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III. STEERING COMMITTEE PROCESS AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT May, '93 - March 1, 1994 Mar. -April - Steering Committee organization and scheduling. May -June - Early Steering Committee meetings focus on presentations by local experts that present data on historical, socioeconomic, land use, geophysical and biological conditions in the watershed, and analysis of this data, as developed by the technical committees. July -Sept. - Steering Committee members identify and discuss resource issues in the watershed, and develop a set of desired future conditions for the watershed. These are long -term, mutually compatible goals and objectives for resource use and protection in the watershed, presented in ordinary, non - technical language. Oct.-Jan., 1994 - The Steering Conunittee develops a set of action steps to achieve the desired future conditions, including new organizational arrangements needed in the watershed. Data, analysis, desired future conditions, and action steps are compiled in a draft plan document. Jan.-Feb., 1994 - local governments, resource agencies, interest groups and citizens review the draft plan and provide suggestions and comments. Mar., 1994 - Plan adopted by Project Steering Committee. The Public Information Plan developed at the beginning of the project will include steps so that the Coordinator, representatives of the Steering Committee, and resource agencies will take the products of this process as they are developed to local governments, groups, agency staff, and the media in the watershed. This will ensure that all interested parties are aware of the process and its findings, and have an opportunity to provide comment and suggestions to the Steering Committee as they are developing the draft plan. The draft plan should be a logical product of this process that builds support as it is developed through wide - ranging participation from those affected in the watershed. IV. COORDINATION WITH PHALEN SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE U of M College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Spring, 1993 - Complete research and summary papers detailing wetland hydrology and vegetation for restoration activities on the Phalen Small Area site. Summer, 1993 - Design wetland and upland site models for the Phalen Small Area site, and generalizable to similar conditions in other areas of the watershed. Fall, 1993 - Integrate site models with other design elements to produce a design for the Phalen Small Area site. Winter, 1993 -94 - Develop landscape simulations of Desired Future Conditions identified for the Watershed. The Phalen Small Area Demonstration Project will serve as a site - specific application of the policies, principles and practices being developed for the watershed resource management plan. The Project is managed by the City of St. Paul with the Phalen Small Area Task Force, and will be coordinated with the watershed planning effort through the coordinator and Project Management Team so that it demonstrates the potential use of the management plan principles and recommenda- tions. The research conducted by the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and model designs for wetland and upland areas will be applicable to the watershed as well as the Phalen Small Area Demonstration Project. V. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN Long -term monitoring and evaluation components will be included in the watershed management plan, to determine the extent to which project objectives are met. The Ramsey -Metro Watershed District will insure the continuation and use of the results of this project. If successful, the data, vision, and recommendations of the plan will be incorporated into the Watershed's Management Plan, local community Water Management Plans, local land use plans, and into the ongoing resource management activities of all partners in the watershed.