Laserfiche WebLink
The Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 940, describes SWCD's authority for engaging in this Mutual <br />Agreement. <br />Program Appropriation <br />The Euclid Creek Watershed Council member communities agree to grant an annual <br />appropriation for the Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator and for the Euclid Creek Watershed <br />Program to the SWCD, at a cost of $3,000 per Community per twelve month period following the <br />Effective Date. And the Cuyahoga SWCD agrees to use the grant funds to provide the Euclid <br />Creek Watershed Program for each community. As of January 2017, for communities that are a <br />part of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's (NEORSD) Stormwater Program, this <br />Euclid Creek Watershed Program cost is eligible to be reimbursed through the NEORSD's <br />Community Cost-Share Program. <br />The Cuyahoga SWCD, through the Euclid Creek Watershed Program, agrees to: <br />Provide a Watershed Coordinator for the Euclid Creek Watershed and supervise the position; <br />Provide additional staff support to the Euclid Creek Watershed Council; <br />Manage the Euclid Creek Watershed Council meetings and committees, including the Technical <br />Committee and Volunteer Monitoring Committee, and assist in agenda and minute preparation; <br />Develop and update watershed planning documents, including the Nonpoint Source <br />hnplementation Strategy (NPS-IS) and any supporting or complementary plans. Community <br />preservation, restoration and stormwater management priorities will be incorporated into these <br />plans where feasible; <br />Provide support to local communities for the development, funding and implementation of <br />watershed improvement projects, including stream restoration, floodplain restoration, greenspace <br />conservation and stormwater management projects. Assist communities in review of watershed <br />improvement project grant proposals, including education and outreach assistance (e.g. tours of <br />project, educational signage); <br />Interact with local, state and national agency initiatives such as Total Maximum Daily Load <br />(TMDL) reports, research opportunities, outreach and funding initiatives. Assist communities in <br />updating codes to allow for implementation of stonnwater best management practices; <br />Provide technical assistance to communities on natural resource issues during master planning <br />and update efforts; <br />Encourage broad based stakeholder involvement in the watershed implementation process; <br />Conduct and coordinate watershed outreach with the goal of reaching a diverse group of <br />stakeholders from streamside property owners to small and large landlocked landowners. Sample <br />deliverables include an annual targeted mailing to riparian property owners, watershed signage, <br />watershed fact sheets and maps, watershed presentations to community groups, and watershed <br />newsletter publication; <br />Provide technical and programmatic assistance for community floodplain management activities, <br />Euclid Creek Watershed Council Memorandum of Understanding 2017-2020 2 <br />February 2, 2017 -Final Document <br />