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Environmental <br />Meeting Date: <br />By: <br />Policy Board (EPB) <br />06/15/2015 <br />Chris Anderson, Community <br />Development <br />5. 2. <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Consider Outline for Public Education on Groundwater <br />Purpose/Background: <br />The purpose of this case is to review a draft outline for an education campaign focusing on groundwater. The <br />primary vehicles that the City can and typically does use for education include: website, newsletter, utility bill <br />insert, QCTV, and community events. All or most of these would be helpful in the Board's efforts to ensure that <br />information is readily available for the general public. In reviewing the City's website, along with the websites of <br />the DNR, MPCA, Metropolitan Council, and Anoka County, there is already a lot of information out there on <br />groundwater. One aspect of this campaign will be creating a 'clearinghouse' page on the City's website that has both <br />information as well as external links to these other sites where broader information is available. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />The demand on the water supply is going to hitting its peak (at least typically) in July and August. Thus, for the <br />most impact, it will be important get information in the next full issue of the Ramsey Resident newsletter, which <br />would be the August/September issue. The deadline for article submission will be approximately July 7. If the <br />Board is generally agreeable to the attached outline, Staff will begin to draft various articles addressing those <br />aspects of groundwater. The intent would be to essentially create a series of articles that would run in subsequent, <br />consecutive issues. <br />Staff has also included a more generic outline for Stormwater, leaving out defined timeframes for the time being. <br />The purpose of this is to garner feedback from the Board on this outline also. Additionally, with the advance notice, <br />there is more opportunity for the Board to take a more hands on approach with developing articles/information on <br />this topic. <br />This is a follow up to the discussion at the May meeting. Content has not been developed yet (for either topic); Staff <br />wants to verify that the topic(s) and outline are meeting the intent of the Board before proceeding. <br />Action: <br />Direct Staff to proceed with content development for both the newsletter and website. <br />Draft Outline <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By <br />Chris Anderson (Originator) Chris Anderson <br />Form Started By: Chris Anderson <br />Final Approval Date: 06/11/2015 <br />Date <br />06/11/2015 04:26 PM <br />Started On: 06/11/2015 04:01 PM <br />