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To: Plan Reviewers Fromr Karen Chandler, on Behalf of Grass Lake WMO Board Subject: Grass Lake WMO Board Responses to Comments on Draft Watershed Management Plan Date: December 26, 2000 e: Grass Lake WMO Board and Staff Page: 9 8. Education/Public Involvement Reviewer Comments: Reviewer Location(s) in Comment Letter Comments BWSR Items circled "8" The BWSR suggests that the WMO should work with non- profit groups to develop an education strategy. The BWSR also suggests that the WMO commit to an ongoing CAC/TAC. They believe the CAC could help "market" the GLWMO plan and provide "grassroots solutions to community water management issues." BWSR believes CAC membership should include representatives from non-profit organizations. The BWSR suggests the TAC be expanded to include local, regional, state and federal technical staff. The role of the TAC would be to keep the GLWMO up to date on new rules or law changes. The BWSR thinks the GLWMO plan should look into how the GLWMO will interact with the member cities' environmental committees/commissions. Met Council Items circled "8" The Met Council encourages the WMO to consider expanding the TAC to include regional and state technical staff to advise the GLWMO Board of issues, agency monitoring efforts, etc. GLWMO Response to Comments: Section 5.7 of the LMRWMO plan presents the WMO's goals and policies regarding education and public involvement. The GLWMO will not be maintaining a CAC as an ongoing group and will not be expanding its TAC beyond the current local staff membership. In lieu of maintaining a formal TAC, the GLWMO will send agendas and minutes to the various agency representatives,• this activity will be added to the policies in Section 5.7. The agency representatives are invited to attend the meetings and provide the GLWMO Board with updates. Before submitting the draft plan for review, the executive summary was submitted to various city commissions (e.g. parks, planning, envu~omnental) for their review. Also, the GLWMO Board held public informational meetings to present information about the GLWMO and its plan to the member cities and these city commissions. The GLWMO Board is looking for efficient alld effective communication between the two member cities and the GLWMO Board. The GLWMO's close relationship with the city governments currently provides the GLWMO Board with public involvement through the city input given by the GLWMO technical staff. The GLWMO wil[ investigate methods for the GLWMO to coordinate and communicate with the city committee stl•uctures.