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CERP Public Outreach and Equity Programs

CERP Public Outreach and Equity Programs. Public Outreach Program Management Plan. Environmental and Economic Equity Program Management Plan. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Why We do Outreach.

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CERP Public Outreach and Equity Programs

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  1. CERPPublic Outreach and Equity Programs

  2. Public Outreach Program Management Plan Environmental and EconomicEquity Program Management Plan Comprehensive EvergladesRestoration Plan Comprehensive EvergladesRestoration Plan

  3. Why We do Outreach

  4. Every person has theRIGHTto provide input and influence

  5. Developing an Implementable Plan Public Acceptability Technical Feasibility ThePlan

  6. Fundamental TruthsAbout Outreach • Simply informing is not enough • You can never be too inclusive • Process is important • It’s better to do it right the first time, rather than do it over and over again

  7. Governor’s Commission Working Group Task Force Focus Groups Web Site RESTUDY Briefings Stakeholder Group Meetings Public Workshops The Restudy “Legacy”

  8. Outreach is More thanjust Public Meetings

  9. More than an item to be checked off: • Modeling • Alternatives • Performance Objectives

  10. Good Outreach is about community relations:Reaching out - InformingInvolving – ListeningUnderstanding

  11. WRDA 2000 Outreach and Assistance ProvisionsOutreach and Education Provided to: • People with limited English proficiency • Socially and economically disadvantaged • Everyone !

  12. WRDA 2000 Outreach and Assistance ProvisionsConsider Project Impacts on: • Socially and economically disadvantaged people and communities • People with limited English proficiency Provide Opportunities to Review and Comment

  13. Enlarging the Circle of Participation Public at Large Communities TraditionalStakeholders

  14. CERP Outreach - What? - Who? - How?

  15. Definitions Outreach is:Public InformationPublic Involvement

  16. Who Does Outreach? We all do! • Corps Outreach Specialists • SFWMD Outreach and Service Center Staff • Project Managers/Planning Technical Leads • PDT members

  17. How do We do Outreach? We Can Assist You! • Develop custom project-level plan • Identify issues Interested parties • Craft a plan/schedule of activities • Develop a budget • Implement • Information • Involvement

  18. Public Information • Public Meetings • Publications and Presentations • Media Relations

  19. Public Involvement • Identify target audiences • Identify/address existing and new issues • Hold meetings • Build community relations

  20. Outreach to Minority and Economically and Socially Disadvantaged Communities • Engage key community leaders, activists and opinion leaders • Identify and address existing and new issues • Hold meetings • Prepare appropriate information products

  21. Agency Involvement • WMD Governing Board • WMD Water Resources Advisory Committee • Task Force & Working Group

  22. How do we Really do Outreach? • By informing the community • By involving the community • By knowing the community • By building relationships

  23. CERP Equity Program andEnvironmental Justice

  24. WRDA 2000 • Socially and economically disadvantaged and limited English speaking populations Executive Order 12898 • Minority, low income, or Tribal populations should not bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences… (essence of Presidential Ex. Order 12898)

  25. Project Level • PMP • Custom outreach plan will ID know issues & key people • PIR – NEPA • PM analysis • Outreach-local knowledge • Inclusive outreach planning analysis • EPA map • Census

  26. Project Level • NEPA Scoping Meeting(s) • Who Attended? • Review census info • Project Description • Full disclosure • Potential impacts • Understandable

  27. Project Level • Health, Cultural, Economic • Performance Measure(s) • No high, adverse and disproportionate impacts to low income or minorities • Project specific • Alternative Evaluation • Plan Selection

  28. Program Level • Training • EPA Region 4 and National • Coming soon • Expertise • FAMU • Corps contract

  29. Agricultural Lands Urban Lands Community Demonstration Improved Methods & Research NEPA Analysis

  30. Economic Equity On site jobs from Construction and O & M spending for projects in The Lower East Coast Annual Jobs Years

  31. Thank You

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