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Coordinate implementation of the Public Involvement & Public Education (PIPE) program of the ECWC member communities; and, The Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 940, describes SWCD's authority for etlgaging in this Mutual Agreement. Program Appropriation The Euclid Creek Watershed Council member communities agree to grant an annual appropriation for the Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator and for the Euclid Creek Watershed Program to the SWCD, not to exceed $5,500 per Community per twelve month period following the Effective Date. And the Cuyahoga SWCD agrees to use the grant funds to provide the Euclid Creek Watershed Program for each commnunity. The Cuyahoga SWCD, through the Euclid Creek Watershed Program, 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 Corrunittee, Technical Committee and Volunteer Monitoring Committee, and assist in agenda and minute preparation; Provide support to local commnunities for watershed improvement projects and coordinate with local communities on watershed goals and their implementation within the context of community goals, such as those listed in the Community(s) Stormwater Management Plan, the Watershed Action Plan and corresponding NPS-IS update, 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 1 & 2 for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II requirements, working with the Community(s) to provide PIPE services listed in the City's Stormwater Management Plan and / or others mutually agreed upon. The goal of the PIPE 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 Stormwater Coordinator or designee. 2. SWCD staff will attend council meetings and/or stormwater 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 Euclid Creek Watershed Council Memorandum of Understanding August 25, 2016