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Coordinate implementation of the Public Involvement & Public Education (PIPE) program of the ECWC member communities. Program Appropriation Annual appropriation for the Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator and for the Public Involvement & Public Education Activities (Minimum Conn•oZMeasures 1 & 2) will not exceed $5,500 per Community. These services may be billed on asemi-annual basis. The City will provide a Purchase Order for the annual appropriation to the SWCD. The Cuyahoga SWCD agrees to: Provide a Watershed Coordinator for the Euclid Creek Watershed and supervise the position; Provide staff support to the Euclid Creek Watershed Council: Coordinate the Euclid Creek Watershed Council meetings and committees, including the PIPE Committee, Technical Committee and Volunteer Monitoring Committee, and assist in agenda and minute preparation; Provide support to local communities for watershed improvement projects and coordinate with local communities on watershed goals and their implementation within the context of community goals, the Watershed Action Plan and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document recommendations; Encourage broad based stakeholder involvement in the watershed implementation process; Conduct and coordinate the Public Involvement & Public Education Minimum Control Measures l & 2 for the NPDES Phase II requirements, working with the Community(s) to provide PIPE services listed in the City's Storm Water Management Plan and / or others mutually agreed upon. The goal of the P1PE program is to reach diverse stakeholders, including community residents, community staff, school children, etc., through the following services: 1. SWCD staff and the Watershed Council's PIPE Committee will coordinate activities and facilitate their implementation with feedback from the Community's Storm Water Coordinator or designee. 2. SWCD staff will attend council meetings and/or storm water or drainage committee meetings, as requested. 3. On the behalf of the Euclid Creek Watershed Council and its member communities, the SWCD will participate in the Northeast Ohio Public Involvement and Public Education Work group (NEO PIPE). Products produced by the NEO PIPE Work Group will be provided to the Communities for outreach efforts. 4. SWCD will establish an annual water quality or watershed theme for the PIPE program. 5. District staff will provide a yearly Outreach Strategy to the Community indicating the yearly theme, theme rationale, and overall goals. Additionally, the Outreach Strategy will outline public education and public involvement outreach messages, target audiences, deliver} methods and tracking/evaluation techniques. 6. SWCD will create a theme related poster for display purposes that can be used on an annual basis; SWCD staff will work with the Community to determine suitable locations for maximum exposure. 7. SWCD will work with the Watershed Council's PIPE Committee in identifying a local water education event, in planning the event, in assisting in event promotion, in implementing the Euclid Creek Watershed Council Memorandum of Understanding August 30, 2012