Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 11/13/2017

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#RCP 2017-6a September 18, 2017 Project Goals/Objectives: List the intended goals, objectives, or outcomes of the project as they relate to the community's needs and interests. (Note: faculty may also ask students as part of the project to do additional work that does not explicitly meet —or goes beyond —the community's stated objectives, but those objectives do not need to be included here.) 1. Use case studies to identify best practices for effectively communicating environmental threats to residents and practitioners. 2. Identify methods for residents to communicate environmental concerns to city government. 3. Recommend strategies for an ongoing public engagement and education plan that articulates threats to environmental resources and potential solutions to residents and practitioners. Final Deliverables/Work Products: identify specific deliverables/work product (this may include presentations, survey data, reports, video, or other deliverables from the course). Provide as much detail as possible about expected content. ■ Final written report ■ Classroom presentation ■ If desired, a community presentation in Ramsey may be arranged directly with interested students (this is not a requirement of the course) Background Information and Data Needs: Include all data or other information needed from the City or community partners for students to complete the class project. The project lead is responsible for ensuring all data listed here are available to students through Dropbox at the beginning of the semester. ■ Strategic Plan ■ Comprehensive Plan — Natural Resources Chapter ■ Environmental Policy Board Work Plan ■ Natural Resources Inventory (completed 2007) Project Timeline: The purpose is to identify dates when the project lead would need to be available, either on campus or in Ramsey, to interact with students. Add or remove items from this list as needed; where possible, include specific date, time, and location. ■ City and RCP staff visit to class: September 14, 9:45-11:00 am, 110 Blegen Hall (UMN West Bank Campus) ■ MOU: TBD ■ Class field trip(s) or site visit(s): TBD with project lead and students ■ Formal mid -project review: Last week of October ■ Classroom presentation: December 7 and 12, 9:45-11:00 am, 110 Blegen Hall (UMN West Bank Campus) ■ Community presentation (optional): TBD with students if desired ■ Course deliverables/work products: January/February 2018 Page 3 of 5