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Environmental Specialist Bacon stated that Coordinator Chris Anderson should <br />determine what kind of a budget is available. <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon stated that the Comprehensive Plan update might be one <br />area of interest to some residents. <br />Acting Chairperson Max stated that he would rather ask the City Council for a specific <br />budget amount, knowing what kind of funds were needed, rather than asking for a budget <br />and then deciding how much can be afforded for the Expo. <br />Acting Chairperson Max asked for suggestions about speaking subjects. He mentioned <br />the subject of wells and septic systems as an area of interest. <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon stated it would be helpful to have directed discussion <br />about topics of interest that the EPB has been involved in. <br />Council Member Strommen suggested the subject of rain gardens. <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon stated he would like something that summarizes trees, <br />buffers, and tree inventory in Ramsey. <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon suggested having one topic address health and risk. He <br />stated these are hard topics to get people to understand. He stated that the EPB is <br />attempting to increase ecosystem health because that is the payback for the EPB <br />members' time. <br />Board Member Bentz suggested finding a speaker that covers the topic of clean water. <br />Acting Chairperson Max concurred that the city has rivers on two boundaries, which <br />might make the subject of clean water a very well received topic. <br />Board Member Bentz stated that combining the subject of clean water with rivers also <br />leads to the subject of wells and septic systems. <br />Acting Chairperson Max stated there is no shortage of ideas to fill up three to four hours <br />of speaking sessions. He suggested offering breaks between speakers, with more <br />discussion about filling in the small details at another EPB meeting. <br />Environmental Specialist Bacon suggested the presentation could have more than one <br />speaker about a subject, and then the speakers could meet together for follow up at a later <br />time. <br />Acting Chairperson Max suggested round -table discussion after informational sessions to <br />address questions that people may have. <br />Environmental Policy Board/ November 6, 2006 <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />