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Project No. RCP-06: Simple Tools for Preservation (Environmental Policy Board Communications Plan) Project Lead: Chris Anderson, City Planner 7550 Sunwood Dr NW Ramsey, MN 55303 763-433-9817 candersonPcitvoframsev.com Project Description The City's Environmental Policy Board desires to develop a comprehensive outreach program across multiple mediums that focuses on environmentally related issues to educate and inform the community. Communications would address a range of topics such as water (conservation, groundwater, stormwater, and how all three interact), invasive species (aquatic and terrestrial), waste reduction, and community forestry. Page 16 Policy Analysis • How do we best communicate the value to community and individual of resource protection? • How do we best prioritize high value resources? Implementation Plan and Action Steps The deliverables from this project will be utilized to create resources to inform policy decisions and communicate options to our community on feasible means to improve the protection of our valued ecological resources. The City has a draft Communications Plan that outlines the outlets and key audiences for these types of messages. The project will identify how to best utilize our City Newsletter, social media, community television, and website. Sustainability and Resiliency Impacts • A Clean Environment. The Strategic Plan identifies an initiative to maintain a clean environment. These goals are also reflected in our Comprehensive Plan. • Environmental Health. Many of the tactics of the Strategic Plan are aimed at balancing future growth goals with a desire to protect high -quality ecological resources. Existing Plans and Data The following plans exist to support this project, and can be found online at www.citvoframsev.com/rcp. • Strategic Plan • Comprehensive Plan It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective and efficient government services.