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Watershed Technical TeamKick-off Meeting - July 17, 2008

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Ground Rules

1. Respect the views of others

2. We do not have to agree, but rather listen

3. Respond to the idea - not the person

4. Be creative

5. Don’t talk in paragraphs – too long to make your point

6. Only one person talks at a time

7. Openly voice any concerns or disagreement with others-minimize sidebar conversations

8. Keep feet on the ground – be practical and stay on point

9. Consult agenda to keep on track

10. Use the “Parking Lot” to come back to issues

11. Turn off cell phones

Location Map

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Website : gooseandcrooked.org or .net

Website : gooseandcrooked.org or .net

Proposed TimelineTask Months after start

1 2 3 4 5 6

Stakeholder Process Development and Oversight

Stakeholder Process and Communication Plan

Project Administration Team (PAT) Meetings Startup EEP subwater

EEP Detail Assess

Watershed Technical Team (WTT) Membership Development and Kickoff; Ongoing WTT Meetings; Community Stakeholder Group

Kickoff Comm Stkhldr mtg

EEP Workshop

WTT WTT Goose Creek

WTT

Compile Existing Data

GIS and other remotely sensed data gathered

Delineation of sub watersheds

Water Quality Information

Protection Priorities

Policy Information

Catalog all available data

Preliminary Findings Report

Interpretation of collected information

Identification of functional losses to the system

Preliminary identification of major issues/potential priority areas

Preliminary findings report and identification of information gaps and proposed monitoring approach for Phase II

Summary of functional impacts and outline of work activities for Phases II and III

Contract Management

Project Communication and Administration

Begin Phase 2

Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose

The LWP process is “not”…

• About road projects and meeting environmental review related criteria

• Addressing endangered species issues alone

• About specifically fixing floodprone areas or inadequate stormwater situations

• Requesting that local governments adopt regulations

Although the recommendations of the plan could relate to, help, or bring about actions related to any or all of these, this is not predetermined at the outset

3 questions to determine if you are the correct person for the Watershed Technical Team

•Does your agency/organization have a vested interest in water quality in these watersheds and would otherwise not be represented if you were not here?

•Do you control data or have specific knowledge that would inform this Local Watershed Plan that no one else at this table has?

•Are you willing to act in an advisory role throughout this initial data gathering phase and willing to participate in future phases of this planning effort?

•Who is not at the table that should be?

What does commitment mean?In order to have the most efficient and effective planning process possible, group members subscribe to the following:

1.Make every effort to attend the meetings. At different points in the process, it may be helpful to bring or send in place of yourself colleagues with special expertise.

2.Share information discussed in the meeting with the appropriate people in your organization.

3.Work as team players and share all relevant information.

4.Look for mutually beneficial solutions.

5.Follow through on your commitments.

6.You are a resource as well as a beneficiary of resources.

7.Commit to issues in which you have an interest.

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Overview of the watersheds and current/key issues

A sampling of information/activities from just a few of the many organizations involved in the watersheds…Turnpike Authority – Major Road Project

NC DWQ – Water Quality

NCWRC – Wildlife

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Map Breakout Session

Five map stations

1.Connector/Bypass project

2.Wildlife map

3.General location map

4.Water quality

5.Future land use map

Colored sticker dots placed on map with your personal ID #

• Write your ID # on adjacent flip chart so comments can be associated w/ participant and location

Map hosts available to assist and to take in further comments

Map Breakout Session

1. What do we know about these watersheds that are specifically supported by data?

– Verify/confirm data source, if possible

2. What do we think we know but it is unclear that data exists to support it?

– Identify any potential organization or individual that might substantiate

3. What do we not know or has incomplete data, but we need to know?

– Why do we not have this information?

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

Community Stakeholders Identification

Who in the community should be included in a process like this?

What best gets the word out?– Newspaper ads? PDF flyer/save the date-Email lists? Local

gathering spots? Mailings? Churches? Article in paper?

Agenda

•Introductions – What connection/background do you have with the Goose and/or Crooked Creek

watersheds?

•EEP- Ecosystem Enhancement Program•The Watershed Technical Team’s (WTT) Role and Purpose •Overview of the watersheds and key issues•Lunch•Map Breakouts•Input on Identifying Community Stakeholders •Information gathering assignments and next meeting date

– Community Stakeholder Meeting: 8/26

– Hold 9/11 for next Watershed Technical Team meeting

Project Team Contacts:

Jason Wager, Community and Regional Planner or

Tricia Byrd, GIS Analyst/Data Center Coordinator

jwager@centralina.orgtbyrd@centralina.org

1300 Baxter Street, Suite 450, Charlotte, NC

(704) 372-2416

www.gooseandcrooked.org