Transcript STAKEHOLEDER ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Regional Water …

Stakeholder Committee
Organizational Meeting
Development of a Regional Water Quality Protection
Plan for the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards
Aquifer and its Contributing Zone
Or the
“Regional Water Quality Planning Project”
Waldorf School
June 8, 2004
Welcome
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Sign-in Sheet
Agenda
Information Packet
Sign-up for Notification List
Privacy Policy
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Waldorf School Facilities
 Please turn off all cell phones, pagers, etc.
 Introductions
 Our Topic: WATER QUALITY PROTECTION
PLANNING
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Project Area
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 Why
are we here?
 How did we get here?
 Where are we going?
 How do we get there?
 When do we get there?
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Why are we here?
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Start creating a WATER QUALITY PROTECTION
PLAN
Create a common understanding of PURPOSE
Create a common baseline of KNOWLEDGE
Begin MEANINGFUL STAKEHOLDER
PARTICIPATION
Establish PROCESS and PROCEDURES
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How did we get here?
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Need for water quality protection plan
highlighted by US 290 Pipeline project, other
events
Local governments want resolution
Inter-local agreement to create plan
Stakeholders demanded involvement in the
process
September 2003 Stakeholder Meeting
Naismith Engineering hired to produce plan
Executive Director hired to manage process
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Where are we going?
 Effective
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water quality protection plan
Will ensure aquifer protection
“Implementable” by jurisdictions
Voluntary measures included
 Stakeholder
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acceptance and support
Recognizes diverse stakeholder interests
Real stakeholder role in creating the plan
 Provide
local governments with basis for
decisions
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How do we get there?
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Executive Committee: funding and oversight
Core Committee: process guidance
Stakeholder Committee: consensus agreement:
issues, process & outcome
Executive Director: process management
Naismith Engineering, Inc.: plan development
Local governments: plan implementation
Individual stakeholders: voluntary
implementation
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Resources
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LCRA grant: $100,000
 TWDB grant: $128,000 matching funds
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Matched against:
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LCRA funding
Other in-kind support provided
Volunteer effort
Public participation
Opportunities for Support & Recognition
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Public
Private
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Communications
 Website:
www.waterqualityplan.org
 Email: [email protected]
 Phone: (512) 858-2148
 Mail:
Regional Water Quality Planning Project
c/o City of Dripping Springs
P.O. Box 384
Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
 Public
repository locations
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Participant Information Handout – Page 1
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Meeting Information
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Regional Water Quality Planning Project
Project Executive
Director
Consultant Team –
Naismith Engineering
Website:
waterqualityplan.org
Agenda
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Participant Information Handout – Page 2
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Welcome
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Purpose: Identify
Categories of
Stakeholders
Break-out Groups
Guidelines
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Participant Information Handout – Page 3
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Expectations for
Participants in the
Stakeholder
Committee
Organizational
Meeting
 Expectations for
Stakeholder
Committee Members
 Involvement for
Stakeholders Outside
the Committee
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Participant Information Handout – Page 4
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Evaluation Form
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Complete
Turn in at conclusion
of break-out session
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Overview of the Planning Process
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Overview of the Planning Process
(Continued)
 Purpose:
to provide a guide for
developing water quality protection
standards that can be implemented
by local governments and be
voluntarily adopted by private
interests
 Will reflect consensus agreement
among stakeholders
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Overview of the Planning Process
(Continued)
 Large
Number of Stakeholders
 Stakeholder Committee
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Work with the Executive Director, as the
representative of the Core Committee, and the
Consultant Team
Manageable Size: 24-32 Representatives
Representing approximately 6-12 communities
of interest, identified by the Stakeholders
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Overview of the Planning Process
(Continued)
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Based on previous Stakeholder meetings and those
attending the Executive Committee and Core Committee
meetings the following communities of interests have
been identified:
 Property Owners - large and medium size landowners
and agricultural interests
 Development Interests – persons/groups interested in
platting, subdividing and constructing new residential
and commercial developments
 Neighborhood Interests - existing home owners
associations, property owner associations, and
neighborhood associations
 Public Interest Organizations - organized groups that
advocate regional and/or national policies on
environmental protection and resource conservation.
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Overview of the Planning Process
(Continued)
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Communities of Interest (Continued) :
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Environmental Preservation/Local Interest groups local groups primarily interested in the protection of
local resources as well as conservancy of land for
open space and habitat protection, and groups
advocating effective local governance.
Governmental Entities - affected cities, counties,
special purpose districts, and other utility providers.
Economic interests - existing local business owners,
business or economic development associations,
chambers of commerce, and real estate interests.
Concerned Citizens - those individuals that are
interested in water quality protection but do not feel
that their interests coincide with other identified groups.
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Other Entities With An Interest in the
Final Plan
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Agency and Institutional Resources with:
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An interest in the planning process
A direct impact on water quality issues
Examples:
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US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA)
State and local elected officials
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Questions on the Planning Process
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Terry Tull, Executive
Director, Regional
Water Quality
Planning Project
 Grant Jackson,
Naismith Engineering
 Tom Brown, Naismith
Engineering
 Leonard Olson, Good
Company Associates
(NEI Team Member)
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Identification of Stakeholder Categories
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Property Owners - large and
medium size landowners and
agricultural interests
Development Interests –
persons/groups interested in
platting, subdividing and
constructing new residential and
commercial developments
Neighborhood Interests - existing
home owners associations, property
owner associations, and
neighborhood associations
Public Interest Organizations organized groups that advocate
regional and/or national policies on
environmental protection and
resource conservation.
Environmental Preservation/Local
Interest groups - local groups
primarily interested in the protection
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of local resources as well as
conservancy of land for open space
and habitat protection, and groups
advocating effective local
governance.
 Governmental Entities - affected
cities, counties, special purpose
districts, and other utility providers.
 Economic interests - existing local
business owners, business or
economic development
associations chambers of
commerce, and real estate
interests.
 Concerned Citizens - those
individuals that are interested in
water quality protection but do not
feel that their interests coincide with
other identified groups.
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Review of Stakeholder Categories
 Nominations
for adding categories,
with justification offered.
 Voting instructions:
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Each participant allowed up to three
votes.
Each vote must be used on only one
category.
May be either “add” or “don’t add”.
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Break-out Group Identification
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listing of Stakeholder Categories
 Moderators
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Property Owners – Leonard Olson
Concerned Citizens – Leonard Olson
Development Interests – Grant Jackson
Environmental Preservation/Local Interest groups –
Grant Jackson
Neighborhood Interests – Tom Brown
Public Interest Organizations – Tom Brown
Governmental Entities – David Fusilier
Economic interests – David Fusilier
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Break-out Group Instructions
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Objectives:
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Get to know the other participants in your category.
Identify your category’s key issues.
Participate in the discussion to determine if this
category represents a forum for issues important to
you.
Offer input on the stakeholder process.
Deliverables:
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List of participants.
List of key issues.
Evaluation Forms.
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Break-out Group Instructions (Continued)
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Moderator will appoint a volunteer
stenographer.
Stenographer will direct discussion around the
room, providing each participant the
opportunity to identify one key issue.
Proceed around the room, allowing each
participant to bring up additional issues (one
per round), as time permits.
Stenographer records issues on rip-chart
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Break-out Group Instructions (Continued)
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Things to Avoid:
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Critical commentary on issues raised by other
participants.
Breaking the Guidelines.
Future Break-out Sessions:
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Sessions at the next Stakeholder Meeting will distill
and prioritize the issues.
Stakeholder Committee representatives will be
selected at the next Stakeholder Meeting
Stakeholder Committee may also conduct additional
break-out and/or technical working group sessions .
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Closing Remarks
 Thanks
again for participation.
 This meeting is concluded after the breakout sessions.
 Building closes at 9:00 p.m.
 Please turn in Evaluation Forms
 Tentative Date for next Stakeholder
Meeting: Saturday, June 26, 2004
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