case to engage <br />citizen input on the Environmental Protection/Resource Management Chapter of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that this case is about coming up with a community education <br />program to try and make sure the community fully understands the issue of water resources. He <br />stated that he would hope that water would come up as a topic of importance at the citizen <br />engagement meeting. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau asked about the subcategories of water resources and if the <br />Board was going to focus on one specific issue. He stated that there could be a lot of time spent <br />educating the public on ground water issues. He suggested narrowing the educational focus. <br />Board Member Valentine agreed that there is a need to focus energy on one or two issues at a <br />time. He stated that it would require further discussion, but that he feels both water supply and <br />storm water are critical. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that the Board can and should identify a subtopic. He stated that <br />information on other subtopics could also be compiled so that when the educational focus moves <br />forward there will be information in place. He stated that it is important to hone in on one <br />subtopic but not to lose sight of others as they are connected and maybe water supply is where to <br />start. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that if the City' s legislative platform goes towards <br />surface water and rivers, the Board may want to shift in alignment. <br />Acting Chairman Valentine agreed with the need to track the City' s legislative platform. <br />6. BOARD / STAFF INPUT <br />None <br />7. ADJOURNMENT <br />Motion by Board Member Hiatt and seconded by Board Member Lewis to adjourn the meeting. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairman Valentine, Board Member Hiatt, Lewis, Bernard, <br />and Covart. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Stodola, Board Member Bentz <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. <br />Environmental Policy Board / May 19, 2015 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />