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• Activity 4.1a: Explain the need for reclassifying wetlands and for conducting a function and value assessment on all wetlands in consideration that the plan does not prioritize any one wetland function over another. See also comments for 5.0 Management Standards, page 100 above. • Goal 5.1: list the authorities the WMO has in regards to managing recreational activities. • Activity 5.2a: provide more detail on the shoreline management study as to when and where the study will be implemented, what the study will entail, and how the study will be funded. Additionally, the second part of this activity is redundant with 5.2b. • 6.3.6 Education and Public Involvement: Move and consolidate redundant education goals and activities identified throughout this chapter to this section and include an activity to develop an overarching education and outreach plan with clear and specific goals and strategies. Additionally, we question whether the funds allocated in Chapter 7 are sufficient to successfully implement the number of education and outreach activities identified throughout this chapter. • Activity 6.3d: provide reference to where the 'benchmarks the GLWMO is working to achieve' can be found. • Activity 6.3e: becoming a Blue Thumb partner is not 'no cost' as identified in the implementation plan table; it does require a donation of money or time. • Activity 7.2a: explain how the WMO will ensure staff of other government units will attend training. • Activity 7.2e: clarify if the WMO is expecting the cities to update their ordinances to ensure the activities described here will occur as well as provide a timeline for implementation of the activities. • 6.3.8 GLWMO Standards and Criteria: this section blends standards, which aren't all regulatory, with regulation and requires consistency with WMO goals, policies, and objectives; though neither policies nor objectives are identified elsewhere in the plan. Additionally, applicability and design guidelines for standards should have been discussed as part of plan development and clearly included in the plan. Finally, 8.1a and table 33 both reference 'rule'— does the WMO intend to develop rules at some point? • 6.3.9 Evaluation and Accountability: we suggest incorporating goals and activities to evaluate the performance of the GLWMO. See also comments on Page 148, Evaluation and Accountability below. • Activity 9.2a: suggest correlating this activity with a process to set annual goals as well as incorporating the results of these annual meetings into a transparent report. • 6.3.10 Financing: to achieve taxing authority, the WMO would need to be recognized as a special taxing district under MN Statutes §275.066 in addition to having the authority within the J PA. • Goal 10.3: programs and projects must be prioritized in this plan. • Goal 11.1: include the criteria the WMO will use in this evaluation. • Activity 11.4a and 11.4b: the second part of 11.4a appears somewhat redundant with 11.4b. Include the protocols for determining cost - effectiveness in this plan. See also comments below for page 148, Evaluation and Accountability. • Activity 11.5a: in consideration of the training programs already available for the examples provided, this activity seems in conflict with the goal to minimize duplication of effort. 7.0 Implementation Plan Overall, the implementation plan is disappointing in its weight towards additional studies and planning, few identified priorities, and lack of identification or targeting of structural practices. The chapter only describes three programs; education, cost share, and monitoring; comprising less than 25% of the Page 4of6