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Hanson, Joel From: Louise Watson [louise @rwmwd.orgj Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:50 AM To: Joel Hanson Subject: WaterFest communications Joel: I have prepared a letter to send to all cities, and an email to draw attention to the letter. You will get the email, along with all the other cities. However, since I am presenting to your city council tomorow, please use the email as an FYI. No other cities have yet comitted, as your city is the first one with which I have a scheduled meeting. I will be asking the City of St. Paul to contribute funding by waiving the park permit and building use fees, as Oakdale did. Precedents only exist for previous years, with LGU contributions as follows: • Oakdale paid for staff time for park preparation and clean -up, and did not charge a park use fee. • Landfall sent $250 each year. • Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District sent $100 each year. • Private enterprise donated $9000. This year we need to raise $6000 from LGUs, anticipating that only $4000 will come from private enterprise this year. To meet this goal, more cities will have to contribute more funding, averaging $500 per city and county LGU. I will request from your city council: • To endorse $500 expenditure for public education about watershed stewardship and pollution prevention. • To encourage city staff to participate in planning a lawn -map activity (see below). • To encourage city staff to participate in the lawn -map activity on May 18. • To encourage staff to publicize WaterFest through city media. • To endorse WaterFest as an annual public education event co- sponsored by the City of Little Canada. Please let me know if you have any further suggestions or guidance as I prepare for the City Council presentation for Oct. 10. Details on the "lawn-map": We will mark our Watershed District boundaries and city boundaries on a gently sloping area of the park lawn, with the Mississippi River at the bottom of the slope. We will create "lakes" and connecting "streams" or "pipes" and somehow dramatize water flow downhill. Each city can provide some information or activity that demonstrates watershed stewardship in their city to prevent pollution of downstream (downhill) water resources. We will try to make this into an interactive game for WaterFest visitors. Each city may create a unique way to interact with the visitors to their "city." Thanks for your input; looking forward to meeting with your city council. Louise PAGE 1