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The public meetings with PWETC are valuable; however, as we learned in 2013, additional effort will be required to achieve truly meaningful public involvement. To achieve this, SEH will develop and facilitate a public involvement strategy with input from City staff. While traditional public meetings have been utilized in the past, many people are too busy to attend and their input is still vital. We will use a variety of methods to inform and engage individuals and will tailor a program that fits the needs of the project. We propose to integrate the public involvement efforts for the CSWMP update with that of the Comprehensive Plan to engage a broader audience and to consider the following tools for engagement: • Develop a web presence to provide project information and solicit project input (City website or project website) • Capitalize on the "Speak Up Roseville" online engagement tool to encourage discussions and solicit feedback • Use the "City News" newsletter to publish project information • Determine how social media can be used to disseminate information and gather input Task 4: Goal Setting, Policies, Implementation Plan and Priorities Goals and policies established in local plans are typically developed in accordance with Minnesota Rules 8410, the specific requirements of the Metropolitan Council and the standards of the three local watersheds. After our initial meetings to clearly define desired outcomes and regulatory requirements for plan approval, Rebecca and Ron will work with City staff to begin reviewing goals, policies and standards, known problem areas and planned improvements. During this process we will also provide a review of the engineering standards and permit requirements for consistency with watershed district standards to provide more streamlined project reviews and improving customer service. Before adopting the often generic and non -community -specific goals and policies that will ultimately yield an implementation plan, we will solicit input regarding goal and policy updates and establish priorities. Once the goals and policies are established and prioritized, we can identify plan -specific implementation activities that support the City's goals and policies. By establishing implementation activities using this top-down approach, our team can tie each implementation activity identified to the corresponding plan goal(s) it supports. Each of the major plan objectives will have leading and lagging performance measures that will be used to report plan implementation and results as well as estimated costs, resources, and potential financing mechanisms. Aladdin Street Biomfiltration Basin Retrofit (Photo Source: Ramsey Conservation District) SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INC. 8