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5/29/2019 28 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE (A2) Staff coordinates environmental education and offers programs in schools and courses to the general public. Staff provides information to the public via handouts and the city website. Staff coordinates and participates in city events such as Earth Day, Recycling Day, and Arbor Day. This department also assists the public with a variety of issues including disease control, storm water pond quality, water quality improvements, native plantings, rain gardens, and weed control. TASKS A2.1 EARTH DAY Start making contact with Wargo Nature Center at the end of the calendar year to start planning Earth Day. A2.2 ARBOR DAY Start making contact with, either, Lino Lakes Elementary and/or Rice Lake Elementary after the first of the year. (If they want DNR trees, order them when the notice comes out). Get a large tree to plant, make sure there is proclamation and agenda. Invite Mayor. A2.3 CITY NEWSLETTER Spring/Summer: Stormwater article Fall: Stormwater article, tree sale information article Winter: Stormwater article, tree sale information article A2.4 STORMWATER Routinely promote stormwater education through visiting schools, Earth Day, Arbor Day, City Newsletter, and all other forms of media. Work with Boy Scout and other service institutions to implement annual storm drain stenciling program. Goal is to mark 200 catch basins annually. A2.5 WETLANDS Wetlands are a unique and very abundant resource in Lino lakes. Many calls come in to ask what can be done in and around wetlands. Work with the Rice Creek Watershed District Technical Evaluation Panel (RCWD TEP) on impact and delineation issues in new proposed project areas. A2.6 RESIDENT ASSISTANCE Respond to resident questions and concerns. A spectrum of issues will come up from recycling day questions to smelly ponds to tree related questions to wild animal issues.